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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

13. Related Party Transactions

For the Prior Year Quarter, the Company paid less than $0.1 million to Galore Media, Inc. in relation to certain marketing services to promote the Company’s brands and for the rights to certain warrants of Galore Media, Inc. as compared to none during the Current Quarter.  The Company owned a minority interest in Galore Media, Inc.  The Company sold its interest in Galore Media during FY 2017.  Management believes that all transactions were made on terms and conditions no less favorable than those available in the marketplace from unrelated parties.

The Company has entered into certain license agreements in which the core licensee is also one of our joint venture partners.  For the Current Quarter and Prior Year Quarter, the Company recognized the following royalty revenue amounts:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Joint Venture Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Brands Group Asia Limited (1)

 

$

5,629

 

 

$

3,238

 

Buffalo International ULC(2)

 

 

 

 

 

690

 

Rise Partners, LLC / Top On International Group Limited

 

 

242

 

 

 

335

 

M.G.S. Sports Trading Limited

 

 

153

 

 

 

92

 

Pac Brands USA, Inc.

 

 

100

 

 

 

33

 

Albion Equity Partners LLC / GL Damek

 

 

585

 

 

 

466

 

Anthony L&S

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

MHMC

 

 

732

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

$

7,458

 

 

$

5,304

 

 

(1)

Royalty revenue of less than $0.1 million for the Prior Year Quarter as compared to none during the Current Quarter was included in the amounts presented in the table above, related to royalty revenue associated with Peanuts Worldwide which has been reclassified in to income from discontinued operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.  Additionally, Global Brands Group Asia Limited also served as agent to Peanuts Worldwide in respect of the Greater China Territory for Peanuts brands.  As of June 30, 2017, due to the completion of the sale of the Entertainment segment, Global Brands Group Asia Limited is no longer a related party in its capacity as agent of Peanuts Worldwide.  For the Prior Year Quarter, Global Brands Group Asia Limited earned fees of approximately $0.8 million in its capacity as agent to Peanuts Worldwide, which have been recorded within discontinued operations in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.    

(2)

Prior to FY 2017, Buffalo International ULC maintained the Buffalo license agreement.  However, starting in February 2017, Buffalo International ULC effectively assigned the Buffalo license agreement to GBG.  The license revenue from the Buffalo license agreement represents approximately $5.2 million and $2.5 million of the total license revenue for GBG shown in the table above for the Current Quarter and Prior Year Quarter, respectively.