Sentences with phrase «as a franchise on»

Into the Rankings for the first time this season and after their first W as a Franchise on Wednesday Night.

We wanted to establish it as a franchise on its own, removed from the core Final Fantasy games.

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Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Almost three decades after launching the company as an indie film production house with little more than $ 300 and a lot of youthful enthusiasm, he and co-founder Seaton McLean and a few other early shareholders had all become rich beyond imagining on the strength of a handful of lucrative properties, including HGTV, the Food Network and the spectacularly successful CSI franchise.

According to Sam Cooper, senior director for Call of Duty in Activision's marketing department, in today's video game business, any successful «AAA» franchise is as focused on post-launch engagement with fans as with the actual launch of the game.

So, I came to the conclusion that as long as I could find an organization that provided high - quality services that I would otherwise have to develop on my own, franchising was the way to go.

Franchises have a number of controls to ensure uniformity, such as restrictions on goods and services you sell, suppliers, how you operate (hours, employee uniforms, signs, bookkeeping and accounting procedures), sales area (limited to a specific territory) and rights to termination and resale, and renewal.

More recently, Super Mario Odyssey has become the fastest - selling title in the Super Mario franchise's history in the U.S.. On Metacritic, Odyssey is also nearly tied with Breath of the Wild as the best - reviewed game of the year.

Gibeau — who replaced founder Mark Pincus — has a track record of managing EA's mobile franchises such as Plants vs. Zombies and getting games shipped on time.

Investments in technology have also been made at the league and franchise level - virtual reality, in - game wearable tech (the Motus Baseball Sleeve measuring stress on elbows and the Zephyr Bioharness monitoring heart and breathing rates) and the recent announcement of Blast Motion as the official «bat sensor technology» analyzing swings.

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

Just as our expectation is for our franchise owners to treat customers as individuals and help them solve a lawn problem, we impose a similar expectation on ourselves — help our owners grow by treating them as family.

Doing the minimum required by a franchise system is not the way to make big numbers — he recommends doing as much as possible in the beginning, theorizing that if franchisees are scrimping on advertising or labor in the first year just to keep the doors open, they didn't have enough operating capital to begin with.

As Variety notes, Disney CEO Bob Iger also addressed the potential for unifying disparate brands in a call with investors on Thursday, saying, «Bringing Disney and Fox together will combine some of the world's most iconic entertainment franchises.»

One thing stands out: some within the league have changed their opinions of Kaepernick and have been souring on him as a franchise quarterback for years.

On - screen, actor Johnny Depp is best known for his role as Jack Sparrow in the highly successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

The Force Awakens is also set to be one of Disney's biggest priorities, as outlined in our story on the franchise's financial potential.

We stayed in touch over the years discussing the business side of things and an opportunity arose for me to step into Float Pod as CEO to take over and help push the company forward, allowing Nick to focus on True Rest Franchising.

With distinct franchises — including Marvel, Pixar and Disney films such as «Frozen» — she said, Disney is on a «red - hot film streak.»

The phenomenal numbers put Super Mario Odyssey on the path to becoming the best selling game for the Switch, Nintendo's latest gaming console; fans are buying it even faster than they bought The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a launch title that was heralded as one of the best games in the Zelda franchise's history.

I still function as the executive director of Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. (AHSTI), the non-profit that created Esperanza on Fifth, LLC which owns the Blimpie Weslaco franchise.

The Browning - Ferris decision builds on a previous memo from July 2014, in which the board said McDonald's Corp. could be held accountable as a joint - employer for its franchise owners» activities and any labor disputes they may have.

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TeamLogic IT ranks No. 242 on the Franchise 500 and, as the name suggests, focuses on IT solutions for teams or businesses.

Sony kicked off its virtual reality news by showing a demo of a new installment of the popular Resident Evil action - horror video game franchise that will work on both Sony's PlayStation 4 gaming console as well as the new virtual reality headset.

If you're interested in buying a franchise, it's just as important to ensure that franchisor has a concrete strategy for when it becomes time to move on.

