DECODE Entertainment Inc.

DECODE Entertainment Inc. (sometimes known as just DECODE and later known as DHX Media Toronto) was a Canadian animation studio and production company founded by Steven DeNure, Neil Court and John Delmage in Toronto, Ontario in 1997. The studio was acquired by DHX Media on May 16, 2006, and became a subsidiary there since then. The DECODE brand is permanently discontinued, and from 2011 to 2019, all shows were branded using the DHX Media name. Since 2019, all shows are now branded under the WildBrain name.
==History==
DECODE Entertainment Inc. was founded on February 27, 1997 by Steven DeNure, Neil Court, and John Delmage, and it was based in Toronto, Ontario. The company produced numerous television shows and was an international supplier of television and interactive programming for children and youth. DECODE Entertainment focused on traditional animation, computer-generated animation, and live-action shows. The name "Decode" is an acronym of the combination of the names DeNure, Court, and Delmage
On May 16, 2006, DECODE Entertainment Inc. and HalifaxFilm announced that they would merge with to form the holding company DHX Media. DECODE became a subsidiary of DHX Media in the process, distributing HalifaxFilm shows and other DHX properties. In 2010 all DHX Media subsidiaries including DECODE Entertainment were rebranded under the DHX Media name.
By 2011, DECODE ceased production on producing content at the ex-DECODE offices. The company known as Epitome Pictures, which DHX acquired in 2014, assumed the name of DHX Studios Toronto in 2016, but it has no relation outside the name.