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Sesame Workshop and Amazon Work to Support Military Families

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Sesame Workshop and the US Department of Defense are launching new digital resources for the Sesame Street for Military Families initiative. The new resources have been made possible with the support of Amazon Web Services. The licensed digital content features Sesame Street characters as they highlight self-care strategies for … [Read more...] about Sesame Workshop and Amazon Work to Support Military Families

Video Game Licensing: Invincible Skins Flying Into Fall Guys

By Allison WatkinsonTLL Reporter Amazon has entered into an agreement with Epic Games to bring licensed content from its Invincible series to the Fall Guys video game. Invincible is an animated superhero series for adult audiences that airs on the Amazon Prime streaming service. The series is based on a comic by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. The plot of the … [Read more...] about Video Game Licensing: Invincible Skins Flying Into Fall Guys

Prime Video Rings in the Holidays With Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge

By Allison WatkinsonTLL Reporter Prime Video is releasing a licensed baking competition series called Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge on Dec. 13, 2022. Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge will feature nine teams of two bakers that will compete for a grand prize of $50,000. In each episode, the competitors will be given a challenge based 0n licensed characters and stories from the Dr. … [Read more...] about Prime Video Rings in the Holidays With Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge

Sports Licensing: Prime Video Scores Big With NFL License

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief It appears Amazon's billion dollar deal with the NFL for Thursday Night Football has been a resounding success. Amazon's Prime Video aired the first of its Thursday Night Football (TNF) matches on Sept. 15. Its deal with the NFL means that, outside of teams' local markets, NFL fans need to tune in to Prime's streaming service to catch their … [Read more...] about Sports Licensing: Prime Video Scores Big With NFL License

Amazon Shakes Up Streaming With MGM Acquisition

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief MGM's roaring lion is now purring happily in the Amazon stable, after the eCommerce giant acquired the historic film studio in a critical, $8.45 billion deal. That sum makes the MGM acquisition the second largest in Amazon's history, but Jeff Bezos and crew are betting their investment will pay off as part of the company's strategy to … [Read more...] about Amazon Shakes Up Streaming With MGM Acquisition

We Can All Look Better, Thanks to Queer Eye Licensing Deal

Sartorially challenged men and women everywhere can rest easy, knowing a new licensing agreement will bring the Emmy award winning fashion sense of Queer Eye to an ecommerce portal near you.  Scout Productions, the company behind the hit series, announced on November 5 a multi-layered licensing program of new products and the launch of QueerEyeStore.com, bringing fans all … [Read more...] about We Can All Look Better, Thanks to Queer Eye Licensing Deal

Who’s News: September 2019

Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com to announce the news in our next issue of Who's News. Direct contact information is made available through TLL's Licensing Sourcebook Online (subscription required). 8/19/2019 Update Endemol Shine North … [Read more...] about Who’s News: September 2019

Discount, Ecommerce Channels Add $1.3 Billion in U.S. & Canada Licensed Sales

Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com The discount/mass and online/ecommerce channels alone added an additional $1.3 billion in licensed retail sales in 2018, according to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey. That's exactly 91.0% of the $1.5 billion growth in licensed retail sales from 2017. The share of retail sales of licensed merchandise conducted … [Read more...] about Discount, Ecommerce Channels Add $1.3 Billion in U.S. & Canada Licensed Sales

Wrap-Up: Experiential, Promotional & Personalized

Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com King Features taps toxicfox for a Betty Boop personalized character collection that allows users to transform their likeness into Betty Boop character art that can then be printed onto a wide range of items including mugs, suitcases, tote bags, and apparel. Currently available in the U.K. and Ireland, the collection is coming … [Read more...] about Wrap-Up: Experiential, Promotional & Personalized