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Entertainment Rights PLC (formally known as Sleepy Kids) was a British multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that specialized in TV-shows and cartoons, children’s media, films, and distribution. In May 2009, the company was acquired by Boomerang Media and merged into its own subsidiary
Classic Media Classic Media, LLC, doing business as DreamWorks Classics, is an American entertainment company owned by DreamWorks Animation, which is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It was founded as Classic Media ...
.


History


Early history

In 1989, "Sleepy Kids" was founded by Martin and Vivien Schrager-Powell. It was created in order to produce '' Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone'' (''Potsworth and Co.'' in the UK), a children's animated series. Schrager-Powell's business partner was
Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...
. Within months of its founding, Sleepy Kids became a public company. It produced ''
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop ''Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop'' (known as ''Dr. Globule'' in France) is a 1994-1997 animated television series created by Tony Barnes and produced by Philippe Mounier PMMP and Fairwater Films and distributed in the UK by The Sleepy Kid ...
'' and ''
Budgie the Little Helicopter ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The s ...
''. In December 1998, the company merged with The Richard Digance Card Company, Clipper Films and Ridgeway Films, and after these mergers, the company was renamed SKD Media PLC. In 1999, the company acquired
Siriol Productions Calon (Welsh for 'heart') is the trading name of Mount Stuart Media Ltd., a British animation television production company based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, which primarily produced animation series in Welsh for S4C. The company was form ...
. In July, SKD purchased the Southampton-based Boom! Boom!, the property owners of the
Basil Brush Basil Brush is a fictional red fox, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips. The character has ...
character.


Rebranding and expansion as Entertainment Rights

In October, SKD Media announced that they would acquire fellow independent business Carrington Productions International. In November, SKD announced to change their name to Entertainment Rights. Under their new name, Entertainment Rights continued on with their expansion. Their first acquisition after the name change came in April, with the worldwide pre-sale rights to then-upcoming
GMTV GMTV (an acronym for Good Morning Television), now legally known as ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Limited, was the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 ...
series '' Cubeez''. In August, the company signed a co-production deal with Disney-owned
Buena Vista Home Entertainment Buena ( ) is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,603,Barbie in the Nutcracker ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' is a 2001 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley and written Linda Engelsiepen and Hilary Hinkle from a screenplay by Rob Hudnut. Featuring the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie, it marked the firs ...
'' from
Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...
, which was set for a Winter 2001 release. In March, The company purchased UK-based children's distributor Link Entertainment, which also included its licensing subsidiary Link Licensing. In August, the company formed a home video division named Right Entertainment and signed a $500,000 advance UK distribution deal with Universal Pictures Video. The company also announced an international expansion for their properties but ruled out if Universal would distribute them outside the UK as well. Another purchase came in November, when stop-motion animation company
Woodland Animations Ivor Sydney Wood (4 May 1932 – 13 October 2004) was a prolific Anglo-French' animator, director, producer and writer. He was known for his work on children's television series. Born in Leeds to an English father and a French mother, his famil ...
, well-known for producing ''
Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendal ...
'' was acquired. After the success of ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'', Mattel and Entertainment Rights agreed for a worldwide deal to distribute the second movie - ''
Barbie as Rapunzel ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 computer-animated fairy tale film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on October 1, 2002, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2002. The film is the second entry in ...
'', in April 2002, excluding the United States. In 2004, Entertainment Rights acquired Tell-Tale Productions and rights to most of the in-house
Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and ...
library from
Hallmark Entertainment Halcyon Studios, LLC., formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., is an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution ...
. At the end of 2004, Entertainment Rights employed 95 people. In the 2005 financial year, Entertainment Rights'
revenue In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...
was £12.4 million. The company bid for
Chorion The chorion is the outermost fetal membrane around the embryo in mammals, birds and reptiles (amniotes). It develops from an outer fold on the surface of the yolk sac, which lies outside the zona pellucida (in mammals), known as the vitell ...
but the offer was rejected. In 2005,
Siriol Productions Calon (Welsh for 'heart') is the trading name of Mount Stuart Media Ltd., a British animation television production company based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, which primarily produced animation series in Welsh for S4C. The company was form ...
came under new management. The company was renamed " Calon". Most of the rights to completed productions were kept by Entertainment Rights. In October 2005, the company expanded their ''Barbie'' licensed deal with Mattel to include three more movies. On 11 January 2007, Entertainment Rights acquired Classic Media for (£106.9 million). Before completion, both companies announced distribution and production agreements with
Genius Products Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) was an entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California, United States. The ''Baby Genius'' line was one of a number of "smart toys" that came out in response to a study book about the ...
. In December 2008, the company appointed
Deborah Dugan Deborah Dugan is an American executive who was the first female president and CEO of the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammy Awards, in 2019 and 2020. She served as the president of Disney Publishing Worldwide from 2002 to 2006, havin ...
, former president of
Disney Publishing Worldwide Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints inclu ...
, as its CEO in North America. There had been financial instability within the company. By January 2009, the company had dismissed one third of its employees. The company's market value decreased from £267 million in March 2007 to £5.5 million. By February 2009, six companies had requested to purchase Entertainment Rights. Also in February 2009, Entertainment Rights was fined £245,000 by the
Financial Services Authority The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was a quasi-judicial body accountable for the financial regulation, regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013. It was founded as the Securities and Investmen ...
for failing to inform shareholders of "a potential $14 million earnings hit in a timely manner". On 1 April 2009, Entertainment Rights went into voluntary
administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative assistant, Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an admini ...
. On the same day,
Boomerang Media Classic Media, LLC, doing business as DreamWorks Classics, is an American entertainment company owned by DreamWorks Animation, which is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It was founded as Classic Media ...
announced it had acquired all of Entertainment Rights' subsidiaries including Entertainment Rights itself, Big Idea and Classic Media. On 11 May 2009, Boomerang Media announced that the former UK and US subsidiaries of Entertainment Rights would operate as a unified business under the name "Classic Media", while Big Idea would operate under its own name. Boomerang Media was created by former owners of Classic Media until it was sold to Entertainment Rights in 2006. In 2012, Classic Media was acquired by
DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios and simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division ...
. DreamWorks Animation was then acquired by
NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. NBCUniversal is primari ...
in 2016, thus
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
gaining the rights to most of Entertainment Rights' catalogue of works.


