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The evolution of WildBrain |
| 1968 | FilmFair London is founded |
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| 1971 | DIC Audiovisuel is founded |
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| 1972 | Strawberry Shortcake brand is first developed |
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| 1974 | CPLG is founded |
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| 1976 | CINAR and Colossal Pictures are founded |
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| 1982 | DIC Enterprises is founded |
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| 1984 | Ragdoll Productions is founded |
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| 1987 | DIC Audiovisuel closes |
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| 1988 | Studio B Productions is founded |
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| 1992 | Epitome Pictures is founded |
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| 1993 | DIC Enterprises becomes DIC Entertainment |
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| 1994 | Wild Brain is founded‚ and Red Rover Studios is founded, DIC Entertainment brands as The Incredible World of DIC |
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| 1995 | Platinum Disc Corporation is founded |
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| 1996 | CINAR buys FilmFair's library |
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| 1997 | Decode Entertainment is founded |
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| 1999 | Wild Brain acquires Colossal Pictures' employee base |
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| 2002 | Nerd Corps Entertainment is founded |
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| 2004 | Halifax Film Company is founded, CINAR rebrands as Cookie Jar Group |
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| 2005 | Platinum Disc Corporation merge as Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
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| 2006 | Decode and Halifax Film merge as DHX Media, DIC acquires CPLG, and Ragdoll Worldwide is formed with BBC Worldwide |
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| 2007 | DHX Media buys Studio B Productions and Wild Brain becomes Wildbrain Entertainment |
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| 2008 | Cookie Jar Group absorbs DIC and House of Cool absorbs Red Rover Studios |
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| 2010 | DHX Media buys Wildbrain Entertainment‚ and Peanuts Worldwide is founded |
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| 2011 | Decode Entertainment and Red Rover Studios closes |
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| 2012 | DHX Media buys Cookie Jar Group |
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| 2013 | DHX Media acquires Ragdoll Worldwide’s back catalogue |
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| 2014 | DHX Media buys Epitome Pictures, Nerd Corps, and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's family content library, as well as Family, the Canadian English-language version of Disney Junior, the Canadian French-language version of Disney Junior, and the Canadian version of Disney XD; Cookie Jar Group is absorbed |
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| 2016 | The WildBrain multi-channel network launches and Studio B and Nerd Corps merge as DHX Studios |
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| 2017 | Wildbrain Entertainment closes; DHX Media buys Peanuts Worldwide and Strawberry Shortcake |
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| 2018 | Halifax Film becomes Island of Misfits |
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| 2019 | DHX Media rebrands as WildBrain, Epitome Pictures closes, and the WildBrain MCN becomes WildBrain Spark |
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| 2020 | CPLG becomes WildBrain CPLG |
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| 2021 | Echo Bridge folds into SP Distribution |
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| 2023 | WildBrain acquires House of Cool |
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| 2024 | WildBrain Spark merged into its parent company as WildBrain London |
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