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9 Story Media Group
Canadian media company
Canadian media company
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 9 Story Media Group |
| type | Subsidiary |
| former_name | 9 Story Entertainment (2002–2014) |
| logo | 9 Story Media Group 2018.png |
| logo_caption | Logo used since 2018 |
| predecessors | |
| foundation | |
| founders | |
| location | 23 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| area_served | Worldwide |
| key_people | Vince Commisso (president, CEO) |
| Cathal Gaffney (COO) | |
| Angela C. Santomero (2019–2023) (CCO) | |
| Lisa Olfman (executive producer) | |
| Neil Court (executive chairman) | |
| industry | |
| num_employees | 1,100 (2019) |
| parent | Scholastic Corporation (2024–present) |
| divisions | |
| subsid | |
| homepage |
Cathal Gaffney (COO) Angela C. Santomero (2019–2023) (CCO) Lisa Olfman (executive producer) Neil Court (executive chairman) 9 Story Media Group (formerly known as 9 Story Entertainment) is a Canadian media production, animation studio, and distribution company founded in September 2002 by Vince Commisso and Steven Jarosz.
History
As 9 Story Entertainment
The company was founded in September 2002 as 9 Story Entertainment by Vince Commisso and Steven Jarosz so Vince could work on Peep and the Big Wide World.
On September 21, 2006, 9 Story launched an international distribution division headed by former Universal Studios executive, Natalie Osborne, known as 9 Story Enterprises.
9 Story produced its first live-action series, Survive This, from 2008 to 2010.
On September 20, 2011, 9 Story Entertainment became the co-producer and distributor of the animated series Arthur. 9 Story would produce the series from seasons 16 to 19.
On April 8, 2013, 9 Story announced that it would acquire the children's and family distribution library of CCI Entertainment; the acquisition was completed on July 24.
As 9 Story Media Group
On August 18, 2015, 9 Story Media Group acquired the Dublin-based animation studio Brown Bag Films.
On October 6, 2015, 9 Story announced an agreement with American toy manufacturer Mattel to relaunch/reboot Barney & Friends and Angelina Ballerina under license from HIT Entertainment for planned releases in 2017, but nothing was heard from them in terms of either production or release since then.
On May 25, 2016, 9 Story acquired the global distribution rights to Garfield and Friends.
On October 21, 2016, 9 Story's distribution arm, 9 Story Enterprises, was rebranded as 9 Story Distribution International and relocated operations from Toronto to Dublin.
On October 15, 2017, 9 Story rebranded its Toronto 2D animation studio after Brown Bag Films, with the Irish studio becoming 9 Story's production arm for both 2D and 3D animation across Dublin, Manchester, and Toronto. At the same time, Brown Bag Films became one of 9 Story's main divisions, alongside 9 Story Distribution International.
On January 12, 2018, 9 Story announced that they had acquired production company, Out of the Blue Enterprises, for an undisclosed amount and rebranded them to 9 Story USA. 9 Story would also acquire the rights to the Colorforms brand.
On May 13, 2018, 9 Story unveiled an updated logo and announced the launch of 9 Story Brands, a consumer products division.
On July 10, 2018, 9 Story acquired the children's and family distribution catalog and development slate of Breakthrough Entertainment. On February 4, 2019, 9 Story announced that they had acquired Bali-based animation studio BASE for an undisclosed amount, and rebranded it after Brown Bag Films.
On April 1, 2019, 9 Story signed a deal with Scholastic Corporation to distribute 230 half hours of programming, which would bring 9 Story's overall content library at the time to 4,000 half hours of programming. In 2022, Vince Commisso was named alongside John Galway as a winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's Board of Directors Tribute Award at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards.
On February 5, 2024, 9 Story acquired fellow Canadian company Portfolio Entertainment, including its distribution catalogue, development slates, and production. Portfolio CEO Lisa Olfman became an executive producer at 9 Story, where she will report to Commisso.
On March 12, 2024, Scholastic announced that they would acquire complete economic interest and minority voting rights in 9 Story for $186 million; the transaction closed on June 21 of that year.
