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
Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100MM+ Entertainment/Character Properties
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…
New Players Enter the eSports Area
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…
Licensed Properties Play at E3
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…
Activision Latest to Launch TV/Movie Studio
Activision Blizzard made its latest move in a series set to position the company as a multi-platform entertainment franchise power…
Video Games in Court
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…
Unlicensed Use of Trademark Brands in Video Games
Depicting real-life brands makes video games more realistic but may also lead to trademark infringement litigation…
Peanuts Video Game
Peanuts Worldwide has licensed Activision Publishing for an original video game tied in to The Peanuts Movie slated for theaters this fall…