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Sony Wonder was the children's music and home video arm of Sony Music Entertainment (then known as "Sony BMG Music Entertainment" from 2004-2008), originally formed in 1991 as "Sony Kids' Music". Starting in 1993, Sony Wonder began to distribute Nickelodeon videos until 1996, when their license with Nickelodeon expired. In 1995, the company began distributing ''Kidsongs'' video releases after acquiring the rights from KidVision until 1998, and Sesame Workshop videos, like ''Sesame Street'' and ''Elmo's World'' releases, from 1995 until 2007, as well as ''Arthur'' videos from 2000 to 2006. By 1997, they distributed videos from Golden Books Family Entertainment, which became Classic Media in 2002. On March 13, 2007, Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced they would shut down Sony Wonder so that they can focus on their core music businesses (such as Columbia Records, Zomba Label Group (then known as the "Jive Label Group"), and Epic Records); it would be moved to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as an in-name-only division on June 20, 2007. The releases by Classic Media and Sesame Workshop were then transferred to Genius Products, Inc., but the home entertainment rights were then acquired by Vivendi Entertainment (now "Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment") since late 2009 after Genius announced to exit the home entertainment business. From 2010 to 2018, ''Sesame Street'' DVDs were distributed by Warner Home Video. (now part of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) Since late 2018, they have been released by Shout! Factory Kids.