Entertainment Rights PLC (formerly known as Sleepy Kids PLC and SKD Media PLC) was a British multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that specialised in television 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

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History

Early history

"Sleepy Kids" was founded by Martin and Vivien Schrager-Powell in 1989. It was created in order to produce '' Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone'' (''Potsworth and Co.'' in the United Kingdom), a children's animated series. Schrager-Powell's business partner was U.S. animation studio

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

. Within months of its founding, Sleepy Kids became a public company. It produced '' Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop'' 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 ...

''. 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 Cardiff-based animation studio Siriol Productions, best known for producing ''

SuperTed ''SuperTed'' is a Welsh language superhero animated television series about an anthropomorphic teddy bear with superpowers, created by writer and animator Mike Young. Originally created by him as a series of stories to help his son overcome h ...

''. In July, SKD purchased the Southampton-based Boom! Boom!, the property owners of the ''

Basil Brush Basil Brush is a fictional 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, books, annuals and comic strips. The char ...

'' 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 the then-upcoming

GMTV GMTV (an initialism for Good Morning Television), now legally known as ''ITV Breakfast, ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Limited'', was the name of the national ITV (TV network), ITV breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the Uni ...

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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Atlantic County, is part of South Jersey and the Atlantic City- Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Ph ...

for their ''Magical Mystical Merlin'' series, later renamed ''Merlin the Magical Puppy'', where BVHE would distribute the series on home media worldwide except in the U.S. and Japan. In February 2001, the company acquired all international TV and home video rights to '' Barbie in the Nutcracker'' from the toy company

Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California. Founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth Handler, ...

, which was set for a Winter 2001 release. In March, the company purchased United Kingdom-based children's distributor Link Entertainment, which also included its licensing subsidiary Link Licensing. Another purchase came in November, when stop-motion animation studio Woodland Animations, best known for producing ''

Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop motion animated television series, animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a Mail carrier, postman who works for the Royal ...

'', along with ''

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'', ''

Bertha Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German ''berhta'' meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names ''Beorhtgifu'' meaning "bright gift" or ''Beorhtwynn'' meaning "bright joy". The name occurs as a theonym, s ...

'' and '' Charlie Chalk'' was acquired. Following the success of ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'', Mattel and Entertainment Rights agreed to a worldwide deal to distribute the second movie - ''

Barbie as Rapunzel ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 animated fairy tale film co-produced by Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel Entertainment, and distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment. An adaptation of the 1812 German fairy tale "Rapunzel" by the Brothers Gr ...

'', in April 2002, excluding the U.S. In 2004, Entertainment Rights acquired Tell-Tale Productions and rights to most of the in-house

Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company founded by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott in 1962, before closing by Group W Productions on February 3, 1989. Located in Reseda, California, Filmation produced animated ...

library from

Hallmark Entertainment Halcyon Studios, LLC, formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., was an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution ...

. By 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 product (business), goods and services related to the primary operations of a business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some compan ...

was £12.4 million. The company bid for

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but the offer was rejected. In 2005, Siriol Productions 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. It was further extended again in September 2006. On 31 October 2005, they purchased a majority interest in the

Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is an English children's comic strip character and franchise created by Herbert Tourtel and illustrated by his wife, the artist Mary Tourtel, first appearing in the ''Daily Express'' newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initi ...

character from the ''Daily Express''.

Purchase of Classic Media and Losses (2007-2009)

On 14 December 2006, Entertainment Rights announced that they would purchase the U.S.-based licensing company

for (£106.9 million). The deal would bring Classic Media's own IPs, including the Bullwinkle Studios joint-venture with

Jay Ward Productions Jay Ward Productions, Inc. (sometimes shortened to Ward Productions) is an American animation studio based in Costa Mesa, California. It was founded in 1948 by American animator Jay Ward. As of 2022, the studio was headed by Ward's daughter, Ti ...

('' Rocky & Bullwinkle'', ''

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends''. The character George was inspired by the story of ...

''), the

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alf ...

library (''

Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is a fictional character who serves as the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a translucent ghost who is pleasant and personable, but often criticized by his thr ...

''), ''

Lassie Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a 1938 short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a 1940 full-length novel, '' Lassie Come-Home''. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with anot ...

'', the pre-1974

Rankin/Bass Productions Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment (founded and formerly known as Videocraft International, Ltd. and Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc.) was an American production company located in New York City. It was known for its seasonal television specials, ...

library (including ''

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on C ...

