 Logo used since 2022 | |
| Sony Pictures Television – Kids | |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | Children's programmes |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | September 8, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-09-08) |
| Founders | Waheed Alli William Astor |
| Headquarters | New York City,New York Sony Pictures Studios,Culver City,California,U.S. London,England |
Key people | Joe D'Ambrosia (EVP &general manager) Kurt Mueller (EVP) |
Production output | Television production |
| Brands | |
| Services | Licensing |
| Parent | Shamrock Capital Advisors (2016–2019) Sony Pictures Television (2019–present) |
| Website | www |
Silvergate Media Limited,[1] trading asSony Pictures Television – Kids, is a television production and brand licensing company based inNew York City andLondon[2] founded in 2011 byWaheed Alli andWilliam Astor. It is a division ofSony Pictures Television that owns and developschildren's programmes andintellectual property.
Silvergate Media was created in 2011 as part of amanagement buyout, when Alli purchased the rights toOctonauts andThe World of Beatrix Potter fromChorion, a company he was previously chair of.[3]
In 2013, Silvergate launched its television distribution arm.[4] In 2016,Netflix and Silvergate agreed to a three-year multi-territory deal forOctonauts, Silvergate's series about underwater explorers.[5]
The company signed a deal with Netflix, in collaboration withMercury Filmworks to produceHilda, an animated television adaptation of comicHilda byLuke Pearson. Season 1 was released on September 21, 2018.[6] Season 2 was released on December 14, 2020. The series is available in 130 countries.[7]
Silvergate also producedSunny Day forNickelodeon, which started airing on August 21, 2017.[8]
In 2016, the investment fundShamrock Capital Advisors acquired a 51% equity of the company,[9] with the valuation reported to be "between £70 and £80 million".[10]
On December 10, 2019,Sony Pictures Television announced that it would acquire Silvergate Media for US$195 million. The deal marks SPT's first in-house studio devoted primarily to children's animation sinceSony Pictures Animation's diversification into television.[11]
In February 2022, formerDisney Junior Senior Vice President of original programming andSony Pictures Family Entertainment Group executive Joe D'Ambrosia was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of Silvergate Media, succeeding co-founder Waheed Alli, who stepped down as CEO the following summer.[12]
In November 2022, Silvergate Media's trading name was changed toSony Pictures Television – Kids,[13][14] although the company name was not changed.[15]
In December 2023, the company's valuation was reduced to US$50 million in impairment charges.[16] In addition, co-founder William Astor stepped down as chairman at the end of the month.[17]
On September 19, 2024, the studio relaunched their "Octonauts & Friends" content hub channel as Kidzuko, which offers content from other Sony-owned properties in addition to properties already held by SPTK as well as entirely new exclusive content.[18][19]
| Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Seasons | First aired | Last aired | Network / Platform | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octonauts | — | 5 | 2012 | present | CBeebies | Brown Bag Films (2012–2018) andMainframe Studios (2020–present) | Continued fromChorion |
| Peter Rabbit | Cathal Gaffney | 2 | 2016 | CBeebies (United Kingdom) Nickelodeon (United States) | Brown Bag Films andPenguin Books | Rights held byParamount Global Content Distribution in North America and India[4] | |
| Sunny Day | Paula Rosenthal Sarah Blondine Mullervy | 2 | 2017 | 2020 | Nickelodeon (2017–2018) Nick Jr. (2018–2019) Amazon Prime Video (2020) | Pipeline Studios andNickelodeon Animation Studio | Rights held by Paramount Global Content Distribution |
| Hilda | Luke Pearson Stephanie Simpson Kurt Mueller | 3 | 2018 | 2023 | Netflix | Atomic Cartoons (2018),Mercury Filmworks,Nobrow Press (2018) andFlying Eye Books (2020–2023) | |
| Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt | Bob Boyle Michael J. Goldberg Kurt Mueller Gabe Pulliam | 4 | 2020 | Brown Bag Films | |||
| Made by Maddie | Paula Rosenthal | — | 2020 (planned) | Nick Jr. | Mainframe Studios | Unaired[20][21] | |
| Octonauts: Above & Beyond | — | 6 | 2021 | present | Netflix | ||
| The Creature Cases | Gabe Pulliam Adam Idelson Bryan Korn Amy Koudelka Kurt Mueller Alex Red | 5 | 2022 | Netflix (worldwide) Tencent Video (China) | TeamTO andTencent Video Productions (2022–2023) | Produced as Silvergate Media from 2022 to 2023 | |
| SuperKitties | Paula Rosenthal | 3 | 2023 | Disney Jr. | — | Rights held byDisney Platform Distribution[22][23] | |
| Upcoming | |||||||
| Messi and the Giants | Guy Toubes Dan Creteur | TBA | TBA | TBA | Disney Channel | Leo Messi Management,Sony Music Vision and Atlantis Animation | [24][25] |
| Bewitched | TBA | TBA | — | [26] | |||
| The Partridge Family | |||||||
| Wheel of Fortune | Sony Pictures Television Game Shows | [27] | |||||
| Shark Tank | — | ||||||
| Stuart Little | [28] | ||||||
| Sharks on Wheels | Bryan Korn Chantal Arisohn | ||||||
| Hotel Whiskers | TBA | ||||||
| The Powers | Sow You Entertainment | ||||||
| Slayer Family Band | — | ||||||
| Untitled series | CMedia | [29] | |||||
| Charlie's Angels | Floresta Productions | [30] | |||||
| Title | Released | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda and the Mountain King | 2021 | Netflix | Mercury Filmworks andNobrow Press |
Silvergate Media (Silvergate), the international TV production and licensing company focused on pre-school children's entertainment based in New York and London
