Sentences with phrase «licensing deals for»

Before the original Xbox hit stores back in 2001, it secured licensing deals for games like Halo (which was meant for the Dreamcast) and Oddworld (originally planned for the PS2).

Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, who is in Orlando for the conference, said he was disappointed that Heins said he would wait to see what kind of traction BlackBerry 10 got before pursuing possible licensing deals for things like RIM's popular BlackBerry messenger service.

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Instead they must negotiate licensing deals for each book they want to lend.

It's with great excitement that in 2018 I'll open my online shop Northern Bird Designs and pursue licensing deals for pattern design.

Disney already has extensive game licensing deals for its huge stable of characters and worlds, which now includes Marvel's superheroes as well as Star Wars and Disney's homegrown animated stars.

April 9 (Reuters)- Ionis Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it signed a licensing deal for its fatty liver disease treatment with AstraZeneca Plc that could land the company up to $ 300 million in milestone payments and royalties.

But Trump's casinos were just a portion of his overall Trump Organization, which also included the Trump Tower, a Trump building on Wall Street, a licensing deal for a building at Columbus Circle in New York, Mar - a-Lago, and other properties and licensing deals.

You'll be interested at what this inventor sacrificed to get a licensing deal for his product idea.

The licensing deal for Australia's No. 1 selling imported beer, Corona, will come under close scrutiny by the Australian competition regulator in the wake of an in - principle agreement for a $ 146 billion global mega-merger between Anheuser - Busch InBev and SAB Miller.

62000 is a large number of cars to join a program and a licensing deal for the Waymo tech is also a big deal.

Waymo to add up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica plug - in hybrids to self - driving fleet; potential licensing deal for Waymo tech

Have sufficient expertise and capital on - hand to compete for and negotiate license deals for books involving movie characters and celebrities.

At the San Diego Comic con Harmony Gold and Udon have both announced a new licensing deal for a series of Art Books.

Illumination Entertainment, a subsidiary of Comcast - owned NBC Universal, is close to a licensing deal for the film rights to the Mario games, according to «people with knowledge of the discussions» cited by the WSJ.

With the help of the pinball legend Roger Sharpe, who did the original table's licensing deal for Williams / Bally, we were able to get the CBS - owned rights to the TV show.

Not exact matches

-- Mike Lowe, founder and CEO of Kidoodle, an award - winning video platform for kids, featuring quality TV shows and movies within a safe viewing environment that has received over $ 10 million in financing and closed major licensing deals

So the independent streaming services need to double down on the amount of exclusive shows and specials they create or lock up very long licensing deals (like Netflix did for Mostly Stories, House of Cards, and Orange Is the New Black).

He said the sale — only approved early Friday morning — will be good for the Cirque as it aligns with partners that can nearly double its growth by piercing the complex Chinese market and expanding third - party licensing deals and digital media.

AT&T and Time Warner said in a filing on Tuesday that Time Warner's Turner unit had offered its distributors licensing terms that forbid Turner from «going dark» on any distributor for seven years after the deal closes if they were to reach an impasse in negotiations.

Meanwhile, Linton said Canopy has already begun collaborating on cannabis - based drinks with Constellation Brands since the Corona - beer maker signed a deal to acquire a nearly 10 - per - cent stake in the licensed producer for $ 245 million in October.

Khosrowshahi was meeting with regulators in London who had revoked Uber's license when he had to work with the board of directors over a deal for SoftBank Group Corp. to invest in the company.

Such brand - licensing deals - as Nokia has struck for the N1 tablet - are less profitable than manufacturing and selling its own products, but also less risky.

VF earlier this year landed a deal to sell its licensed sports business to online retailer Fanatics but investors have been clamoring for a larger deal that would make the company a bigger player in a growing category.

Instead of simply cutting a licensing deal with a venture capital firm, the 32 - year - old Cox turned to Indiegogo for crowdfunding.

Canada's largest banks had largely steered clear of the country's cannabis sector until January, when Bank of Montreal co-led a $ 175 million bought deal financing for licensed producer Canopy Growth.

For years Sarandos was tasked with cutting licensing deals with studios and networks — helping those content creators make more money from their catalogues.

Lemonis stepped in with a $ 1.1 million deal for 30 percent of the company and an ongoing sales royalty and even managed to get Skullduggery a meeting with the chief marketing officer of NASCAR for a potential licensing deal.