'' and ''

Frosty the Snowman "Frosty the Snowman" is a song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950 and later recorded by Jimmy Durante in that year. It was written after the success of Autry's ...

'') and

Big Idea Productions Big Idea Productions, LLC (formerly known as Big Idea Productions, Inc., Big Idea, Inc. and Big Idea Entertainment, LLC; also known simply as Big Idea) is an American animation production company and is currently an in-name only unit, best kno ...

' (''

VeggieTales ''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, Christian Computer animated, CGI-animated series and multimedia franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series stars Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumb ...

'') to the Entertainment Rights portfolio. The deal also included a stake in the joint-venture children's block/network

Qubo Qubo ( ; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital ...

. The deal was closed on 11 January 2007 and Classic Media became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Before the deal was completed, both companies announced North American home video distribution and production agreements with

Genius Products Genius Products (formerly known as Genius Entertainment) was a home 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 ab ...

. On 22 January 2007, the company purchased the ''

Where's Wally? ''Where's Wally?'' (called ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is a series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford. The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicting dozen ...

'' franchise. 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, having ...

, former president of

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, 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

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for failing to inform shareholders of "a potential $14 million earnings hit in a timely manner".

Administration, new ownership and later history (2009)

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: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...

. That same day, Boomerang 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 British and U.S. 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. The Entertainment Rights PLC company was dissolved on 30 December 2010. In 2012, Classic Media was acquired by

DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios, Inc, Universal Stud ...

. DreamWorks Animation was then acquired by

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in 2016, thus

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gaining the rights to most of Entertainment Rights' catalogue of works.

Programme Library

Original programmes

* '' Potsworth & Co.'' (1989-1990, as Sleepy Kids, co-produced with

and

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

) * '' Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop'' (As Sleepy Kids, co-produced with Fairwater Films, PMMP Productions and Watch It!) * ''

'' (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 ...

) * ''

Meeow! ''Meeow!'' (Gaelic version: ''Meusaidh'') is a 2000 Scottish animated children's series based on the Maisie MacKenzie books by Aileen Paterson, and produced simultaneously in English and Gaelic versions. The series is about a young cat named M ...

'' (As SKD Media PLC, co-produced with STV, Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig and Siriol Productions) * '' 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) * ''

'' (Revival series and Special Delivery Service, 2003–2008, produced by

Cosgrove Hall Films Cosgrove Hall Films was a British animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall, headquartered in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was a major producer of children's television and animated programmes/films, which are s ...

) ** ''Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket'' ** ''Postman Pat's Magic Christmas'' ** ''Postman Pat Clowns Around'' ** ''Postman Pat and the Pirate Treasure'' ** ''Postman Pat's Great Big Party'' * ''

Little Red Tractor ''Little Red Tractor'' is a British stop motion animated 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 ...

'' (2004-2005, Series 1-2 only, produced by The Little Entertainment Company) * ''

Fun Song Factory ''Fun Song Factory'' is a British pre-school children's television series and video 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 pro ...

'' (Revival series, 2004, produced by

Tell-Tale Productions Wish Films is an animation and live-action studio, established by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan in 2006. It is the successor to Tell-Tale Productions, which was formed in 1994, first producing live shows, and later went on to produce TV shows. ...

) * '' Boo!'' (2005-2006, Series 2 only, produced by Tell-Tale Productions, co-funded and distributed by

) * ''

BB3B ''BB3B '' is a British animated series produced by Tell-Tale Productions in 2005. The entire series consists of thirteen episodes of twenty minutes each. It was shown on CBBC in the UK and ABC Kids in Australia. It first aired in 2005. The s ...

'' (2005, produced by Tell-Tale Productions) * '' Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...'' (2006-2008, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films)

Archive programmes

Banksia Productions

* '' The Curiosity Show'' * ''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 Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a fl ...

'' (co-produced with

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

, Cosgrove Hall Films,

Egmont Imagination The Egmont Group (officially Egmont International Holding A/S; known as Gutenberghus Group until 1992) is a Danish media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishi ...

and ITEL) * ''

Lavender Castle ''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 between Carrington Productions International and Cosg ...

'' (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.''

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 was first broadcast on BBC1 on 25 December 1998. The film features the voices of Miriam Margolyes, Dermot Mor ...

'' (co-produced with Link Entertainment and

) * ''

The Forgotten Toys ''The Forgotten Toys'' is a 1997–99 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 midnight 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

)

Link Entertainment

* ''Animal Antics'' * '' Barney'' (co-produced with Barney Entertainments Ltd) * '' Bill the Minder'' (produced by Bevanfield Films) * '' Bug Alert'' * ''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, reruns) * '' Almost Ne ...