Original productions
| Title | Production partner | Year(s) | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peep and the Big Wide World | WGBH Boston | ||||||
| Eggbox LLC | |||||||
| National Film Board of Canada | |||||||
| Discovery Kids Original Productions | 2004–07, 2010–11 | ||||||
| If the World Were a Village | Blueprint Entertainment | 2005 | |||||
| Jacob Two-Two (season 5) | Nelvana | 2005–06 | Owned by Nelvana | ||||
| Skyland | Method Films | 2005–07 | |||||
| Postcards from Buster (seasons 2–3) | Marc Brown Studios | ||||||
| WGBH Boston | |||||||
| Cookie Jar Entertainment | 2006–12 | ||||||
| Max & Ruby (seasons 3–5) | Nelvana | 2007–13 | Owned by Nelvana | ||||
| Futz! | 2007–08 | ||||||
| Best Ed | 2008–09 | ||||||
| Survive This | 2009–10 | ||||||
| Wibbly Pig | Wish Films | 2009–10 | Originally aired on CBeebies | ||||
| Spliced | Nelvana | 2009–10 | animation only | ||||
| Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars | 2010 | ||||||
| Pound Puppies (season 1, episodes 1–7) | Hasbro Studios | 2010 | Owned by Hasbro Entertainment | ||||
| Wild Kratts | Kratt Brothers Company | 2011–present | |||||
| Almost Naked Animals | 2011–13 | ||||||
| Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | 9 Story USA | ||||||
| Fred Rogers Productions | 2012–present | ||||||
| Fugget About It | Darius Films | 2012–16, 2024–25 | First and only adult animated series produced by the company. | ||||
| Arthur (seasons 16–19) | WGBH Boston | 2012–16 | |||||
| Cache Craze | 2013–14 | ||||||
| Creative Galaxy | 9 Story USA | ||||||
| Amazon Studios | 2013–19 | ||||||
| Camp Lakebottom | Skywriter Media and Jam Filled Entertainment (season 1) | 2013–17 | |||||
| Peg + Cat | 9 Ate 7 Productions | ||||||
| Fred Rogers Productions | 2013–18 | ||||||
| Numb Chucks | Jam Filled Entertainment | 2014–16 | |||||
| Nerds and Monsters | Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. | 2014–16 | |||||
| The Stanley Dynamic | Amaze Film + Television | ||||||
| Nelvana | 2015–17 | animation only | |||||
| Nature Cat (seasons 1–3) | Spiffy Pictures | ||||||
| WTTW Chicago | 2015–21 | ||||||
| 3 Amigonauts | 2017 | ||||||
| Furze World Wonders | 2017 | ||||||
| The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Scholastic Media | 2017–20 | |||||
| Top Wing | Industrial Brothers | 2017–20 | |||||
| Let's Go Luna! | Brown Bag Films | 2018–22 | |||||
| Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | Brown Bag Films | 2019–present | |||||
| Blue's Clues & You! | Brown Bag Films | ||||||
| Nickelodeon Animation Studio | 2019–24 | Owned by Paramount Skydance | |||||
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | 100 Chickens Productions | ||||||
| Brown Bag Films | |||||||
| Scholastic Media | |||||||
| Amazon Studios | 2019–21 | ||||||
| Get Rolling with Otis | Brown Bag Films | 2021 | |||||
| Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show | Jax Media | ||||||
| Brown Bag Films | 2021–22 | ||||||
| Karma's World | Karma's World Entertainment | ||||||
| Brown Bag Films | 2021–22 | ||||||
| Rosie's Rules | Brown Bag Films | 2022–present | |||||
| Open Season: Call of Nature | Sony Pictures Animation | ||||||
| Brown Bag Films Toronto | 2023–24 | ||||||
| Dee & Friends in Oz | Brown Bag Films | 2024 | |||||
| last=Schwarz | first=John | date=August 16, 2022 | title=Tubi Gets Adult Animated Series Breaking Bear | url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/2022/08/tubi-gets-adult-animated-series-breaking-bear/ | access-date=April 6, 2024 | website=Bubbleblabber}} | Evoke Entertainment |
| To The Stars | TBA |
References
References
- "Contact".
