DiC Entertainment

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DiC Entertainment (pronounced "deek") is an international film and television production company which was created in 1971 by Jean Chalopin in Luxembourg, as a subsidiary of Radio-Television Luxembourg (RTL). DIC stands for Diffusion, Information et Communication. The company's United States headquarters, established in 1982 and headed by Andy Heyward, Robby London and Michael Maliani, are in Burbank, California. In 1986, Heyward bought the company, thusly making the US headquarters the main base of operations. DiC is currently independent, but at different times in the past was owned (at times outright, and at times with a half-interest) by The Walt Disney Company, Capital Cities/ABC (before being acquired by Disney) and Bain Capital.

In addition to animated (and occasionally live-action) television shows, DiC produced live-action feature films while under Disney, including 1998's Meet the Deedles and 1999's Inspector Gadget. One current project of DiC's Heyward is an animated series starring billionaire Warren Buffett. [1]

In early 2006, DIC Entertainment and CBS Corporation signed a multi-year deal to unveil a new 3-hour long programming block for Saturday mornings on CBS. The resulting "KOL Secret Slumber Paty" was launched the following fall. [2]

1 Notable television programs
2 DiC Kids Network
3 External links

[edit] Notable television programs

For a complete list of properties owned by DiC, see List of DiC Entertainment television shows and specials.

Action Man
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (formally distributed by BKN)
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
Archibald le Magi-chien
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (Season 2 only, production assumed from Hanna-Barbera)
The Buzz on Maggie (The show was sold from Disney)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (co-produced with Ted Turner's TBS Productions) (Production was later assumed by Hanna-Barbera)
Captain N: The Game Master
Central Organization of Police Specialists (C.O.P.S) (co-produced with Claster Television Inc.)
Care Bears (first season aired in 1985; Canada's Nelvana produced all subsequent Care Bears animation)
Darkstalkers
Dennis the Menace
Gadget Boy & Heather
Heathcliff (co-produced with LBS Communications Inc.)
Horseland (TV Series based off an online game)
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling (created in 1985 - co-produced in association with the World Wrestling Federation)
Inspector Gadget (co-produced with LBS Communications Inc.)
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (co-produced with KK C&D ASIA, made by Sunrise, Studio Look, Studio Giants)
Kidd Video
Knights of the Zodiac (edited for tv version of Saint Seiya)
The Legend of Zelda
Liberty's Kids
The Littles (in corporation with ABC Entertainment)
Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action
Mysterious Cities Of Gold (co-production with NHK and MK, made by Studio Pierrot, Japan)
New Kids On The Block
ProStars
Rainbow Brite
Sabrina: The Animated Series (co-produced by Hartbreak Films)
Sabrina's Secret Life (co-produced by Les Studios Tex)
Sailor Moon (English-language version, first 82 episodes)
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Underground (co-produced by TF1 and BKN)
Strawberry Shortcake
Street Sharks
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (formerly distributed by Viacom and Saban)
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
Swamp Thing
The Real Ghostbusters (co-produced with Columbia Pictures Television(1986-88) and Coca-Cola Telecommunications (1987-88))
Trollz (In association with DAM)
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (CBS Corporation, King World Productions)
Yin Yang Yo! (The show was sold from Disney)

[edit] DiC Kids Network

The DiC Kids Network or The DiC Kids Block is a US program that airs selected DiC programs on local FOX, MyNetwork TV, CW and independent stations. Most of DiC's programs are distributed by Tribune Entertainment, with the exception of those owned by Warner Bros. Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Alliance Atlantis Communications. The shows by WBTV and Alliance Atlantis also had the Tribune logo at the end; as Tribune Entertainment is the distributor of most shows in the block.

The DiC Kids Block was established to provide stations with a source of Educational / Informational (E/I) programming required by federal law.