List of licensed programmes and acquisitions


Original programmes

* '' Potsworth & Co.'' (1989-1990, as Sleepy Kids, co-produced with
Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...
and
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) * ''
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop ''Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop'' (known as ''Dr. Globule'' in France) is a 1994-1997 animated television series created by Tony Barnes and produced by Philippe Mounier PMMP and Fairwater Films and distributed in the UK by The Sleepy Kid ...
'' (As Sleepy Kids, co-produced with Fairwater Films, PMMP Productions and Watch It!) * ''
Budgie the Little Helicopter ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The s ...
'' (As Sleepy Kids, co-produced with HTV and
Fred Wolf Films Fred Wolf Films is an American animation studio founded in 1967 by Fred Wolf and Jimmy T. Murakami. It was founded as MW (Murakami-Wolf). It later became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (MWS) when Charles Swenson became a full partner in 1978. ...
) * '' Cubeez'' (2000-2001, co-produced with Cubeez Ltd. and Optical Image Broadcast for GMTV) * ''Merlin the Magical Puppy'' (2002, produced by The Little Entertainment Company) * ''
The Basil Brush Show ''The Basil Brush Show'' is a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 27 September 2002 to 25 December 2007. The show is a s ...
'' (2002–2007; produced by The Foundation) * ''
Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendal ...
'' (Revival series, 2003-2006, produced by
Cosgrove Hall Films Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was an English animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of childr ...
) ** ''Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket'' ** ''Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure'' ** ''Postman Pat Clowns Around'' ** ''Postman Pat's Magic Christmas'' * ''
Little Red Tractor ''Little Red Tractor'' is a British children's television series produced by The Little Entertainment Company and was co-produced by Entertainment Rights for the first two series. The ten-minute episodes were broadcast in the United Kingdom by ...
'' (2004-2005, Series 1-2 only, produced by The Little Entertainment Company) * '' Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...'' (2006-2008, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films) * ''
Fun Song Factory Fun Song Factory is a British preschool children's television series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the '' Playdays'' production team. The series was produced through their st ...
'' (Revival series, 2004, produced by
Tell-Tale Productions Wish Films (formerly Tell-Tale Productions) is an animation and live-action studio, established by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan in 1994. The company first produced live shows, and later went on to produce TV shows. History As Tell-Tale Produ ...
) * '' Boo!'' (2005-2006, Series 2 only, produced by Tell-Tale Productions, co-funded and distributed by
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
) * ''
BB3B ''BB3B '' was an animated UK children's television series produced by Tell-Tale Productions in 2005. The entire series consists of thirteen episodes of twenty minutes each. It is shown on CBBC in the UK and ABC Kids in Australia. It first wen ...
'' (2005, produced by Tell-Tale Productions)


