Sydney Animation

Sydney Animation	Sydney Animation
Fate: 	Acquired by Right Stuf
Successor: 	The Right Stuf International, Webnetwork
Founded : 	1999
Defunct : 	2003
Headquarters: 	North Hollywood, California
Key People : 	Chairman and CEOPhillip Tyler
Industry: 	Animation, Production, Children's
Products: 	Animated television shows
Sydney Animation was an international American film and television production company which was founded in 1999. The company's name came from one of the founders, Robert Sidney. Most of its fare aired on UBC. In 2009 Sydney was acquired by The Right Stuf International and defected into Slight Draft Studios.
==Origins==
Its American arm was founded in 1999 as Sydney Inc. The company's United States headquarters, established in 1999 and headed by Robert Sidney, Phillip Tyler and Janet Foley in North Hollywood, California.
In 1999, Phillip Tyler bought the company, thus making the US headquarters the main base of operations.
==2000s==
In 2000 with an investment by Kane Capital, Tyler re-purchased Sydney Inc. (as it was then known). He purchased Kane Capital's interest in 2002 and took the company public the following year.
From 2000 to 2003, Sydney launched a syndicated children's programming block called Sydney All-Stars, originally a Sunday evening block, then moved to a Friday evening block.
On June 20, 2008, it was announced that Sydney would be acquired by The Right Stuf International. On July 23, 2008, Right Stuf completed the acquisition of Sydney Animation, and Sydney was then merged with Right Stuf International.
==Productions==
*Julian's Jam - (2012 or 2013) Said to be in conjunction with Soup 2 Nuts.
*Much Ado About Nothing 2002 - 2003, then 2010–Present, now distributed by WebNetwork
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