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On February 9, 2009, DreamWorks (ironically given one of its founders' history) struck a distribution deal with The Walt Disney Studios (through their [[Touchstone Pictures]] label), which was effective from 2011 to 2016. In 2012, DreamWorks signed a deal with Mister Smith Entertainment to handle sales of its titles in Europe, Middle East and Africa. [[DreamWorks Animation]] was formerly a subsidiary of the studio until the two split into separate companies on October 27, 2004. DreamWorks Pictures is now legally known as "DW II Management, Inc." with the "DreamWorks" name and logo being used under license from DreamWorks Animation. | On February 9, 2009, DreamWorks (ironically given one of its founders' history) struck a distribution deal with The Walt Disney Studios (through their [[Touchstone Pictures]] label), which was effective from 2011 to 2016. In 2012, DreamWorks signed a deal with Mister Smith Entertainment to handle sales of its titles in Europe, Middle East and Africa. [[DreamWorks Animation]] was formerly a subsidiary of the studio until the two split into separate companies on October 27, 2004. DreamWorks Pictures is now legally known as "DW II Management, Inc." with the "DreamWorks" name and logo being used under license from DreamWorks Animation. | ||
On December 16, 2015, Spielberg, Jeff Skoll, Anil Ambani of [[Reliance Entertainment|Reliance Anil Ambani Group]] and Darren Throp of [[Entertainment One|eOne]] formed [[Amblin Partners]] with DreamWorks becoming the adult label of the new company. Later on, Universal signed a deal to distribute the later titles by Amblin so Universal Studios distributes the studio's material once the distribution deal with Disney expired, of which the majority of their post-2016 output has been distributed by (though some titles were released by Paramount, Netflix, and at least one title even by [[Lionsgate]]). | On December 16, 2015, Spielberg, Jeff Skoll, Anil Ambani of [[Reliance Entertainment|Reliance Anil Ambani Group]] and Darren Throp of [[Entertainment One|eOne]] formed [[Amblin Partners]] with DreamWorks becoming the adult label of the new company. Later on, Universal signed a deal to distribute the later titles by Amblin so Universal Studios distributes the studio's material once the distribution deal with Disney expired, of which the majority of their post-2016 output has been distributed by (though some titles were released by Paramount, Netflix, and at least one title even by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]). | ||
Paramount owns the rights to the studio's live-action films (from the studio's inception until the spin-off from Viacom) after purchasing rights held by Soros Strategic Partners LP and Dune Entertainment II LLC, as well as the films they distributed until the partnership ended, with U.S .TV over-the-air rights handled by Trifecta Entertainment and Media. Films produced by DreamWorks with distribution handled by The Walt Disney Studios have still retained distribution by the aforementioned company after the contract expired in 2016 with EMEA rights being held through Mister Smith Entertainment. [[DreamWorks Animation]] (which was acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016) owns all of the studio's animated films. | Paramount owns the rights to the studio's live-action films (from the studio's inception until the spin-off from Viacom) after purchasing rights held by Soros Strategic Partners LP and Dune Entertainment II LLC, as well as the films they distributed until the partnership ended, with U.S .TV over-the-air rights handled by Trifecta Entertainment and Media. Films produced by DreamWorks with distribution handled by The Walt Disney Studios have still retained distribution by the aforementioned company after the contract expired in 2016 with EMEA rights being held through Mister Smith Entertainment. [[DreamWorks Animation]] (which was acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016) owns all of the studio's animated films. | ||