Archive programmes


Banksia Productions

* ''
The Curiosity Show ''The Curiosity Show'' is an Australian educational children's television show produced from 1972 to 1990 and hosted by Rob Morrison and Deane Hutton. The show was produced by Banksia Productions in South Australia for the Nine Network. 500 ep ...
'' * ''Hot Science'' * ''Kids Down Under'' * ''The Music Shop''


Carrington Productions International

* ''
Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat pla ...
'' (co-produced with
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
, Cosgrove Hall Films,
Egmont Imagination The Egmont Group (formerly The Gutenberghus Group) is a Danish media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing but has over the years evolved to comprise mass me ...
and ITEL) * ''
Lavender Castle ''Lavender Castle'' (also known as ''Gerry Anderson's Lavender Castle'') is a British stop motion/ CGI science fantasy television series created by Rodney Matthews and produced by Gerry Anderson. It was produced in 1997 through a collaboration ...
'' (1999-2000, co-produced with Cosgrove Hall Films)


Filmation

* ''For a full list of shows, films, shorts and specials, see
List of works produced by Filmation This is a list of animated television series, made-for-television films, direct-to-video films, theatrical short subjects, and feature films produced by Filmation. Note that some shows or new spin-offs of shows may be listed twice. Television s ...
.''


Hibbert Ralph Entertainment

* ''
The First Snow of Winter ''The First Snow of Winter'' is a British animated television film produced by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment and Link Entertainment and first aired on the BBC on 25 December 1998. The film features the voices of Miriam Margolyes, Dermot Morgan, ...
'' (co-produced with Link Entertainment and
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The Forgotten Toys ''The Forgotten Toys'' is a 1997-1999 British animated comedy television series based on the children's book ''The Night After Christmas''. It was made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the voices of Joanna Lumley and Bob Hoskins. It is a ...
'' (both the TV series and the special; co-produced with United Productions,
Meridian Broadcasting ITV Meridian (previously Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. The station was launched at 12:00 am on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster Television South, and is owned ...
and Link Entertainment) * ''The Second Star to the Left: A Christmas Tale'' (co-produced with
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) * ''
Spider! ''Spider'' is a British musical children's television mini-series made by ''Hibbert Ralph Entertainment'' for the BBC, that was originally aired on BBC One from 26 September to 30 December 1991. It followed the adventures of a spider, the prota ...
'' (later sold to Evergreen Entertainment)


