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'''Golden Books Family Entertainment''' was formed in 1996 as a reorganization effort by '''Golden Books'''<nowiki/>' parent company Western Publishing due to their financial issues. They acquired the family programming along with the [[Alan Enterprises]] library from [[Broadway Video]] while their video division [[Golden Book Video]] was integrated into the new venture with distribution going to [[Sony Wonder]] two years later. | '''Golden Books Family Entertainment''' was formed in 1996 as a reorganization effort by '''Golden Books'''<nowiki/>' parent company Western Publishing due to their financial issues. They acquired the family programming along with the [[Alan Enterprises]] library from [[Broadway Video]] while their video division [[Golden Book Video]] was integrated into the new venture with distribution going to [[Sony Wonder]] two years later. | ||
On August 16, 2001, the assets of Golden Books were sold to [[Classic Media | On August 16, 2001, the assets of Golden Books were sold to [[Classic Media]] (which was sold to [[DreamWorks Animation]] in 2012, then to NBCUniversal in 2016) and [[Random House Home Video|Random House]] (which now continues Golden Books as a standalone imprint) in a bankruptcy court auction. Classic Media acquired the film, TV and home video library, as well as ancillary rights to characters from Little Golden Books and Dell Comics/Gold Key Comics; while Random House acquired Golden Books' publishing division. | ||
Classic Media continued releasing the Golden Books Family Entertainment | Classic Media continued releasing the Golden Books Family Entertainment catalogue through Sony Wonder until 2007, when it changed distributors to [[Genius Products]] after [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony BMG Music Entertainment]] shut down Sony Wonder. In 2009, Genius Products exited the home entertainment business, with Classic Media's catalogue transferring to [[Vivendi Entertainment]]. It was then in the hands of [[Cinedigm Entertainment|Cinedigm]] after they merged Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment into [[Newvideo]] until 2018, when the rights expired and transferred back to Universal.{{ImageTOC | ||
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