DIC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment Corporation
	Logo used from 1987 to 2008
	Former DIC headquarters in Burbank, California
Formerly	DIC Audiovisuel (1971–1987, French studio); DIC Enterprises, Inc. (1982–1993, U.S. studio); DIC Animation City, Inc. (1985–1993); DIC Entertainment, L.P. (1993–2002); DIC Productions, L.P. (1994–2001);
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: DEKEq.L
Industry	Animation
Founded	1971
Founder	Jean Chalopin
Defunct	December 6, 2008
Fate	Merged with Cookie Jar Group
Successor	Cookie Jar Group
Headquarters	Burbank, California, U.S.; Former headquarters:; Paris, France
Key people	Andy Heyward (chairman and CEO)
Products	Children's television series
Parent	Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (1971–1986); Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. (1993–1995, limited partnership); The Walt Disney Company (1995–2000, limited partnership);
Divisions	DIC Consumer Products; DIC Home Entertainment; DIC Tune-Time Audio;
Subsidiaries	Copyright Promotions Licensing Group; DIC Entertainment Europe; DIC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.; DIC Entertainment, L.P.; DIC Productions, L.P.;
Website	dicentertainment.com (archived January 8, 2008)

DIC Entertainment Corporation (/ˈdiːk/; also known as DIC Audiovisual, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions, sometimes stylized as DİC), was a French American film and television production company that was mostly associated as an animation studio. As a former division of The Walt Disney Company, DIC produced live-action feature films and licensed numerous anime series.

In 2008, DIC was acquired by Cookie Jar Group in June and was later folded into Cookie Jar in December. As of 2023, most of the DIC library is currently owned by WildBrain (formerly DHX Media) after the company acquired Cookie Jar in October 2012.

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[Bruick-1] Bruick, Connie (May 10, 2010). "The Influencer". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[Adelson-2] Adelson, Andrea (December 30, 1987). "BUSINESS PEOPLE – For Maker of Cartoons, A Chance to Go Public". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[3] Pfanner, Eric (February 19, 2006). "Underdog takes shot at giants in kids television". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[4] "DIC ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE France – Business Profiles". Business Profiles. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

[5] "DIC Entertainment Holdings Inc – Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

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