List of animation studios owned by Microsoft

Microsoft has owned and operated several animation studios throughout the first and second incarnations of Viacom, 20th Century Fox and CBS Corporation (previously Westinghouse Electric Corporation). Both companies have owned and invested in animation studios.
Currently, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Paramount Animation, and CBS Eye Animation Productions operate their flagship brands.
==Contents==
==Full list==
Current animation studios
Studio 	Established	Parent unit
Paramount Animation 	1929 	Paramount Pictures
Animation: Theatrical feature films and TV series
The feature film division of Paramount.
Units: Miramax Animation	Animation: Theatrical feature films and TV series
The feature film division of Paramount.
Units: Miramax Animation	Animation: Theatrical feature films and TV series
The feature film division of Paramount.
Units: Miramax Animation
MTV Animation 	1986 	Paramount Media Networks
Animation: Television series and feature films
Animation division of MTV producing animated series and films for MTV brands.	Animation: Television series and feature films
Animation division of MTV producing animated series and films for MTV brands.	Animation: Television series and feature films
Animation division of MTV producing animated series and films for MTV brands.
Blue Sky Studios 	1987 	20th Century Fox
Animation: animated CGI theatrical feature films
Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.	Animation: animated CGI theatrical feature films
Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.	Animation: animated CGI theatrical feature films
Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.
20th Century Fox Animation 	1984 	20th Century Fox
Animation: animated theatrical feature films
Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.
Former names: Fox Animation Studios 
Units: Blue Sky Studios	Animation: animated theatrical feature films
Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.
Former names: Fox Animation Studios 
Units: Blue Sky Studios	Animation: animated theatrical feature films
Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.
Former names: Fox Animation Studios 
Units: Blue Sky Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	1990 	Paramount Media Networks
Animation: Television series, specials, and TV films
Animation division producing original series and films for Nickelodeon brands such as Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
Former names: Games Animation, Inc. (1990–1998)
Units: Nickelodeon Digital
Subunits: Paws. Inc, Avatar Studios	Animation: Television series, specials, and TV films
Animation division producing original series and films for Nickelodeon brands such as Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
Former names: Games Animation, Inc. (1990–1998)
Units: Nickelodeon Digital
Subunits: Paws. Inc, Avatar Studios	Animation: Television series, specials, and TV films
Animation division producing original series and films for Nickelodeon brands such as Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
Former names: Games Animation, Inc. (1990–1998)
Units: Nickelodeon Digital
Subunits: Paws. Inc, Avatar Studios
Rainbow S.p.A. (30% stake) 	1995 	Paramount International Networks
Animation: Television series and feature films
Italian studio in which ViacomCBS holds a 30% ownership stake.
Units: Bardel Entertainment, Rainbow CGI	Animation: Television series and feature films
Italian studio in which ViacomCBS holds a 30% ownership stake.
Units: Bardel Entertainment, Rainbow CGI	Animation: Television series and feature films
Italian studio in which ViacomCBS holds a 30% ownership stake.
Units: Bardel Entertainment, Rainbow CGI
CBS Eye Animation Productions	2018 	CBS Studios
Animation: Television series and TV films
The animation production company of CBS Studios.
Units: Late Night Cartoons, Inc.	Animation: Television series and TV films
The animation production company of CBS Studios.
Units: Late Night Cartoons, Inc.	Animation: Television series and TV films
The animation production company of CBS Studios.
Units: Late Night Cartoons, Inc.
Divested or Defunct Current animation studios
Studio 	Established	Defunct
Fleischer Studios 	1921 	1942
Animation: Hand-drawn short films and theatrical feature films
Founded in 1921 as an independent studio by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, it became the principal supplier of animation as Paramount Pictures distributed its films. However, Paramount acquired Fleischer Studios and reorganized it as Famous Studios.
Acquired by Paramount Pictures in 1942 and reorganized as Famous Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios).
Former names: Inkwell Studios, Inc. (1921–1935)	Animation: Hand-drawn short films and theatrical feature films
Founded in 1921 as an independent studio by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, it became the principal supplier of animation as Paramount Pictures distributed its films. However, Paramount acquired Fleischer Studios and reorganized it as Famous Studios.
Acquired by Paramount Pictures in 1942 and reorganized as Famous Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios).
