Wrapping up the latest in diverse intiatives from fashion and beauty leaders like Kimora Lee Simmons, MAC/Disney, Nikita Dragun, Calvin Klein, and Marvel…
Toys/Games
Show Me the Money: Toycos Report Depressed Sales FY2018
March 4, 2019
With a few exceptions, every major publicly-traded toyco reported a drop in sales of licensed toys/games. TLL breaks down how the year went for Mattel, Hasbro, Jakks Pacific, Lego, and Funko…
Best in Show
L.O.L. Surprise! Sweeps Toy & License of the Year Awards
March 4, 2019
The list of winners from this year’s TOTY awards is topped by none other than MGAE’s L.O.L. Surprise! Plus more from Lego, Mattel, Spin Master, and other category winners…
Toys & Games
What’s the [Toy] Story? Same as Last Year, Just Better!
February 25, 2019
Straight from the floor of New York Toy Fair, TLL brings you the latest and greatest in toy trends. They just happen to be the same as last year’s—Only more nuanced, thoughtful, and developed…
Video games
State of the Union: Reviewing Video Games in 2018
February 15, 2019
The U.S. video gaming industry broke records in 2018 to hit an estimated $43.4 billion in sales—and retail sales of licensed products based on those games are expected to follow in those same footsteps…
Publishing
Marvel, DC Grow Market Share in Weak Comics Year
January 21, 2019
Disney’s Marvel is expected to outshine Warner Bros.’ DC Comics in retail sales both in the comic book and licensed merchandise sectors this year as the comics market continues to battle flattish growth…
Digital Content
Streaming & New Media Updates
January 21, 2019
The latest in streaming and digital content updates from NBCUniversal, Endeavor, Disney, Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Meredith, and more…
People
Who’s News—January 2019
January 14, 2019
The latest hires, promotions, and departures.
Featuring: DreamWorks, SYBO Games, DSW, Target, Penguin Random House, Marvel, eOne, and more…
Business
M&A & Legal: Fashion, Trade & Counterfeit
January 7, 2019
Marquee and VF serve up fashion updates, Alibaba expands its eWTP, Malaysia’s 20th Century Fox World comes to LA, the U.S. Soccer Foundation goes against the USSF, and more…
Entertainment/Character
Upcoming 2019 Flicks With Licensing Potential Dominated by Comics & Sequels
December 4, 2018
Of the 189 upcoming films that TLL has identified as having licensing potential, 27% are based on comics while 28% are original works. And 56% are sequels or reboots…