DiC Entertainment (pronounced "cock") is an international film production company which was created in 1971 by Jean Chalopin in Luxembourg, as a subsidiary of Radio-Television Luxembourg. 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. DiC is currently independent, but at different times in the past was half-owned 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]
Announced early 2006. DIC Entertainment and CBS Corporation signed a multi-year deal to unveil a new 3-hour long programming block for Saturday mornings starting in the 2006-2007 fall television season. The block would be known as "CBS's Secret Saturday Morning Slumber Party". [2]
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
- The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (Season 2 only, production assumed from Hanna-Barbera)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (co-produced with Ted Turner's TBS Productions) (Production was later assumed by Hanna-Barbera)
- Central Organization of Police Specialists |C.O.P.S (co-produced with Claster Television Inc.)
- Care Bears (created in 1985)
- Darkstalkers
- Dennis the Menace
- Gadget Boy & Heather
- Heathcliff (co-produced with LBS Communications Inc.)
- Inspector Gadget (co-produced with LBS Communications Inc.)
- Knights of the Zodiac (edited for tv version of Saint Seiya)
- Liberty's Kids
- The Littles (in corporation with ABC Entertainment)
- Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action
- ProStars
- Sabrina: The Animated Series
- 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 (SATAM)
- Sonic Underground (co-produced by TF1 and BKN)
- Street Sharks
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show(formerly distributed by Viacom Enterprises)
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
- Swamp Thing
- The Real Ghostbusters (co-produced with Columbia Pictures Television(1986-88) and Coca-Cola Telecommunications (1987-88))
DiC Kids Network
The DiC Kids Network or The DiC Kids Block is a US program that airs selected DiC programs on FOX, UPN, The WB and independent stations. Most of DiC's programs are distributed by Tribune Entertainment, with the exception of those owned by Warner Bros. Television, MGM 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.
Warner Bros. Television
- Captain Planet
- The Smurfs (a Hanna Barbera production; presented by DiC in the US)
MGM/Sony Pictures Television
- The Real Ghostbusters
- Dinosaucers
- Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
- Stargate Infinity
- All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (presented by DiC in the US)
Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Ace Lightning (presented by DiC in some areas)
DiC Home Entertainment
See also
External links
- DIC Entertainment
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for DIC Entertainment Cartoons