The world's most popular elephant character, Babar, will now have his own line of apparel and accessories through New York clothing brand and retailer Rowing Blazers. The agreement was made with international kid's show producer Nelvana and The Clifford Ross Company, which has owned the rights since 1986. The collaboration, launched globally on Rowing Blazers’ website on Dec. … [Read more...] about Babar Gets New Duds in Deal With Rowing Blazers
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Who’s News: October 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). September 23, 2019 Update Sona Chawla … [Read more...] about Who’s News: October 2019
Franchises Drive Comics Sales in 2017
According to ICv2 and NPD BookScan, the top-selling comic book titles of 2017 hailed from the '80s—two 30-year-old volumes were the best-selling superhero titles of the year. Marvel’s top new title was Black Panther Book 1 and DC Comics’ top new titles were the collections of the Rebirth launches of Batman and The Flash. Twelve of the top 20 best-selling superhero titles of … [Read more...] about Franchises Drive Comics Sales in 2017
Who’s News
Open call Looking to hire or be hired? Contact our business development team to feature your listing on TLL. Just want to feature your new hires? Contact editorial. Joel Whitten Richardson is promoted to President of Turner Latin America. Richardson has executive oversight of Turner’s regional portfolio of general entertainment, kids, sports and free-to-air brands; … [Read more...] about Who’s News
Mattel, Hasbro see Q3 Retail Sales Split Along Gender Lines
By Karina Masolova Reported third quarter (3Q) sales from toy giants Hasbro and Mattel exhibited an interesting break along gender lines, with boys' toys outperforming girls' amidst depressed worldwide sales thanks to unfavorable exchange rates. More gender balance may be on the way, however, with the girls' market expected to get a boost from the first interactive Barbie doll … [Read more...] about Mattel, Hasbro see Q3 Retail Sales Split Along Gender Lines