Netflix has confirmed the hire of Dan Silver, VP of Non-fiction Originals at Disney+, to become its Director of Documentary Feature Films, reporting to Lisa Nishimura, VP of Independent Film and Documentary Features. The move… . . . read more
Netflix Snags Senior Producer From Disney+, While Facing Lawsuit for ‘Poaching’ Employees
December 8, 2020
ENTERTAINMENT/CHARACTER
Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100MM+ Entertainment/Character Properties
November 18, 2019
This chart was published Nov. 2019 in conjunction with an in-depth analysis of entertainment/character properties with at least $100 million in sales in the U.S./Canada for 2018…
Retail Sales
44 Entertainment/Character Brands Make the $100 Million List
October 21, 2016
Forty-four entertainment/character properties make our list of brands that generate over $100 million in retail sales of licensed merchandise in the U.S./Canada—accounting for $41 billion in sales worldwide in 2015…
ESPORTS
New Players Enter the eSports Area
July 8, 2016
Turner’s Cartoon Network EMEA is the latest company to enter the $463 million eSports arena. Partnering with Machinima, live tournament will be based on its upcoming mobile game app Adventure Time Card Wars Kingdom. The company joins…
VIDEO GAMES
Licensed Properties Play at E3
June 17, 2016
The hot topic of the show was Virtual Reality (VR) with Sony announcing that its PlayStation VR headset for PS4 will become available Oct. 13, priced at $500 and major game properties including Star Wars, Star Trek and Batman getting the VR treatment on PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift…
VIDEO GAMES
Activision Latest to Launch TV/Movie Studio
November 13, 2015
Activision Blizzard made its latest move in a series set to position the company as a multi-platform entertainment franchise power…
LEGAL
Video Games in Court
October 16, 2015
This chart was first published Oct. 21, 2015 in conjunction with an in-depth analysis of the unlicensed use of trademark brands in video games…
LICENSING LAW
Unlicensed Use of Trademark Brands in Video Games
October 16, 2015
Depicting real-life brands makes video games more realistic but may also lead to trademark infringement litigation…
Film expansions
Peanuts Video Game
July 20, 2015
Peanuts Worldwide has licensed Activision Publishing for an original video game tied in to The Peanuts Movie slated for theaters this fall…