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{{Infobox company | |||
| name = Sony Wonder | |||
| image = Dot.png | |||
| formerly = Sony Kids' Video | |||
| founded = February 1992; 30 years ago | |||
| founder = Linda Morgenstern | |||
| parent = [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (1992-2007)<br>Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007-) | |||
}} | |||
===Background=== | |||
'''Sony Wonder''' was the children's music and home video arm of [[Sony Music Entertainment]], originally formed in 1992 as "Sony Kids' Music/Video". In 1993, Sony Wonder began distributing [[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]] releases from 1995 to 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. | |||
Sony Wonder also had a TV division, which produced and distributed TV shows. This division of the company purchased [[Sunbow Entertainment]] in 1998, but in October 2000 the company sold their TV division including Sunbow to Germany's [[TV-Loonland AG|TV-Loonland AG]]. | |||
On March 13, 2007, Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced they would shut down Sony Wonder so that they can focus on their central music businesses; it would be moved to [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] as an in-name-only division on June 20, 2007. The releases by Classic Media (now part of NBCUniversal) and Sesame Workshop were then transferred to [[Genius Products]]. From 2010 to 2018, ''Sesame Street'' DVDs were distributed by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]], and since late 2018, they have been released by [[Shout! Factory Kids]]. | |||
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|Sony_Wonder_1991.jpg | | |Sony_Wonder_1991.jpg |1st Logo (July 1993-April 11, 1995) | ||
|Sony Wonder 1995 better.png | | |Sony Wonder 1995 better.png |2nd Logo (April 18, 1995-November 7, 2006; 2007; February 25, 2014-) | ||
|Sony Wonder 2006.jpg | | |Sony Wonder 2006.jpg |3rd Logo (November 14, 2006-August 28, 2007) | ||
|Sony Wonder 2009 logo RARE.png | | |Sony Wonder 2009 logo RARE.png |4th Logo (October 13, 2009) | ||
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==Sony Kids' Video== | ==Sony Kids' Video== | ||