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'''DreamWorks Classics''' (known as '''DreamWorks Distribution''' on-screen) was established as '''Classic Media''' by Eric Ellenbogen and John Engelman in 2000 to handle acquisitions, new productions and licensing of older cartoon and live action properties globally. In 2007, the company was acquired by [[Entertainment Rights (UK)|Entertainment Rights]], which resulted in financial difficulties. In April 2009, Entertainment Rights was acquired by a new company called "Boomerang Media, L.L.C.", also founded by Ellenbogen and Engelman themselves with backing from private equity firm GTCR, and then a month later, Entertainment Rights was folded into Classic Media. Their library consists of properties that they acquired from other companies, including [[Rankin-Bass]], [[United Productions of America]], [[Harvey Entertainment]], [[Golden Books Family Entertainment]], [[Big Idea Entertainment]], and Entertainment Rights. In 2012, [[DreamWorks Animation]] acquired the company for $155 million, and renamed it DreamWorks Classics, and the 2016 [[NBCUniversal]] acquisition of DWA turned DreamWorks Classics into a subsidiary of theirs. Regardless, the Classic Media name is still used on-screen in tandem with the DreamWorks Classics/Distribution name.