Former names: Inkwell Studios, Inc. (1921–1935)	Animation: Hand-drawn short films and theatrical feature films
Founded in 1921 as an independent studio by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, it became the principal supplier of animation as Paramount Pictures distributed its films. However, Paramount acquired Fleischer Studios and reorganized it as Famous Studios.
Acquired by Paramount Pictures in 1942 and reorganized as Famous Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios).
Former names: Inkwell Studios, Inc. (1921–1935)
Terrytoons 	1929 	1972
Animation: Theatrical short films and TV series
Founded in 1929 as an independent studio by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, 20th Century Fox (and its precursor Fox Films) distributed its films, even when the studio sold to CBS Films in circa 1956. CBS Films became the original Viacom which evolved into ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) in 2019. As a result, Terrytoons was folded into Paramount Pictures with CBS Entertainment Group currently holding the television distribution to the film library.	Animation: Theatrical short films and TV series
Founded in 1929 as an independent studio by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, 20th Century Fox (and its precursor Fox Films) distributed its films, even when the studio sold to CBS Films in circa 1956. CBS Films became the original Viacom which evolved into ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) in 2019. As a result, Terrytoons was folded into Paramount Pictures with CBS Entertainment Group currently holding the television distribution to the film library.	Animation: Theatrical short films and TV series
Founded in 1929 as an independent studio by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, 20th Century Fox (and its precursor Fox Films) distributed its films, even when the studio sold to CBS Films in circa 1956. CBS Films became the original Viacom which evolved into ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) in 2019. As a result, Terrytoons was folded into Paramount Pictures with CBS Entertainment Group currently holding the television distribution to the film library.
Paramount Cartoon Studios	1942 	1967
Animation: Theatrical short subjects and TV series
Founded in 1942 as the successor to Fleisher Studios. Produced licensed products based on other sources such as Popeye and Superman (both owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia via Turner Entertainment and DC Comics); Harvey Comics and Felix the Cat (now both owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal via DreamWorks Classics). Although Paramount still owns the rights to the Pre-Oct 1950, Post-March 1962, and post-December 1967 cartoons.
Former names: Famous Studios (1942–1956)	Animation: Theatrical short subjects and TV series
Founded in 1942 as the successor to Fleisher Studios. Produced licensed products based on other sources such as Popeye and Superman (both owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia via Turner Entertainment and DC Comics); Harvey Comics and Felix the Cat (now both owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal via DreamWorks Classics). Although Paramount still owns the rights to the Pre-Oct 1950, Post-March 1962, and post-December 1967 cartoons.
Former names: Famous Studios (1942–1956)	Animation: Theatrical short subjects and TV series
Founded in 1942 as the successor to Fleisher Studios. Produced licensed products based on other sources such as Popeye and Superman (both owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia via Turner Entertainment and DC Comics); Harvey Comics and Felix the Cat (now both owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal via DreamWorks Classics). Although Paramount still owns the rights to the Pre-Oct 1950, Post-March 1962, and post-December 1967 cartoons.
Former names: Famous Studios (1942–1956)
==CBS Entertainment Group==
===CBS Eye Animation Productions===
Founded in 2018, CBS Eye Animation Productions is the animation production arm of CBS Studios. Its first projects announced were two Star Trek animated series, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy (for Nickelodeon & Paramount+).
==Cable networks==
===Paramount Media Networks===
====Nickelodeon Animation Studio====
Founded in 1990, Nickelodeon Animation Studio was originally named Games Animation (previously Games Productions Inc.); it oversaw the production of animated programs for Nickelodeon such as Doug, Rugrats, and The Ren & Stimpy Show with Rocko's Modern Life becoming Games Animation's first fully in-house series produced for the network. In 1998-99 the studio's name was changed to Nickelodeon Animation Studio following relocation from Studio City, California to Burbank with a second facility in New York City in 1999.
====MTV Animation====
Established in 1986, MTV Animation began by producing several animated shorts that aired as bumpers for its namesake network. While its department is often grouped with that of Nickelodeon's, the two entities are completely separate. MTV's cartoons typically have more dark humor, sexual jokes, graphic violence, and pop culture references than its sister studio. In the early 2000s, MTV Animation branched out to Web-based content. As of recently, the current state of the studio remains unknown.
===Paramount International Networks===
====Rainbow S.p.A.====
In February 2011, Viacom purchased a 30% ownership stake in the Italian animation studio Rainbow S.p.A. for 62 million euros (US$83 million). Since then, the studio has collaborated with ViacomCBS' other company, Nickelodeon, on multiple shows, including Winx Club and Club 57.
