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Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, C&D. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "ABC, Inc.") in 1993 and The Walt Disney Company in 1996, until Andy Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. | Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, C&D. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "ABC, Inc.") in 1993 and The Walt Disney Company in 1996, until Andy Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. | ||
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]]/ | 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). | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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