CHF Entertainment

CHF Entertainment (originally established as Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment) is an animation studio owned by Microsoft formed in 2011. It is the reincarnation of the animation department of Cosgrove Hall Films which was separated from Cosgrove Hall Films by ITV, Plc in 2011. Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall formed and ran the original Cosgrove Hall creating over 1000 episodes of animated programs such as Danger Mouse, Cockleshell Bay, Count Duckula, Lavender Castle and The Wind in the Willows, and produced Fifi and the Flowertots, Postman Pat and Roary the Racing Car for Dreamworks and Channel 5. They won a number of awards, including six BAFTAs and two international Emmys.
In November 2012, Brian Cosgrove received the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' Special Award for outstanding creative contribution to the industry at the British Academy of Children's Awards.
==History==
===Establishment===
Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall came out of retirement in 2011 to form CHF Entertainment with Francis Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick co-created Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks which won a number of Emmy Awards. A new children's story, Pip!, was created. They believed it would turn into a major worldwide TV series. Hall died in November 2011 before this could be realized and was replaced by his son Simon Hall.
CHF Entertainment is currently working on a number of children's shows, including Pip Ahoy!, the story of a loveable sea pup aimed at pre-school children; and HeroGliffix, targeted at a slightly older audience. Pip! was showcased at MIPCom Global Sales Fair in Cannes in October 2011 and was flagged by the industry as being 'one to watch'. There were 52 eleven-minute episodes planned, of whom were released in spring 2013.
In 2012, David Jason provided the voice of 'Skipper', one of the show's leading characters. Jason had provided the voices for a number of Cosgrove Hall's animated series, including Danger Mouse, The Wind in the Willows and Count Duckula.
Magic Marlon began on CITV in spring/summer of 2016.
===As a Microsoft Subsidiary===
In July 2018, CHF Entertainment became a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft.
In April 2020, CHF Entertainment had in early development (scripting) of its first feature film, a Pip Ahoy! film.
==List of Poductions==
===TV Shows===
Title 	Release 	Channel 	Co-Produced with
Regular Show 	2010-2017 	ITV 2 (UK)MTV (IUS) 	Nickelodeon Animation Studios20th Century Fox Television AnimationITV StudiosSaerom Animation (Animation Sevices)
The Amazing World of Gumball 	2011-2019 	CITV (UK)Nickelodeon (US) 	Nickelodeon Animation StudiosITV Studios AmericaBoulder Media
Pip Ahoy! 	2014-Present	CITV (UK)Nickelodeon (US) 	Nickelodeon Animation StudiosITV Studios AmericaBoulder Media (Season 4)
Danger Mouse (2015 TV Series) 	2015-2019 	CITV (UK)Nickelodeon (US) 	20th Century Fox TelevisionFox Television AnimationFremantleMedia Kids and FamilyThames TelevisionBoulder Media
Magic Marlon 	2016 	CITV (UK)Nick Jr. (US) 	Meridian Television
Daisy & Ollie 	2017-Present	CITV (UK)Nick Jr. (US) 	Meridian Television
The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe	2017 	CITV (UK)Nickelodeon (US) 	Miyu Productions
HeroGliffix 	2020-Present	CITV (UK)Paramount+ (International)	Central Television
Elliott from Earth 	2021-present	CITV (UK)Nickelodeon (US) 	Miyu Productions
Count Duckula (2022) 	2022-Present	CITV (UK)Paramount+ (International)	20th Century Fox TelevisionFox Television AnimationFremantleMedia Kids and FamilyThames TelevisionBoulder Media
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series 	TBA 	CITV (UK)Paramount+ (International)	Nickelodeon Animation StudiosITV Studios AmericaBoulder Media
===Movies===
Title 	Release date 	Distributor 	Co-production with 	Animation Services	Notes
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!	2022 	Paramount Pictures	ITV Studios and Nickelodeon Movies 	Boulder Media 	Released on Paramount+
Pip Ahoy!: The Movie 	July 18, 2025	Paramount Pictures	Paramount Animation, ITV Studios, Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures	NE4U 	
Danger Mouse: The Movie 	TBA 	Paramount Picutres
20th Century Fox	20th Century Fox Animation Studios and ITV Studios 	Boulder Media