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DiC Entertainment Corporation (formerly "DIC Audiovisual", "DIC Enterprises, Inc.", "DIC Animation City, Inc.", "DIC Productions, L.P." and "DIC Entertainment, L.P.", and pronounced as "deek" as in "decaffeinated") was founded by Jean Chalopin as "OGAP (Office de Gestion et d'Action Publicitaire)", an advertising company. In 1971, with an investment from the tabloid newspaper La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, it was incorporated as "Diffusion Information Commercial". It developed into a full production company during the following decade, soon being renamed "Diffusion Information Communication", and becoming specialized in animation. In 1982, the American arm was founded and Chalopin, Andy Heyward, and Bruno Bianchi were in charge of the company.

On July 23, 2008, DiC was acquired by Cookie Jar Entertainment, Inc. and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, Cookie Jar decided to take over and DiC Entertainment was folded into Cookie Jar (now an in-name-only unit of DHX Media). Currently, all of the DiC library of TV shows, including TV specials, TV movies, direct-to-video movies, and theatrical movies is owned by DHX Media through Cookie Jar Entertainment. However, not all shows and movies made by DiC are entirely owned by DHX Media such as the following: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''The Karate Kid'' ([[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Camp Candy'' ([[CBS Television Studios]]/[[CBS Television Distribution]]), ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' ([[Warner Bros. Television]]), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' ([[Bagdasarian Productions]]), ''ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''ALF Tales'' ([[Alien Productions]]; the holding company for the ALF franchise with video rights handled by Lionsgate), ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' ([[Hasbro Studios]]), ''Kissyfur'' ([[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]]), ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' ([[WWE]]), ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'', ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' ([[MGM Television]]), ''Where's Waldo?'' ([[HiT Entertainment (UK)|HiT Entertainment]]/[[Mattel Creations]]), ''Stunt Dawgs'' ([[Waterman Entertainment]]), and ''Sailor Moon'' ([[Toei Animation]]; current license lies with [[Viz Media]]). For the theatrical library, these include the following: ''Meet the Deedles'' (1998), ''Genius'' and ''Inspector Gadget'' (1999) ([[Walt Disney Pictures]]/[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]).

'''Nicknames''': "The (Green/Yellow) Vortex", "Cheesy Vortex", "DiC"

'''Editor's Note''': Well remembered for its theme and design. At the time, many people mispronounced the company's name like a certain swear word. Also, due to the design of the "C", some thought the logo looked like it said "Die".

'''Nicknames:''' "D.i.C.", "DiC Snippets", “Dotting the I”

'''Editor's Note:''' These logos are fun and clever, and are well-remembered by viewers of ''Inspector Gadget'' and ''The Littles''. The design of the "C" still might make people think the logo says "Die", though this is somewhat offset by the inclusion of the periods between the letters.

'''Nicknames:''' "Kid in Bed", "DiC!", "Deek!", "Spiked Star"

'''Editor's Note:''' A very popular and widely-parodied logo in the logo community, and is one of the things DiC was famous for. Alleviated the audience's perception of the company's name sounding similar to a certain swear word. The combination of the music, voice, and darkness did scare some young viewers at the time, more so with the 1987-90 music, and especially the early choir variant.

'''Nicknames:''' "The IWoD Globe", "The Incredible World of DiC"

'''Editor's Note:''' It may be annoying to viewers who preferred the previous logos over this one, or some older viewers may simply find it childish. Cookie Jar Entertainment took over for the then-current shows ''DinoSquad'' and ''Sushi Pack'', which formally ended with this logo by December 2008.