- (June 18, 2018). "9 Story Appoints Angela C. Santomero as Chief Creative Officer".
- Layton, Mark. (2024-02-05). "9 Story Media acquires Toronto-based producer & distributor Portfolio Entertainment".
- "About - 9 Story Media Group".
- (September 21, 2006). "9 Story Launches New Distribution Division Led by Former Universal Studios Executive".
- (September 20, 2011). "9 Story becomes the Co-Producer and Distributor of new season of WGBH children's series ARTHUR®".
- Wolfe, Jennifer. (September 29, 2015). "Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of 'Arthur'".
- (April 8, 2013). "9 Story Entertainment to acquire CCI Entertainment's extensive Children's and Family Catalogue". 9 Story.
- (July 24, 2013). "9 Story completes acquisition of CCI Entertainment's Children's and Family Catalogue".
- (July 13, 2014). "ZM Capital and Neil Court make equity investment in 9 Story Limited".
- Wolfe, Jennifer. (October 10, 2014). "9 Story Entertainment Rebrands as 9 Story Media Group".
- (August 18, 2015). "9 Story Media Group Acquires Award-Winning Animation Studio Brown Bag Films". 9 Story.
- (August 18, 2015). "Irish Producer Brown Bag Acquired".
- Vlessing, Etan. (October 6, 2015). "MIPCOM: 'Barney & Friends' Set for Relaunch by Mattel, 9 Story".
- (October 6, 2015). "Mattel Inc Together with 9 Story Announce New Partnership to Relaunch Iconic Pre-School Brands 'Barney & Friends' and 'Angelina Ballerina'". 9 Story.
- (May 25, 2016). "9 Story Media Group Acquires Worldwide Rights to Iconic Series Garfield and Friends". 9 Story.
- (May 25, 2016). "9 Story acquires global rights to Garfield toon". [[Brunico Communications]].
- (October 21, 2016). "9 Story Media Group Launches International Distribution Operation in Dublin, Ireland". 9 Story.
- (October 15, 2017). "9 Story Media Group Rebrands Toronto Studio To Brown Bag Films". 9 Story.
- (October 15, 2017). "Mipcom: 9 Story Media Group's Toronto Animation Studio Rebranding as Brown Bag Films (EXCLUSIVE)".
- "9 Story Media Group Acquires Out of the Blue Enterprises".
- "9 Story bolsters US presence with Out of the Blue buy". [[Brunico Communications]].
- (May 13, 2018). "9 Story gets a New Look!". 9 Story.
- Dickson, Jeremy. (July 10, 2018). "9 Story buys Breakthrough's kids library and slate". [[Brunico Communications]].
- (February 4, 2019). "9 Story Media Group Acquires Asian Animation Studio". 9 Story.
- (February 4, 2019). "9 Story Media Group Acquires BASE Animation Studio in Indonesia".
- Dickson, Jeremy. (April 1, 2019). "9 Story to distribute 230 hours of Scholastic content". [[Brunico Communications]].
- Atad, Corey. (January 18, 2022). "Canadian Screen Award Academy Announces 2022 Special Award Honourees And Changemakers".
- (2024-03-12). "Scholastic to Invest in 9 Story Media Group, Expanding Opportunities for Production and Global Licensing of Scholastic IP".
- Vlessing, Etan. (2024-03-12). "Scholastic to Invest $186M in Animation Studio 9 Story Media".
- (21 June 2024). "Scholastic Closes Investment in 9 Story Media Group, Award-Winning Creator, Producer and Distributor of Premium Children's Content". 9 Story Media Group.
- Milligan, Mercedes. (2023-08-01). "New 'Open Season' Series in the Works at 9 Story".
- Schwarz, John. (August 16, 2022). "Tubi Gets Adult Animated Series Breaking Bear".
- Milligan, Mercedes. (May 8, 2025). "Tubi Animated Original 'Breaking Bear' Casts Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar & More".
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