'' (co-produced with Mixpix and

) * '' 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 was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award Th ...

) * '' Eye of the Storm'' (produced by Childsplay Productions and

) * ''

Grabbit the Rabbit ''Grabbit the Rabbit'' (known in Hebrew as ארנב עכשיו) is a 1999 claymation animated television series produced by Israeli animator Rony Oren with the Israel Broadcasting Authority. The series' plot was based on Jean de La Fontaine's Fab ...

'' * ''Hamilton Mattress'' * ''Jack and Marcel'' * ''Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories'' (produced by Bevanfield Films) * '' Monster TV'' (co-produced with

) * ''

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 footage ...

'' (co-produced with

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited, known simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. It is known for films and television series made using stop motion and clay animation techniques, particularly those fe ...

) * '' Orm and Cheep'' * ''

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 valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are call ...

'' (produced by Childsplay Productions and

) * ''

Preston Pig ''Preston Pig'' is a British traditionally animated children's television series which aired on CITV in 2000. It was based on a series of children's books, written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton. It was shown on weekdays from 3pm until 3: ...

'' (co-produced with Varga London) * ''Siyabonga'' * ''Tales of a Wise King'' * '' The Slow Norris'' (co-produced with HTV) * '' The Spooks of Bottle Bay'' (co-produced with Fugitive/Playboard Puppets and

Carlton Television Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with London Weekend Tele ...

) * '' 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

) * ''Tiny'' (co-produced with Martin Gates Productions) * ''Jane Speakman's Tiny Tales''

Martin Gates Productions

* ''Molly's Gang''

Maddocks Animation

* '' Caribou Kitchen'' * '' The Family-Ness'' * ''

Jimbo and the Jet Set ''Jimbo and the Jet-Set'' 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 Productions, aired for 25 episodes from 6 Janua ...

'' * '' Penny Crayon''

Siriol Productions Ltd.

*'' The Blobs'' *''

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 t ...

'' *'' Romuald the Reindeer''

Queensgate Productions

* ''

Stoppit and Tidyup ''Stoppit and Tidyup'' is a British children's animated cartoon comedy television series which was produced by CMTB Animation and Queensgate Productions in 1987 and screened on BBC One with repeats on BBC Two from 12 September to 5 December 1988 ...

'' (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 creature ...

'' (co-produced with CMTB Animation)

Carrington Productions International

* ''

The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" () is an 1844 original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in ''New Fairy Tales. First Volume#New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection, New Fairy Tales. First Vo ...

'' * ''

The Snow Queen's Revenge ''The Snow Queen's Revenge'' is a 1996 British children's animated film co-written, directed and produced by Martin Gates. It is a sequel to the 1995 film ''The Snow Queen'' that has some of the voice cast changed, including Julia McKenzie repl ...

'' * ''Friendly Monsters'' * ''

Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale with ancient origins. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition :File:Round about our Coal Fire, or, Christmas Entertainments, 4th edn, 1734.pdf, On C ...

'' * ''

The Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" () 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. First Collection'', with three other tale ...

Trumptonshire

* ''

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'' a ...

'' (co-produced with

) * '' Chigley'' (co-produced with

) * ''

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'' trilogy, which comprised ''Camb ...

'' (co-produced with

)

Tube Studios

* ''Inuk'' (co-produced with

Canadian Television Fund The Canadian Television Fund ( / formerly The Canada Television and Cable Production Fund), sometimes abbreviated as CTF (), supported the production and broadcast of Canadian television programs. A non-profit corporation operating as a public- ...

CBC CBC may refer to: Media * Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster ** CBC Television ** CBC Radio One ** CBC Music ** ...

, Shaw Broadcast Television Fund,

Télé-Québec The (; ), branded as () (formerly known as ), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec. The network's main studios an ...

and APTN)

Woodland Animations

* ''For a full list of shows and details, see Woodland Animations.''

Distribution rights

Transformers

* '' Transformers: Armada'' (co-produced with

Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herma ...

Takara Tomy (trade name, trading as Takara Tomy in Asia and Tomy elsewhere) is a Japanese toy company. It was established in 1924 by Eiichirō Tomiyama as , became known for creating popular toys like the B-29 friction toy and luck-based game Pop-up Pi ...

