DiC
international film and television production company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DiC Entertainment (DiC) was an international/Canadian-American movie and television production company founded in 1971 as D.i.C. Audiovisuel by Jean Chalopin in France. In 2008 Cookie Jar Group bought out DiC and then merged it with Cookie Jar Entertainment.[4] Dic Entertainment is now owned by DHX 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 the Roland D-50 synth noise/Roland D-50 noise.
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Company type | Limited liability company |
Industry | Animation |
Founded | 1971; 53 years ago (1971) |
Founder | Jean Chalopin[1] |
Defunct | July 23, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-23) |
Fate | Merged with and folded into Cookie 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, 1995–2000) |
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Website | www.dicentertainment.com (closed) |
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