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The weekly TLL Deal Sheet features the latest licensing deals, brands, and up-to-date contact information for the players involved.
Contact info for all executive licensing deal makers is available from the Licensing Sourcebook Online by clicking on any company name.
There are 12 new Sourcebook listings this week: 4 licensors, 6 licensees, and 2 other. This week TLL reports 50 deals with 15 licenses assigned/available and 35 licenses granted worldwide.
Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. | Licenses Recently Granted, U.S. |
Intl. Properties Available or Recently Assigned | Intl. Licenses Recently Granted |
Archived Deal Sheets |
Property | Description | Categories Available | Licensing Contact |
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Beatles (The) | The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. | all categories (U.S.) | Lisa Streff, Bravado |
Cuphead | Cuphead is a classic run and gun action video game created by independent developer Studio MDHR. Inspired by the cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era with the traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. | all categories | Carla Silva, King Features Syndicate |
Yellow Submarine | Yellow Submarine is the tenth studio album by English rock band the Beatles, released on 13 January 1969 in the United States and on 17 January in the United Kingdom. It is the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, which premiered in London in July 1968. | all categories (U.S.) | Lisa Streff, Bravado |
Property | Granted To | Products Manufactured (Territory) | Granted By |
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Aerosmith | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Avril Lavigne | Funko | vinyl figures (U.S.) | Bravado |
Beatles (The) | Abysse Corp. | drinkware, mugs, notebooks, plates, posters (U.S.) | Bravado |
Beatles (The) | Chaser | apparel (U.S.) | Bravado |
Beatles (The) | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Bravado |
Black Sabbath | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Bravado |
Black Sabbath | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Bravado |
Cuphead | Youtooz | vinyl figures (U.S.) | King Features Syndicate |
Def Leppard | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Guns N’ Roses | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Guns N’ Roses | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Hershey’s | Centric Brands | beauty organizers (U.S.) | Hershey Co. (The) |
Monster Jam | JCB Consumer Products | partnerships (U.S.) | Feld Entertainment |
*NSYNC | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
*NSYNC | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Pantera | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Pantera | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Pebbles | Centric Brands | beauty organizers (U.S.) | Post Consumer Brands |
Pebbles | Coffee Over Cardio | coffee (U.S.) | Post Consumer Brands |
Pebbles | Flix Candy/Imaginings 3 | candy canes (U.S.) | Post Consumer Brands |
Rolling Stones (The) | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Rolling Stones (The) | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Sex Pistols | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Sex Pistols | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Sonic the Hedgehog | King Ice | jewelry (U.S.) | SEGA of America |
Sour Patch Kids | Centric Brands | beauty organizers (U.S.) | Mondelez International |
Who (The) | C&D Visionary | mugs, patches, pins, posters (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Willie Nelson | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Epic Rights |
Yellow Submarine | Abysse Corp. | drinkware, mugs, notebooks, plates, posters (U.S.) | Bravado |
Yellow Submarine | Chaser | apparel (U.S.) | Bravado |
Yellow Submarine | Goodie Two Sleeves | accessories, apparel (U.S.) | Bravado |
Property | Description | Categories Available | Licensing Contact |
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Aerosmith | Aerosmith, often referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”, is the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, including 70.2 million albums in the United States alone. The band has developed a loyal following, often referred to as the “Blue Army”, including over 16 million Facebook followers. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Epic Rights |
Ashmolean Museum | The Ashmolean came into existence in 1682, when the wealthy antiquary Elias Ashmole gifted his collection to the University. It opened as Britain’s first public museum, and the world’s first university museum, in 1683. | all categories (U.K.) | Ian Downes, Start Licensing |
Avril Lavigne | Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne has released seven studio albums, nine extended plays, 33 singles, and 40 music videos, and she has appeared on several movie soundtracks and charity albums. With worldwide sales of 40 million albums and 50 million singles, Lavigne is ranked as the third top-selling Canadian female artist in history. Billboard listed her as the eighth best-selling Canadian artists of the Nielsen Music Canada era. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Lavigne has sold 28.07 million albums and singles in the United States. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Bravado |
