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...McNamara added that Authentic is focused on finding “a new partner” in an effort to grow the brand in the UK and Europe after it ended a brand licensing partnership with AARC, a Dutch company, earlier this...
...The company behind the Bored Ape crypto art craze has said it is looking into reports that some attendees suffered “eye burn” from bright light displays at an event it hosted over the weekend in Hong Kong...
...Her whole body a comedic vehicle, Tanya Reynolds takes quirky Mei from gawky to sensuous as the love of art takes hold....
...When Emanuel’s Endeavor Group first bought into UFC in 2016, the mixed martial arts series had an enterprise value, including debt, of $4.1bn....
...But record labels and artists have for years complained that the platform was short-changing the industry by hosting a proliferation of fan videos that used their music without licensing permission....
...Further reading:— Art and artificial intelligence collide in landmark legal dispute (FT)— Thirty AI-generated imaginings of what banks might look like (FTAV)...
...Investors’ confidence in art has risen to the highest level since 2014....
...Gabbana, whose father worked in a printing factory, was native to the city and studied art and graphics before turning to fashion....
...A portion of the money raised could subsidise public interest journalism, perhaps through an intermediary body akin to the Arts Council in the UK....
...The management team that succeeded them in 1995 included Messrs Lourd, Huvane and Lovett: they diversified the company into sports representation, brand consulting, licensing and investment banking....
...The place must have broken every licensing, zoning, safety and hygiene regulation in the book — in fact, it was regularly busted and kept springing back....
...Now his challenge is to reinvent old media’s most byzantine conglomerate for this brave new era....
...France is famous for many things — its cuisine, luxury goods and art de vivre....
...More than 70 per cent of its $3.6bn revenue last year came from creating or licensing original content, according to securities filings....
...The owner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant and the Ultimate Fighting Championship martial arts franchise, Endeavor was valued at $6.3bn in 2017....
...In addition to the costs of investing in content and technology, Disney estimates it will lose $150m in licensing money a year by pulling its programming from Netflix....
...The dominance of Google’s search engine has also yet to give it an edge against Amazon on smart speakers and other voice-activated devices, where the ecommerce company has cemented its early lead by licensing...
...After a years-long stand-off with the big music companies, YouTube struck fresh licensing agreements last year. Music executives are cautiously optimistic....
...Spotify’s vast catalogue of 30m songs due to its licensing deals with Sony, Warner and Universal allows users to access practically any song they want....
...Facebook is closing in on a licensing agreement with Warner in the coming weeks, according to people briefed on the negotiations....
...At a recent conference, 21st Century Fox chief executive James Murdoch said its combination of a stake in US streaming app Hulu, licensing deals and desirable content would leave it well placed regardless...
...I got the licenses back and I allowed the company to be brave — to stick its head above the parapet.”...
...The pioneer of music streaming has been sealing long-term licensing contracts as it strives for a sounder financial footing ahead of a public listing....
...For example, at Datenmarkt, an art installation cum grocery store set up in Hamburg in 2014, a can of fruit sold for five Facebook photos; a pack of toast for eight “likes” and so on....
...Total music industry revenues, which include live ticket sales, sponsorships and licensing, rose 3.4 per cent to $47.2bn in 2016 and are expected to increase for a fourth straight year to $49bn in 2017....
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