Studio B Productions
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Animation studio |
Founded | 1988 |
Founders | Blair Peters Chris Bartleman[1] |
Defunct | 2016 |
Fate | Acquired by DHX Media in 2007 Merged with Nerd Corps Entertainment to form DHX Studios Vancouver in 2016 |
Successors | DHX Studios Vancouver |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Products | Animated television series |
Owner | DHX Media (2007–2016) |
Studio B Productions was a Canadian animation studio founded by Blair Peters and Chris Bartleman in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1988.[2] The studio was acquired by DHX Media (now WildBrain) on December 4, 2007, and became a subsidiary there since then.[1][3][4] The Studio B brand is no longer used, and from 2010 to 2019, all shows were branded using the DHX Media name. Since 2019, all shows are now branded under the WildBrain name.
History[]
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The company was founded in 1988 by Blair Peters and Chris Bartleman. On December 4, 2007, DHX Media acquired Studio B.[1][3][4] On September 8, 2010, the renaming of the studio after its parent company, along with DHX Media's other subsidiaries, was announced:[5][6][7] officially, on December 22, 2010, Studio B Productions Inc. and Studio B (Animation Service) Productions Inc. were renamed DHX Media (Vancouver) Ltd. and DHX Media Studio (Vancouver) Ltd., respectively,[8] and on January 11, 2011, Studio B Holdings Inc. was renamed DHX Media (Vancouver Prod) Ltd.[9]
In 2016, the former Studio B Productions team was relocated to a new facility in Vancouver. The new building also houses the former Nerd Corps Entertainment (a 3D CGI animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2014).[10]
Original productions[]
- The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers (2006; co-production with Pesky, distributed by Bejuba Entertainment)
- B-Hive.tv Shorts
- Being Ian (co-production with Nelvana)
- Class of the Titans (co-production with Nelvana)
- D'Myna Leagues (co-production with CTV)
- George of the Jungle (2007; Season 1; co-production with Teletoon, Cartoon Network, Classic Media and Bullwinkle Studios)
- Kid vs. Kat (Produced in association with YTV and Jetix Europe (Season 1) and Disney XD Europe (Season 2)
- Martha Speaks (co-production with WGBH-TV)
- Packages from Planet X (co-production with American Greetings Entertainment, Teletoon, and Disney XD)
- Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy (co-production with Teletoon, Bejuba Entertainment, SnowdenFine Animation and Nickelodeon)
- Something Else (co-production with TV-Loonland AG and Family Channel Canada)
- What About Mimi? (co-production with Decode Entertainment)
- Yakkity Yak (co-production with Kapow Pictures and Nickelodeon Australia)
- Yvon of the Yukon (co-production with YTV, Alliance Atlantis and Corus Entertainment)
Commissioned works[]
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (4 episodes for Nelvana)
- Action Man (for DIC Productions, L.P.)
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (for DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks Classics)
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (full pre-production packages, design, layout and posing; pilot and 30 episodes for DIC Animation City)
- The Angry Beavers (15 11-minute episodes)
- Badly Drawn Roy
- Beetlejuice (layouts and posing; 18 episodes for Nelvana)
- Blaster's Universe (13 episodes for Nelvana)
- Bob and Margaret (design; 7 episodes for Nelvana)
- The Brothers Grunt (pre-production design layout and posing)
- Braceface (design; 11 episodes for Nelvana)
- CatDog (pre-production; 7 episodes)
- Corduroy (pre-production; 13 episodes for Nelvana)
- Cyberchase (pilot episode)
- Edgar & Ellen (co-production with Bardel Entertainment)
- Eek! the Cat (layouts, design and posing; 5 episodes for Nelvana)
- Eekstravaganza (layouts; 10 episodes for Nelvana)
- Gahan Wilson's The Kid (pre-production)
- George Shrinks (design; 3 episodes for Nelvana)
- Invasion America (storyboards)
- Johnny Test (season 1; for Warner Bros. Animation)
- Jungle Cubs (8 episodes for Walt Disney Television Animation)
- The Legend of Calamity Jane (6 episodes)
- The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (co-production with Classic Media)
- A Little Curious ("A Ring is Not A Ring" short from "Open, Close, Ring")
- Little Witch
- Littlest Pet Shop (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- The Mask (12 episodes for Film Roman)
- The Mighty Ducks (8 episodes for Walt Disney Television Animation)
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show[11] (for DreamWorks Animation Television)
- My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2017 television specials) (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
- My Little Pony: The Movie (co-production with Allspark Pictures and Animation; distributed by Lionsgate)
- Ned's Newt (season 2; for Nelvana)
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show (13 episodes for Universal Cartoon Studios)
- Peanuts Motion Comics
- Pound Puppies (episode 8–65 for Top Draw Animation, episode 1–7 for 9 Story Entertainment) (co-production with Hasbro Studios and Paul & Joe Productions (Season 1))
- Pucca (co-production with Jetix Europe N.V. and VOOZ Character System)
- Reboot (stock pack, pre-production design, storyboards and timing; 4 episodes for Mainframe Entertainment)
- Road Rovers (2 episodes for Warner Bros. Animation)
- Roy (animation)
- Sabrina: Friends Forever (pre-production)
- Santa Mouse
- Savage Dragon (season 2 for Universal Cartoon Studios and P3 Entertainment)
- Sesame Street ("Flossee and Splatt" short)
- Sonic Christmas Blast (for DIC Productions, L.P.)
- Street Sharks (full pre-production package; 3 episodes for DIC Productions, L.P.)
- Stroker and Hoop (co-production with Williams Street and Turner Studios)
- Stunt Dawgs (full pre-production packages; 26 episodes)
- Super Dave’s Super Bowl of Knowledge (pre-production design and art direction for DIC Animation City)
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (for Disney Television Animation)
- The Terrible Thunderlizards (pre-production, design, layout and posing; 17 11-minute episodes for Nelvana)
- Timon and Pumbaa (season 3 for Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Transformers: Rescue Bots (season 3-4) (for Hasbro Studios)
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (7 11-minute episodes plus CBS bumpers for Film Roman)
- The Wacky World of Tex Avery (7 episodes for DIC Productions, L.P.)
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (layouts and posing for DIC Productions, L.P.)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c DHX Media (December 4, 2007). "DHX Media acquires Studio B Productions Inc" (Press release). Canada Newswire. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Company Overview of Studio B Productions, Inc". Businessweek. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ball, Ryan (December 5, 2007). "DHX Media Acquires Studio B Prods". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Loveday, Samantha (December 4, 2007). "DHX Media buys up Studio B". Licensing.biz. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "DHX MEDIA REBRANDS ACROSS DIVISIONS" (Press release). DHX Media. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Hudson, Hannah (September 8, 2010). "Rebrand for DHX Media". C21Media. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ McLean, Thomas J. (September 9, 2010). "DHX Media Rebrands Across Divisions". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Corporate Registry Notices -- December 30, 2010".
- ^ "Corporate Registry Notices -- January 20, 2011".
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (February 3, 2016). "DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver". VanCity Buzz. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (August 6, 2015). "Netflix Reboots 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' in Series from DreamWorks Animation (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
External links[]
- Archive copy of Studio B Productions' former official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Canadian animation studios
- Companies based in Vancouver
- WildBrain
- Mass media companies established in 1988
- Mass media companies disestablished in 2016
- 1988 establishments in British Columbia