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THE LICENSING INDUSTRY’S THOUGHT LEADER
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Netflix
PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN
INSIDE: LICENSING EXPO DETAILS, SEGA, SMURFS AND MORE!
JUNE 2023
A Brand in Bloom
Crayola
Building Blocks
“Minecraft”
The Coke Side of
Licensing
Coca-Cola
The ever-agile Netflix speaks with License Global about how it
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is creating the next big thing in products, while prioritizing its
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customer-first approach.
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Contents JUNE 2023 23 23 Netflix Pulls
About the Issue … And we're back! License G
#Trending BY AMANDA CIOLETTI Celebrating 25 Year
Viewpoint BY STEVEN EKSTRACT A Quarter-Century Vi
Creating joy and community for all people
Guest Editor BY LISA STREFF Top of the Sales Cha
By the Numbers COMPILED BY CIRCANA Wardrobe Metam
News INSIGHT, DEALS AND MORE The Return of Lic
Lion Forge Animation Taps All American Licensing
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Sanrio Readies for Hello Ki y's 50th Anniversary
Donate Your Licensing Expo Merch to Delivering Go
Thunderbird Brands IP Reach New Heights via Licen
BRAND REPRESENTATION | MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIO
Legendary Entertainment Expands Its Universe
Netflix Netf lix PULLS BACK THE Curtai
According to Simon, one of Netflix's greatest
For “Squid Game” specifically, the ferocious
CEL For EBRATING 15 Licensing Opportunities, cont
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“Sex Education” and the “Netflix and Chill” pop-c
Licensing Expo 2023 TH
What You Can Expect at Licensing Expo's Fashion S
JOIN the DUEL! Get on board for the multi-year ce
trying to break into the world of licensing. With
GET IN THE GAME! ©Konami Digital Entert
IMG The FILA x Van
Top Left: Vans and Haribo footwear collection. To
New promotions monthly inclu
Executive Profile JOSH SILVERMAN, MATTEL
ations around that kidult space where we have gre
The Smurfs Smurfy VALUES IN Fashion Through
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Crayola ABrandINBloom How Crayola approaches a
kindness. This led to the launch of the Colors of
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Beanstalk SCALING NEW Heights Adap
LINDA MORGENSTERN vice president, brand manag
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Coca-Cola Co
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“Coca-Cola began licensing merchandise in th
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Top (left to right): Coca- Cola and Alma de Ace g
Executive Profile JOAN GRASSO, MOONBUG ENTERTAINME
all our licensees to talk to them about our busin
A OLE E GE ERATIO ! COMI
“Minecraft”
Top: “Minecraft” playset from Mattel. Bottom (fro
broad demographic and our game gives them such an
Hasbro
`Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.' The lm
SPACE INVADERS TM & © TAITO CORPORATION 1978, 202
45
SEGA Top: SEGA x Cable
the brand goal is to focus on opportunities to su
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· The New Licensing Highlight! ·
film, `PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,' which will
THEGeek Special Report: Kidult Culture
Left: G Fuel x “Conkers Bad Fur Day.” Middle: “Cr
Anime Anime has played a significant role in
MEET THE LICENSE GLOBAL TEAM NORTH AMERICA
MGM THE Continued Tale
cartoon shorts, there are also 11 feature lms an
Center: “Pink Panther” x FINGER IN THE NOSE hoodi
Brandgenuity StandANDDeliver Brandgenuity
RESA High-quality reporting available to you in
Left: (from clockwise): White Castle x Evil Geniu
Feld Entertainment Family FunWITHFeld Feld Ent
2024 THOUSANDS OF BRANDS. Unlimited product po
off against Monster Jam fan-favorites in
Our mission is to create a culture where all peop
Executive Profile SIMON PHILIPS, FALCON'S BEYOND
2023 FIND YOUR NEXT BRAND PARTNERSHIP Thousand
The "Challenge of the Mad Mage" ride at Kantmandu
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