Check out the infographic below for more on which franchise industries are growing, as much of the private sector struggles.

There have been a lot of changes recently to the late - night television landscape — where ad - spending is actually on the rise, despite uncertainty around the industry in general — but no debut has been more hyped than Stephen Colbert stepping in David Letterman's shoes as the host of CBS» (CBS) Late Show franchise.

Because of this, employees are a big step closer to being able to bargain with franchises collectively on issues of pay and alleged mistreatment, as opposed to dealing with individual franchisees.

We have developed a ranking system based on putting the players and franchises on the same scale as much as possible.

But this installment in the franchise would not be titled «Mission: Impossible 4,» because the idea was that the film would be a refresh on the franchise, with Cruise stepping aside as the lead and giving way to rising star Jeremy Renner.

Sugarman also has revamped the company's 24 - unit brick - and - mortar franchising program, rebranding the outlets as Al's Famous New York Delicatessen and Restaurant and adding sandwiches, sides and breakfast to the SoupMan offerings on the menu.

There will also be a rerelease of the franchise's Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version video games on Nintendo's online store as well as the release of a new trading card game series, dubbed Generations.

I'm acting as the executive producer as well on that franchise, and that's looking at the movie, the book, the comic, mobile, the companions, all that stuff and making sure it's all going towards the unified universe and vision.

As Facebook faces another controversy over policing content, the world's largest social network will try to focus on how it is building a business franchise.

Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income excluding (i) franchise agreement amortization, which is a non-cash expense arising as a result of acquisition accounting that may hinder the comparability of our operating results to our industry peers, (ii) amortization of deferred financing costs and debt issuance discount, a non-cash component of interest expense, and (gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt, which are non-cash charges that vary by the timing, terms and size of debt financing transactions, (iii)(income) loss from equity method investments, net of cash distributions received from equity method investments, (iv) other operating expenses (income), net, and (v) other specifically identified costs associated with non-recurring projects.

Some believe that they can «try franchising» or add it on as a side business, which is a very bad idea.

Depending on location, the Days Inn is about as cheap as a mainstream hotel franchise comes.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

The result is that Disney seems to be getting out of making their own console games altogether and scuttling its most ambitious gaming project right as it was on the cusp of realizing its full franchise crossover potential.

You'll find them valuable, and you may want to bookmark them to read them again as you move towards making a decision on a specific franchise opportunity.

As a franchise partner, Velasquez checks off multiple boxes: he can leverage his experience and bank on CMIT Solutions» in - depth knowledge of cybersecurity challenges to deliver custom solutions to SMBs at affordable prices.

Perhaps most important to potential franchisees is the fact that the total investment required to become an owner is on the lower end when compared to other fast food franchise opportunities; or as the company puts it «You'll need less bread to open a Pita Pit franchise.»

In fact, CMIT Solutions» franchise partners are taking on clients with a noticeable focus on these projects, as well.

By sharing his expertise with the local media, Catalano has established his CMIT Solutions franchise business as the leading authority on all IT solutions in the Florida Parishes region of Louisiana.

As the franchise industry continues to face the challenges brought on by the great recession and tight credit markets those franchisors that achieve continued growth reflect sound franchise systems including these ten franchise opportunities.

Known nationwide and across North America as an authoritative voice on managed IT services for small - and medium - sized businesses in the communities they serve, CMIT Solutions» franchise partners are often called upon as expert sources on trending issues in franchising, IT, and cybersecurity.

Along with new openings and signed franchise agreements in a variety of markets, CMIT Solutions remained at the forefront of the media's attention in 2016 as we continue to act as an expert source on the most pressing technology issues of the day for businesses and consumers.

Her successes as an outstanding leader and business owner are widely celebrated; in 2006, she was selected as CMIT's Franchise of the Year, and she has served in the past on the Franchise Advisory Council.

As a matter of course I rarely promote franchise opportunities, however, since I'm typically aware of what's happening in the franchise industry I felt it appropriate after the end of 2012 to list ten franchises that I believe are on the right path.