9 Story Media Group

9 Story Media Group
Private
Industry Animation
Founded 2002
Founder Vince Commisso
Steven Jarosz
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Products Consisting mainly of children's animation
Owner Senior Management, ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital) and Neil Court[1]
Subsidiaries Brown Bag Films
Website http://www.9story.com

9 Story Media Group Inc. is a leading content creator, marketer and distributor of kids & family focused intellectual property. Recognized around the world for best-in-class brands such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood, Wild Kratts, Numb Chucks and Peg + Cat, 9 Story represents over 2,150 half hours of animated and live action programming, seen on some of the most respected international channels and platforms. With one of North America’s largest animation studios, 9 Story employs over 250 creative and production staff in its Toronto facility and has produced over 900 half hours of award-winning children’s content. 9 Story recently acquired the award winning animation studio Brown Bag Films,[2] which employs over 170 staff members across Dublin, Manchester and Los Angeles. Brown Bag is recognized for producing leading animated children’s series such as Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Bing Bunny and Henry Hugglemonster.

On October 6, 2015, 9 Story announced a new long-term partnership with Hit Entertainment to relaunch iconic pre-school brands ‘Barney & Friends’ and ‘Angelina Ballerina’.[3]

In February 2016, 9 Story announced that it has joined forces with Netflix and Scholastic as a producer on the rebooted version of the 1990s animated children’s series The Magic School Bus, which will bow on the SVOD as a Netflix Original Series next fall.[4]

Original productions

Original films

Distribution

References

  1. ↑ http://www.awn.com/news/9-story-entertainment-rebrands-9-story-media-group
  2. ↑ "Irish Producer Brown Bag Acquired". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ↑ "MIPCOM: 'Barney & Friends' Set for Relaunch by Mattel, 9 Story". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  4. ↑ Getzler, Wendy Goldman. "9 Story boards Netflix’s Magic School Bus reboot". Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  5. ↑ "9 Story Entertainment becomes the Co-Producer and Distributor of new season of internationally popular WGBH children’s series ARTHUR®". 9story.com. September 20, 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (September 29, 2015). "Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of ‘Arthur’".

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