Link Entertainment

* ''Animal Antics'' * ''
Barney Barney may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barney (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Barney (surname), a list of people Film and television * the title character of ''Barney & Friends'', an American live actio ...
'' (co-produced with Barney Entertainments Ltd) * ''
Bill the Minder ''Bill the Minder'' is a book and television series that tells of the adventures of a 15-year-old boy and his cousins Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet many strange people and help solve their unique problems with ...
'' (produced by Bevanfield Films) * ''
Bug Alert ''Bug Alert'' is a British children's television series, first shown on GMTV in September 1996. It featured the antics of a range of bug-like characters who lived in the kitchen of an unnamed house. These creatures apparently only came out wh ...
'' * ''Chatterhappy Ponies'' * ''
Christopher Crocodile This is a list of CBBC programmes that are currently and formerly being broadcast on the children's television strand of the BBC in the United Kingdom. Current programming Live action * ''4 O'Clock Club'' (2012–2020) * '' All Over the Plac ...
'' (co-produced with Mixpix and
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) * '' Deep Sea Dick'' * ''Fairy Tales'' (produced by Bevanfield Films) * ''Ethelbert the Tiger'' (co-produced with
Millimages Millimages is a French independent animation studio based in Paris which develops, produces and worldwide distributes high quality family entertainment on all media. In 2016, Millimages has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award ...
) * '' Eye of the Storm'' (produced by Childsplay Productions and
Meridian Broadcasting ITV Meridian (previously Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. The station was launched at 12:00 am on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster Television South, and is owned ...
) * ''Grabbit the Rabbit'' * ''Hamilton Mattress'' * ''Jack and Marcel'' * ''Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories'' (produced by Bevanfield Films) * ''
Monster TV ''Monster TV'' is a children's television comedy drama about three children who run a TV show in their basement called "Monster TV", with monsters Herbert and Rocky as the stars. Little information was published about the show online. Cast Lis ...
'' (co-produced with
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) * ''
The Morph Files ''The Morph Files'' is a 1996 British children's stop-motion animated comedy television series featuring Morph. The series was narrated by Neil Morrissey and produced by Aardman Animations. The series is a mix of new animation and old footag ...
'' (co-produced with
Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay ani ...
) * ''
Orm and Cheep ''Orm and Cheep'' is a 1980s British children's television series that was aimed at the younger viewers of Children's ITV. It used puppets as the main characters (Orm being a worm and Cheep being a bird) and was narrated by Richard Briers. The ...
'' * ''
Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...
'' (produced by Childsplay Productions and
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Preston Pig ''Preston Pig'' is a British traditionally animated children's television series which aired on CITV. It was based on a series of books, published by Colin McNaughton. It was shown at weekdays from 3pm until 3:15pm, on the television channel ...
'' (co-produced with Varga London) * ''Siyabonga'' * ''Tales of a Wise King'' * ''
The Slow Norris ''The Slow Norris'' is a British children's television programme that aired on CITV from 4 September 1995 to 23 December 1999. The programme portrayed moral tales and fables through various anthropomorphized creatures. The show was produced by ...
'' (co-produced with HTV) * ''
The Spooks of Bottle Bay ''The Spooks of Bottle Bay'' is a children's drama series shown between the years of 1993 and 1995 on CITV. The stories behind the show were created by Ian Allen of Button Moon fame, and the puppets and sets were designed by John Thirtle. Three ...
'' (co-produced with Fugitive/Playboard Puppets and Carlton Television) * '' The Treacle People'' (co-produced with Fire Mountain Productions) * '' Teddybears'' (co-produced with United Productions) * ''There's A Viking in My Bed'' (co-produced with
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) * ''Tiny'' (co-produced with Martin Gates Productions) * ''Jane Speakman's Tiny Tales''


Martin Gates Productions

* ''Molly's Gang''


Maddocks Animation

* ''
Caribou Kitchen ''The Caribou Kitchen'' is a 1995 CITV animated television series, aimed particularly at pre-school children, which is about an anthropomorphic caribou named Claudia who runs a restaurant in the fictional town of Barkabout which serves a number ...
'' * ''
The Family-Ness ''The Family-Ness'' is a British cartoon series first produced in 1983. It was originally broadcast on BBC One from 5 October 1984 to 5 April 1985, with repeats airing throughout most of the 90s and early 00s, eventually ending with a short run ...
'' * ''
Jimbo and the Jet Set ''Jimbo and the Jet-Set'' (often shortened to simply ''Jimbo'') is a British animated cartoon series centered on the eponymous Jimbo, an anthropomorphic aeroplane. The series, created by Peter Maddocks and produced by Maddocks Cartoon Production ...
'' * ''
Penny Crayon ''Penny Crayon'' is a 1989 British children's television series that tells the adventures of a very intellectual and well-meaning (but occasionally mischievous) school-girl from London who loves to draw, and her escapades accompanied by her bes ...
''