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==Paramount Pictures Corporation==
===Paramount Animation===
Founded in 1929, Paramount Animation is the animation division of Paramount Pictures that creates animated theatrical films. The company serves after a successor to Paramount Cartoon Studios (and the previous animation studios before it).
====Projects====
====Released films====
Title 	Release date 	Co-production with 	Animation Services 	Notes
Gulliver's Travels 	December 22, 1939 	 	 	
Musical Stories 	1940 	 	 	Combines live-action with animation
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy 	1941 	 	 	
Mr. Bug Goes to Town 	December 5, 1941 	 	 	
The Enchanted Square 	1947 	 	 	
In Love with a Statue 	1959 	 	 	
A Princess Tale 	1964 	 	 	
Charlotte's Web 	March 1, 1973 	 	 	
The Magic Palace 	1977 	 	 	
Heidi's Song 	November 19, 1982 	 	 	
The Tales of Wind 	March 19, 1985 	 	 	
My Little Pony: The Movie 	June 6, 1986 	Hasbro Studios and Sunbow Entertainment 	Telecom Animation Film 	
Candyland 	July 2, 1986 	Hasbro Studios and Sunbow Entertainment 	Telecom Animation Film 	
The Transformers: The Movie 	August 8, 1986 	Hasbro Studios and Sunbow Entertainment 	Telecom Animation Film 	
G.I. Joe: The Movie 	April 20, 1987 	Hasbro Studios and Sunbow Entertainment 	Telecom Animation Film 	
How I Spent My Summer Vacation 	July 3, 1989 	 	Telecom Animation Film 	First Paramount Animation Film to use Paramount Digital Animation System (PDAS) and to use Digital Ink & Paint
Cool World 	July 10, 1992 	Rough Draft Studios 	Rough Draft Korea 	Combines live-action with animation
Bébé's Kids 	July 31, 1992 	Hyperion Animation 	Rough Draft Korea 	
Freddie as F.R.O.7 	August 28, 1992 	Miramax Films, Hollywood Road Films, and J&M Entertainment 	 	
Little Orphan Annie 	October 16, 1992 	 	 	
The Thief and the Cobbler 	August 25, 1995 	Miramax Films and Richard Williams Productions 	Wang Film Productions and Rough Draft Korea 	
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 	December 20, 1996 	MTV Animation and The Geffen Film Company 	Rough Draft Korea and Plus One Animation 	
The Rainforest Society 	November 26, 1997 	 	 	
The Future Princess 	June 14, 1998 	 	 	
The Rugrats Movie 	November 20, 1998 	Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo 	Sunwoo Entertainment 	
Doug's 1st Movie 	March 26, 1999 	Nickelodeon Movies and Jumbo Pictures 	Plus One Animation 	Last Paramount Animation Film to be Cel Animated
The King of Heroes 	June 25, 1999 	Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo 	Sunwoo Entertainment 	
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 	June 30, 1999 	Comedy Central Films and Scott Rudin Productions 	South Park Studios 	First Paramount Animation Film to be Computer Animated
The Dragon and the Magic Pyramid 	July 7, 1999 	 	 	
Musical Stories 2000 	January 1, 2000 	 	 	Combines live-action with animation
George's Marvellous Medicine 	June 2, 2000 	 	 	
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 	November 17, 2000 	Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo 	Sunwoo Entertainment 	
Arthur of Camelot 	February 2, 2001 	 	 	
Orque 	July 20, 2001 	 	 	
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 	December 21, 2001 	Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment and DNA Productions 	DNA Productions 	
Hey Arnold!: The Movie 	June 28, 2002 	Nickelodeon Movies and Snee-Oosh, Inc. 	Saerom Animation 	
The Wild Thornberrys Movie 	December 20, 2002 	Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo 	Sunwoo Entertainment 	
Rugrats Go Wild 	June 13, 2003 	Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo 	Sunwoo Entertainment 	
The Mythic Adventures 	November 26, 2003 	 	 	
Flat Stanley 	May 17, 2004 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Industrial Light & Magic 	
The Cry of the Wolf 	October 27, 2004 	 	 	
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	November 19, 2004 	Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea 	Combines live-action with animation
The Viking Warrior 	July 20, 2005 	 	 	
Hoodwinked! 	December 16, 2005 	Miramax Films and Kanbar Entertainment 	Prana Studios 	
