| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Limited liability company |
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Jean Chalopin[1] |
| Fate | Merged with and folded intoCookie 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 |
| Owner | Radio Television Luxembourg (1971–1986) Independent (1986–1993, 2000–2008) Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. (Limited Partnership, 1993–1995) The Walt Disney Company (Limited Partnership, 1971–2000) |
| Parent |
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| Website | www.dicentertainment.com (closed) |
DiC Entertainment (DiC) was an international/Canadian-Americanmovie andtelevision production company founded in 1971 asD.i.C. Audiovisuel byJean Chalopin inFrance. In 2008Cookie Jar Group bought out DiC and then merged it with Cookie Jar Entertainment.[4] Dic Entertainment is now owned byDHX Media. In the 1985-1988 DiC theme, the 7th Yamaha DX7 internal factory patch "Marimba" or 7th Yamaha DX7 internal factory patch "Marimba" mixed with the synth noise/noise/Fairlight CMI III (1984-1989) patch "Choir" that is similar to theRoland D-50 synth noise/Roland D-50 noise.
Its American arm was started in 1982 asDiC Enterprises. The company'sUnited States headquarters were in Burbank, California.
In 1986,Andy Heyward bought the company, making the US headquarters the main base of operations.[5]
In 1993, DiC Animation City (as it was then known) andCapital Cities/ABC formed DIC Entertainment LP[6] and in 1995 it became a subsidiary ofThe Walt Disney Company.[5]
In 2000 with an investment byBain Capital, Heyward re-purchased DiC Enterprises (as it was then known).[5][7] He purchasedBain Capital's part in 2004.
In 2003 DiC started a syndicated children's programming block calledDiC Kids Network.[8][9]
In early 2006, DiC Entertainment andCBS Corporation signed a multi-year deal for a new 3-hour long programming block for Saturday mornings onCBS. The resultingKOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS was started the following fall.[10]
In April 2007, DiC Entertainment,Corus Entertainment'sNelvana andSparrowhawk Media Group announced plans to startKidsCo, a new international children's entertainment network.
On June 20, 2008, it was announced that DiC would be bought out byCookie Jar Group.[11] On July 23, 2008, Cookie Jar completed the buy out of DiC Entertainment,[4] and then it was merged with Cookie Jar Entertainment.
SeeList of Cookie Jar Entertainment programs