Siriol Productions Ltd

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The Blobs ''The Blobs'' was an animated television series based on the books by DC Thomson, published in 1980. It tells the story of a community of colourful paint-splash characters who live in Paintbox Land. The 26-episode series, narrated originally by ...
'' *''
Hilltop Hospital ''Hilltop Hospital'' (French: ''Hôpital Hilltop'') is a claymation television series made in 1999, directed by Pascal Le Nôtre. It is adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name. The theme tune and incidental music for th ...
'' *''
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Queensgate Productions

* '' Stoppit and Tidyup'' (co-produced with CMTB Animation) * ''
The Trap Door ''The Trap Door'' is a British animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1986. The plot revolves around the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. These include a blue creatur ...
'' (co-produced with CMTB Animation)


Carrington Productions International

* ''
The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...
'' * ''
The Snow Queen's Revenge ''The Snow Queen's Revenge'' is a 1996 British animated film directed by Martin Gates. It is a sequel to the 1995 film ''The Snow Queen'' and has some of the voice cast changed, including Julia McKenzie replacing Helen Mirren as the titular rol ...
'' * ''Friendly Monsters'' * ''
Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Co ...
'' * ''
The Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" ( da, Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in ''New Fairy Tales. First Volume#New Fairy Tales. Fir ...
''


Transformers

* '' Transformers: Animated'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
, The Answer Studio, MOOK DLE, Studio 4 °C and
Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the production arm of Cartoon Network, and started operating on ...
) * '' Transformers: Armada'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
,
Æon , commonly written AEON Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational holding company of ÆON Group. It has its headquarters in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.Paramount Domestic Television Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the TV arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Television and V ...
and
SD Entertainment SD Entertainment is an American animation studio specialising in direct-to-DVD and theatrical movies for children. The "SD" in the initials of the company name stand for Sabella Dern, the respective last names of its founders: former MGM Animatio ...
) * '' Transformers: Cybertron'' (co-produced with
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,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
, We've Inc,
TV Aichi JOCI-DTV, branded as , is a television station in Nagoya, Japan operated by the Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ja, テレビ愛知株式会社, Terebi Aichi kabushiki gaisha) and is an affiliate of the TX Network. Broadcasti ...
,
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, Sun Woo Entertainment and
Voicebox Productions Voicebox Productions is a Canadian audio production company located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It specializes in animation voice over by handling the logistics of casting, directing, payroll and working with local recording studios. Lana C ...
) * '' Transformers: Energon'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
, We've Inc, ACTAS, Inc., A-CAT, Studio Galapagos and
TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...
)


Trumptonshire

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Camberwick Green ''Camberwick Green'' is a British children's television series that ran from January to March 1966 on BBC1, featuring stop motion puppets. ''Camberwick Green'' is the first in the ''Trumptonshire'' trilogy, which also includes ''Trumpton'' and ...
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) * ''
Chigley ''Chigley'' (1969) is the third and final stop-motion children's television series in Gordon Murray's ''Trumptonshire'' trilogy. Production details are identical to '' Camberwick Green''. As in '' Camberwick Green'' and '' Trumpton'', the acti ...
'' (co-produced with
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) * ''
Trumpton ''Trumpton'' is a British stop-motion children's television series from the producers of ''Camberwick Green''. First shown on the BBC from January to March 1967, it was the second series in the Trumptonshire, ''Trumptonshire'' trilogy, which com ...
'' (co-produced with
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Tube Studios

* ''
Inuk (TV Series) Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nun ...
'' (co-produced with
Canadian Television Fund The Canadian Television Fund (CTF, french: Fonds canadien de télévision - FCT) supported the production and broadcast of Canadian television programs. A non-profit corporation operating as a public-private partnership, the CTF was financed by c ...
, CBC, Shaw Broadcast Television Fund,
Télé-Québec The Société de télédiffusion du Québec (; en, Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), branded as Télé-Québec (), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Cro ...
and APTN)


Woodland Animations

* ''For a full list of shows and details, see
Woodland Animations Ivor Sydney Wood (4 May 1932 – 13 October 2004) was a prolific Anglo-French' animator, director, producer and writer. He was known for his work on children's television series. Born in Leeds to an English father and a French mother, his famil ...
.''


