New fall programs with the highest ratings and consumer intent to watch are based on properties that are already established…
Sept. 8, 2015
Who’s News
September 8, 2015
Follow the latest hires, promotions, and departures.
Featuring: Warner Bros., LVMH, Nickelodeon, Outfit7, Rovio, 20th Century Fox, and more…
CORPORATE EARNINGS
What’s Hot & What’s Not in 2015 Licensed Entertainment Property Sales
August 6, 2015
‘Tis the season for corporate earnings reports. Highlights from major entertainment licensors Disney, DreamWorks and Time Warner:…
June 15, 2015
Who’s News
July 29, 2015
Follow the latest hires, promotions, and departures.
Featuring: Disney, Global Brands Group, Xcel Brands, Vera Bradley, Hasbro, and more…
EXPERIENTIAL
Licensing to Theme Parks Builds Revenue & Brand Exposure
July 20, 2015
One of the editors of The Licensing Letter was recently at a party on the Universal Studios backlot when some fellow guests began, by their own admission, to “geek out” over the distant spires of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which is under construction for a planned opening next year. The attraction…
Entertainment/Character
DC Plugs Into Girl Power
May 4, 2015
DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Mattel are teaming for a new girls’ property, DC Super Hero Girls, which will launch this fall across multiple entertainment content platforms and product categories. Designed to appeal to girls 6 to 12, DC Super Hero Girls focuses on DC Comics’ female characters before they discovered their full super power potential…
Bugs Back in Jordan’s Court
February 16, 2015
Nike’s Jordan Brand and Looney Tunes licensor Warner Bros. Consumer Products are poised to relaunch the iconic Hare Jordan campaign for the Air Jordan franchise’s 30th anniversary. Hare Jordan products will start hitting retail in the spring…
Using Licensed Properties to Make New Licensed Properties
February 2, 2015
It’s a toy! It’s a movie! No, wait, it’s a toy! … It’s common for entertainment properties to spawn toys and for toys to spawn entertainment properties. Less common is for entertainment properties to inspire toys, which then inspire new entertainment properties, which then, in turn, inspire new toys…
GOOD-FOR-YOU LICENSING
Fighting Obesity In the Produce Aisle
December 1, 2014
With an increasing societal focus on health and wellness and a desire to combat childhood obesity, entertainment/character licensors are interested in associating their properties with the produce category, and vice versa…