In addition to the brand license deal with Nokia, Foxconn and HMD paid $ 350 million to Microsoft (msft) last May for the assets to manufacture Nokia (nok) phones.

The deal is the biggest to date under the leadership of CEO Satya Nadella, and the logic, according to some reports, is that Microsoft (MSFT) would be able to swell the already formidable ranks of Minecraft players by its position in computer and console market, and increase revenue from licensing for merchandise and other spin - offs.

«We've reserved the U.K. market for ourselves, so we can develop and test - market every product before we negotiate licensing deals,» says Bologna.

What had started as an idea for a music app that would make it easier for BlackBerry owners to listen to music on their devices, had to be downgraded to a mere chat service while Kik waited on licensing deals.

The Whitemans make a deal with Mark Cuban and Brian O'Leary, earning $ 150,000 in exchange for 80 % of licensing profits.

FRANKFURT Merck KGaA will seek development partners for experimental treatments including tepotinib as the German company looks to licensing deals to help fund clinical trials, according to its head of drug R&D.

This enthusiasm and its influence on consumer spending represents a huge potential for global companies — from sponsorship deals to licensing, distribution, and branding.

Most importantly, high margins allow Hasbro to bid competitively for lucrative licensing deals, such as the current deal with Disney running through 2020.

The licenses required for Money Service Operators only pertain to those entities who deal with fiat currencies.

Yesterday Wylie told the committee that Kosinski had asked for $ 500k up front from CA and 50 % equity in the commercial venture to work on the project — which he said was ultimately why it ended up signing a data licensing deal with another Cambridge professor, Aleksandr Kogan, who agreed to work first on gathering the Facebook data and to discuss commercial terms later.

The DOJ sued AT&T last fall claiming that the deal would dramatically raise prices for consumers, largely because AT&T will likely try its best to make it harder and more expensive for competitors to license the content (like HBO) essential to competing with AT&T.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals will get $ 30 million upfront, along with the potential for hundreds of millions more, in a drug licensing deal with pharma giant AstraZeneca.

Accordingly, parties carrying on a business in dealing in Bitcoin Futures, including those who relay or route Bitcoin Futures orders, are required to be licensed for Type 2 regulated activity (dealing in futures contracts) 1 under the SFO unless an exemption applies.

Besides, you would need to get the required certifications and license and also meet the required standard for such business before you can be allowed to start a bitcoin exchange and trading business in the United States; internet based services that deals with payments is heavily regulated to guard against fraud and criminality.

In a bid to deal with Ontario's high child care costs, the Wynne government will offer free licensed care for preschoolers at an average saving of $ 17,000 per child.

Aurora, an Alberta - based licensed cannabis producer, has offered an all - stock deal of up to $ 24 per share for CanniMed.

«The most Christ - loving and helpful community might not have the appropriate framework for dealing with such clinical disorders, and many churches don't have licensed psychologists on the staff.

Commenting on the deal, Peter Giørtz - Carlsen, Executive Vice President and Head of Europe in Arla Foods, said: «The potential for organic dairy products in the UK is significant, and our investment in range through this licensing agreement with Yeo Valley provides a significant opportunity to offer a greater choice to consumers at attractive prices.

Soon after his inauguration, moving so quickly that the goats had no time to butt in, Kelleher made three significant moves in the USLTA's behalf: 1) he became a client of Licensing Corporation of America, which could mean added income of $ 50,000 to $ 100,000 annually for the USLTA; 2) he signed a deal with Madison Square Garden for a yearly international indoor tournament in the new building, which will give amateur tennis its first exposure in a prime Manhattan arena and put a minimum of $ 30,000 in the kitty; and 3) he hired the organization's first full - time salaried executive assistant, Bob Malaga of Cleveland, whose role corresponds to that of Joe Dey in golf.

Under the deal, which Mrs. Obama helped broker, PMA's growers, suppliers and retailers are allowed to use for two years iconic characters such as Elmo and Big Bird in messaging and on produce sold in stores — without paying any licensing fees.

hasn't done enough and that you've been intimidated by the food industry — but I remain grateful for all you have been able to accomplish, whether it's nudging Disney toward a junk food ad ban or brokering a creative licensing deal between the Sesame Street Workshop and the Produce Marketing Association.

They could make more of their catalogue available and support simplification of licensing, such as provision for licensing of orphan works and making it easier for more deals to be struck through a Digital Copyright Exchange.