DIC Entertainment
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Company type | Limited liability company |
Industry | Animation |
Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Jean Chalopin[1] |
Defunct | July 23, 2008 |
Fate | Acquired by, merged with, and folded into Cookie Jar Group |
Successor | Cookie Jar Group DHX Media |
Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. Former headquarters: France |
Key people | Andy Heyward (Chairman & CEO)[2][3] |
Products | Children's television shows |
Parent | Radio Television Luxembourg (1971–1986) Independent (1986–1993, 2000–2008) Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. (Limited Partnership, 1993–1995) The Walt Disney Company (Limited Partnership, 1995–2000) |
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The DIC Entertainment Corporation was an international movie and television production company that was mostly associated as an animation studio, that animated several live-action shows and also produced live-action feature films, licensed various anime series.
On June 20, 2008, DIC was acquired by the Cookie Jar Group and was folded into it. later on 2021, most of the DIC library is currently owned by WildBrain (formerly DHX Media) after DHX acquired the Cookie Jar Group on October 22, 2012.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Bruick, Connie (2010-05-10). "The Influencer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ Adelson, Andrea (1987-12-30). "BUSINESS PEOPLE - For Maker of Cartoons, A Chance to Go Public". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ Pfanner, Eric (2006-02-19). "Underdog takes shot at giants in kids television". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "DIC ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE France - Business Profiles".
- ↑ "DIC Entertainment Holdings Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News.