Miscellaneous

* ''
The Story of Tracy Beaker ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Background The book is told from the point of view of Tracy Beaker, a troubled ten-year-old gir ...
'' (2002–2005; co-produced with
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) * ''
Short Cuts ''Short Cuts'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film has a Los Angeles setting, whic ...
'' (2002-2003; co-produced with Burberry Productions) * ''
Custer's Last Stand-up ''Custer's Last Stand-Up'' is a BBC/ RTÉ co-production television series which won the BAFTA for best British Children's Series in 2001. Among the actors who appeared in the series were George McMahon, Ciaran Nolan, Elaine Symons, Brian Jame ...
'' (co-produced with
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and
RTÉ (RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
) * ''
Dr Otter Dr Otter is a stop-motion animated series created & written by David Bonner and produced by Ealing Animation. It was shown on CBBC during 2001. There were 3 seasons in all. Plot Dr Melvyn P Otter is the GP for a small group of animals. He lives ...
'' (co-produced with Red Balloon Productions) * ''
My Parents Are Aliens ''My Parents Are Aliens'' is a British children's television sitcom that was produced for eight series by Yorkshire Television and aired on ITV from 8 November 1999 to 18 December 2006. Overview The show primarily follows the lives of three o ...
'' (1999-2006; co-produced with
Yorkshire Television ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...
and
ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
* ''
Finley the Fire Engine ''Finley the Fire Engine'' is a 2007 British CGI animated children's television series produced by Balley Beg Animation Studios in Douglas, Isle of Man. Synopsis The show is about talking vehicles in a fictional town called Friendlyville. 78 ep ...
'' (co-produced with
RHI Entertainment Halcyon Studios, LLC., formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., is an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution ...
) * ''Inuk'' (co-produced with Tube Studios) * ''
Katie and Orbie ''Katie and Orbie'' is a Canadian animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada from 1994 to 2002 by Family Channel and later aired in the USA on PBS from 1995 to 1997 and cable television network Disney Chann ...
'' (2001-2002; co-produced with Amberwood Entertainment) * ''
Finger Tips ''Finger Tips'' is a British children's television series that aired on CITV and was broadcast from 3 September 2001 to 14 December 2008. It was produced by The Foundation. Format ''Finger Tips'' is an arts and crafts series that centres around ...
'' (2001-2004; co-produced with The Foundation) * ''
The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation of ...
'' (co-produced with
Jetlag Productions Jetlag Productions was an American animation studio that, like the similar studio Golden Films, has created a number of animated films based on different, popular children's stories, while creating a few original productions. Produced mainly for ...
) * '' Titch'' (co-produced with Hutchins Film Company and
Yorkshire Television ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...
)


Distribution rights


Transformers

* '' Transformers: Armada'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
,
Æon , commonly written AEON Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational holding company of ÆON Group. It has its headquarters in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.Paramount Domestic Television Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the TV arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Television and V ...
and
SD Entertainment SD Entertainment is an American animation studio specialising in direct-to-DVD and theatrical movies for children. The "SD" in the initials of the company name stand for Sabella Dern, the respective last names of its founders: former MGM Animatio ...
) * '' Transformers: Energon'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
, We've Inc, ACTAS, Inc., A-CAT, Studio Galapagos and
TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...
) * '' Transformers: Cybertron'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
, We've Inc,
TV Aichi JOCI-DTV, branded as , is a television station in Nagoya, Japan operated by the Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ja, テレビ愛知株式会社, Terebi Aichi kabushiki gaisha) and is an affiliate of the TX Network. Broadcasti ...
,
GONZO Gonzo may refer to: People * Gonzo (nickname), a list of people with the nickname * Radislav Jovanov Gonzo (born 1964), Croatian music video director Radislav Jovanov, also known as Gonzo * Matthias Röhr (born 1962), German musician whose sta ...
, Sun Woo Entertainment and Voice Box Productions) * '' Transformers: Animated'' (co-produced with
Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...
,
Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...
, The Answer Studio, MOOK DLE, Studio 4 °C and
Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the production arm of Cartoon Network, and started operating on ...
)


References

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