Awards to be announced May 23, at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.
Second annual Global Licensing Industry Survey reports that Character & Entertainment licensing remains the top category, accounting for $113.2 billion in retail sales in 2015.
Annual global licensing industry survey reports a 4.2 percent increase in 2015 for a worldwide total of $251.7 billion in retail sales of licensed merchandise.
Executives from Hasbro, Jazwares and Mattel kick off LIMA’s Licensing University with opening address on June 21.
Next year’s Licensing Expo to be held one month earlier than usual May 23-25 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Award-winning creator of children’s entertainment hits ‘Paw Patrol’ and ‘Bob the Builder’ to kick off International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s idea-exchange conference to be held May 11 & 12 in Berlin.
Report delivers detailed breakdowns of the $241.5 billion industry by property type, product category and geography; Extensive analysis reveals rapid growth in e-commerce, significant increase in products predominantly purchased and distributed digitally, and expected surge in Asia-Pacific region.
Executives from Toys“R”Us, Copyrights Asia, Meredith Corp., WME/IMG Licensing, CPLG and Televisa begin terms July 1st.
The consumer products campaign for Disney’s mega-hit animated movie ‘Frozen’ takes top honors for Overall Best Licensed Program and Best Film, Television, or Entertainment (Animated) Program at the annual International Licensing Awards.
Rick Van Brimmer is elected Chairman of the Board of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association; James Slifer is elected to the post of Vice-Chairman and Pete Yoder is voted to the Executive Committee as the Liaison to the Board of Directors.
CEO and Co-Founder of DreamWorks Animation to kick off the industry’s annual main event.
