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Authentic Brands Chairman Jamie Salter on the New ‘Blueprint’ for Managing Celebrity Estates: ‘It’s No Longer About Simply Licensing an Image’
The business of managing celebrity estates has changed exponentially in the 15 years since Authentic Brands Group became the caretakers of Marilyn Monroe. The emergence of a global content marketplace has greatly expanded opportunity to create TV shows, movies, documentaries, games and more for those who control the life rights of legends such as Monroe, […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Authentic Brands Chairman Jamie Salter on the New ‘Blueprint’ for Managing Celebrity Estates: ‘It’s No Longer About Simply Licensing an Image’, The business of managing celebrity estates has changed exponentially in the 15 years since Authentic Brands Group became the caretakers of Marilyn Monroe. The emergence of a global content marketplace has greatly expanded opportunity to create TV shows, movies, documentaries, games and more for those who control the life rights of legends such as Monroe, […]
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Primary source: Authentic Brands Chairman Jamie Salter on the New ‘Blueprint’ for Managing Celebrity Estates: ‘It’s No Longer About Simply Licensing an Image’ via Variety. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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