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WildBrain

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'''WildBrain Ltd.''' is a Canadian media, animation studio, [[production company|production]], and [[brand licensing]] company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest independent library of [[Children's television series|children's television programming]], including the assets of acquisitions such as [[Cookie Jar Group]], [[Epitome Pictures]], and [[Wildbrain Entertainment]] among others, distribution rights to the [[Jay Ward Productions]] and [[Ragdoll Productions]] libraries,{{Efn|Ragdoll shows produced from 1990 to 2017 are owned by the company due to them buying out Ragdoll Worldwide in 2013.}} and a stake in the ''[[Peanuts]]'' franchise.
'''WildBrain Ltd.''' is a Canadian media, animation studio, [[production company|production]], and [[brand licensing]] company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest independent library of [[Children's television series|children's television programming]], including the assets of acquisitions such as [[Cookie Jar Group]], [[Epitome Pictures]], and [[Wildbrain Entertainment]] among others, distribution rights to the [[Jay Ward Productions]] and [[Ragdoll Productions]] libraries,{{Efn|Ragdoll shows produced from 1990 to 2017 are owned by the company due to them buying out Ragdoll Worldwide in 2013.}}.


The company was founded in 2006 as '''DHX Media''', via a merger between [[Decode Entertainment|'''D'''ecode Entertainment]] and the [[Halifax Film Company|'''H'''alifa'''x''' Film Company]]. The company subsequently acquired other studios and assets, acquired the Canadian specialty service [[Family Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Family Channel]] in 2014 to expand into broadcasting, and established the [[YouTube]] [[multi-channel network]] [[WildBrain Spark|WildBrain]] (now WildBrain London) in 2016. Building upon the strength of the division, the entirety of the company was rebranded as WildBrain in 2019.
The company was founded in 2006 as '''DHX Media''', via a merger between [[Decode Entertainment|'''D'''ecode Entertainment]] and the [[Halifax Film Company|'''H'''alifa'''x''' Film Company]]. The company subsequently acquired other studios and assets, acquired the Canadian specialty service [[Family Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Family Channel]] in 2014 to expand into broadcasting, and established the [[YouTube]] [[multi-channel network]] [[WildBrain Spark|WildBrain]] (now WildBrain London) in 2016. Building upon the strength of the division, the entirety of the company was rebranded as WildBrain in 2019.
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