Biz Markie | Referred to as “Clown Prince of Hip Hop” Biz Markie, was an American rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor from Long Island, NY. His career began in the early 80s and spanned through the early 2000s with his top 40 hit single “Just a Friend” coming out in 1989. Markie is known for his juvenile humor combined with his inventive sampling, proving to the world that hip hop could be goofy and melodic without losing street credibility. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Epic Rights |
Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. Black Sabbath have sold over 70 million records worldwide as of 2013, making them one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance, and in 2019 the band received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Bravado |
Bob Marley | Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. The greatest hits album Legend was released in 1984, and became the best-selling reggae album of all time. Marley also ranks as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of more than 75 million records worldwide. He was posthumously honoured by Jamaica soon after his death with a designated Order of Merit by his nation. In 1994, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His other achievements include a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. | all categories (Worldwide (Excluding Caribbean)) | Lisa Streff, Bravado |
Cinderella (band) | Cinderella was an American rock band formed in 1983 in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band emerged in the mid-1980s with a series of multi-platinum studio albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation and popularity. Cinderella initially had a glam metal sound throughout the late 1980s before shifting into a more blues rock-based sound during the early to mid 1990s. The band has sold 15 million records worldwide. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Epic Rights |
Cypress Hill | Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino American hip hop recording group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast rap and hip hop in the early 1990s, being critically acclaimed for their first four albums, Cypress Hill, Black Sunday, Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom and Cypress Hill IV. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Epic Rights |
Molang | Born out of the encounter of two women with very different universes, Molang and Piu Piu started life in 2010 as doodles by Hye Ji Yoon, a young and talented Korean illustrator. French author and director Marie-Caroline Villand felt in love with the two adorable characters, and started to develop their personalities, values, universe and stories. The TV series that she created is now a worldwide hit, with over 300 episodes broadcasted in 194 countries | product distribution, promotions, retail (Mexico) | Elias Fasja Cohén, Tycoon Enterprises (Mexico) |
Molang | Born out of the encounter of two women with very different universes, Molang and Piu Piu started life in 2010 as doodles by Hye Ji Yoon, a young and talented Korean illustrator. French author and director Marie-Caroline Villand felt in love with the two adorable characters, and started to develop their personalities, values, universe and stories. The TV series that she created is now a worldwide hit, with over 300 episodes broadcasted in 194 countries | product distribution, promotions, retail (Argentina, Central America, South America) | Leonardo Gutter, IMC Intl. Merchandising Consultants S.r.l. |
*NSYNC | *NSYNC, one the best-selling bands of all-time with over 70 million records sold. Over a five-year period, *NSYNC performed over 350 concerts to sold out crowds around the world. The band’s No Strings Attached Tour sold over one million tickets on the first day of sales and the tour sold out entirely in five days. | all categories (Worldwide) | Lisa Streff, Epic Rights |
Soldier of Fortune | Soldier of Fortune has been a daily web magazine since 2016, originally founded in 1975 as a monthly magazine. Soldier of Fortune was one of the most popular video games of the 1990’s and is now ready to again be the brand most recognized worldwide for daring to go where others fear. The stories are real, filled with adventure from the conflict zones of Ukraine, treacherous Mexican cartels and inside the Israel Hamas War and confrontations at home. | accessories, apparel, beverages, food, footwear, publishing, toys, video games (Worldwide) | Susan Notarides, Copyright Licensing Associates (CLA) |
Property | Granted To | Products Manufactured (Territory) | Granted By |
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Cuphead | Iam8bit | apparel, art prints, pins (Worldwide) | King Features Syndicate |
Cuphead | Stor S. L. | bakeware, cutlery, drinkware, lunch bags, plates, tableware, tumblers (Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, Andorra) | King Features Syndicate |
KISS | Australia Postal Corporation – Philatelic Group | stamps (Australia) | Epic Rights |
Rolling Stones (The) | Concept One Accessories | cold weather accessories, headwear, luggage, wallets (U.S., Canada, Mexico) | Epic Rights |