, Æon, Dangun Pictures, Hangzhou Feilong Animation Ltd, M.S.J. Musashino-Seisakujo,

Paramount Domestic Television Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the television arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Televis ...

and

SD Entertainment SD Entertainment, Inc. (more commonly known as Sabella-Dern Entertainment) is a dormant American animation studio specializing in entertainment for children. The "SD" in the initials of the company name stand for Sabella Dern, the respective last ...

) * '' Transformers: Energon'' (co-produced with

, We've Inc, ACTAS, Inc., A-CAT, Studio Galapagos and

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Transformers: Cybertron'' (co-produced with

, We've Inc,

TV Aichi Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ), also referred to as , with the callsigns JOCI-DTV (channel 10) is a Japanese television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity ...

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 stage ...

, Sun Woo Entertainment and Voice Box Productions) * '' Transformers: Animated'' (co-produced with

, The Answer Studio, MOOK DLE, Studio 4 °C and

Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios Inc. (abbreviated as CNS or CN Studios) is an American animation studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Group division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the producti ...

)

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; produced by the

) * ''

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 is set in Los Angeles, in contr ...

'' (2002-2003; produced by Burberry Productions) * '' Custer's Last Stand-up'' (produced by

and

RTÉ (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...

) * ''

Dr Otter This is a list of CBBC programmes that are currently and formerly being broadcast on the BBC Children's and Education, children's television strand of the BBC in the United Kingdom. Current programming Live action * ''4 O'Clock Club'' (2012� ...

'' (produced by 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 ITV Yorkshire, Yorkshire Television and aired on ITV (TV network), ITV from 8 November 1999 to 18 December 2006. Overview The show primar ...

'' (1999-2006; produced by

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: Television TV stations/networks/channels ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network and company, including: **ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network in the United Kingd ...

) * ''

Finley the Fire Engine ''Finley the Fire Engine'' is an American-British 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 ...

'' (produced by

RHI Entertainment Halcyon Studios, LLC, formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., was an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution ...

) * ''Inuk'' (produced by Tube Studios) * ''

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Right Entertainment

Right Entertainment was a home video company that released Entertainment Rights' properties on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom, alongside some acquisitions from third-party companies.

History

ER formed Right Entertainment at the beginning of July 2001 and signed a $500,000 advance UK/Ireland distribution deal with Universal Pictures UK Ltd to distribute their releases. Right's release schedule would start off with VHS releases of '' Barbie in the Nutcracker'' and existing ER property '' Cubeez'' in 2001, followed up with ''

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series which focuses on the adventures of an 8-year old blonde haired girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a gigantic, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published ...

'' and ''

'' releases, and DVD release of ''Barbie'' following up in 2002. The company also announced an international home video expansion for their properties, beginning with Universal obtaining non-UK/Ireland home video rights to ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'', but ruled out if Universal would distribute other properties outside the UK as well. Right Entertainment's first product - ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'', was released on VHS on 29 October 2001 to a huge commercial success, which went on to sell 100,000 units within its first week of release. By April 2002, after which the movie was released on DVD as well, 700,000 copies were sold across both formats. This deal later led to home video and TV rights being secured for the sequel - ''

''. Another secured success with Right was the release of the first ''Merlin the Magical Puppy'' video in March 2002, which entered into the top ten children's video charts. Right secured home video and DVD rights to the

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arts and crafts series ''

'' in June 2002 after ER acquired worldwide distribution rights. This was followed up with UK home video rights to ''

'' the following month as ER already held consumer product rights to the franchise itself. In April 2004, Right secured UK home video and DVD rights to ''

Clifford's Puppy Days ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' is an animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS Kids from September 1, 2003 to February 25, 2006. The prequel to the 2000–2003 series ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', it features the adventures o ...

''. In September 2008, Right secured the UK DVD rights to ''

Frankenstein's Cat ''Frankenstein's Cat'' is a 2001 children's picture book written and illustrated by Curtis Jobling. The story follows the exploits of Doctor Frankenstein's first experiment. The cat is created by the Doctor out of nine different cats, lead ...

''. Right Entertainment's last products - ''Barbie: Thumbelina'' and ''Postman Pat Special Delivery Service: To the Rescue!'', were both released on DVD on 16 March 2009. Following the folding of Entertainment Rights into Classic Media, Right Entertainment was also folded under the de-facto Classic Media name, although the copyright was now changed to read "Classic Media Distribution Ltd." on DVD cases. The company continued with its British home video deal with Universal.

References

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