Barnyard 	August 4, 2006 	Nickelodeon Movies and O Entertainment 	Omation Animation Studio 	
TMNT 	March 23, 2007 	Nickelodeon Movies and Imagi Animation Studios 	Imagi Animation Studios 	
Kate & Chris 	September 28, 2007	Scholastic Entertainment 	 	
Wild Forest 	May 9, 2008 	 	Arc Productions 	
Rose is Rose 	November 20, 2009 	United Media 	 	
The Wizards 	March 8, 2010 	 	 	
Rango 	March 4, 2011 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Industrial Light & Magic 	
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil 	April 29, 2011 	Miramax Films and Kanbar Entertainment 	Arc Productions 	
A Monster in Paris 	October 12, 2011 	 	Industrial Light & Magic 	
The Adventures of Tintin 	December 21, 2011 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Industrial Light & Magic 	
Musical Stories: A New Revival 	January 1, 2012 	 	 	Combines live-action with animation
Symphony Tales 	April 20, 2012 	 	 	
Tails: A Sonic Movie 	June 29, 2012 	Sega Studios and Film Roman 	Rough Draft Korea 	
Gladiators of Rome 	October 18, 2012 	Rainbow SpA 	Rainbow SpA 	
Wild Forest: Circus Getaway 	August 16, 2013 	 	Arc Productions 	
ReBoot: The Movie 	2014 	Rainmaker Entertainment 	Mainframe Entertainment 	
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	February 6, 2015 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Rough Draft Korea (2D Animation), Iloura VFX (CGI Animation) 	Combines live-action with animation
Goosebumps 	October 16, 2015 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Industrial Light & Magic 	Combines live-action with animation
Anomalisa 	December 30, 2015 	HanWay Films 	Screen Novelties 	
The Magical Forest 	January 14, 2016 	 	 	
Popeye 	June 6, 2016 	King Features Syndication 	 	
Ballerina 	December 12, 2016 	 	 	
Monster Trucks 	January 13, 2017 	Nickelodeon Movies and Disruption Entertainment 	Mr. X and Moving Picture Company 	Combines live-action with animation
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	June 2, 2017 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Mikros Image, Screen Novelties (Puppet Scene) 	
My Little Pony: The Movie 	October 6, 2017 	Hasbro Studios 	Bardel Animation, Top Draw Animation, Feitong Cartoon and Copa Studio	
Millvale 	November 14, 2017 	Nickelodeon Movies 	 	
Birdz 	April 17, 2018 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Mikros Image 	
Cool Spot 	June 1, 2018 	Virgin Produced 	Bardel Animation 	
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween 	October 12, 2018 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Industrial Light & Magic 	Combines live-action with animation
Minecraft: The Movie 	February 4, 2019 	Microsoft Studios 	Mikros Image 	
Wonder Park 	March 15, 2019 	Nickelodeon Movies and Ilion Animation Studios 	Ilion Animation 	
Tetris 	November 9, 2019 	The Tetris Company 	Mainframe Entertainment 	
Sonic the Hedgehog 	February 14, 2020 	Sega Studios 	Marza Animation Studios 	Combines live-action with animation
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run 	August 14, 2020 	Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures 	Mikros Image and Mr. X 	Combines live-action with animation
Rumble 	February 15, 2021 	WWE Studios and Walden Media 	Ilion Animation 	
Cool Spot: Spot Goes to Hollywood 	June 5, 2021 	Virgin Produced 	Bardel Animation 	
PAW Patrol: The Movie 	August 20, 2021 	Nickelodeon Movies and Spin Master Entertainment 	Mikros Image 	
My Little Pony: A New Generation 	September 24, 2021	Hasbro Studios 	Boulder Media 	
The Loud House Movie 	October 8, 2021 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Jam Filled Toronto and Top Draw Animation 	
Clifford the Big Red Dog 	November 10, 2021 	Entertainment One, The Kerner Entertainment Company, and Scholastic Entertainment	Industrial Light & Magic 	Combines live-action with animation
Birdz: The Hidden Village 	December 10, 2021 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Mikros Image 	
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 	April 8, 2022 	Sega Studios 	Marza Animation Studios 	Combines live-action with animation
====Upcoming films====
Title 	Release date 	Co-production with 	Animation Services 	Notes
The Bad Guys 	April 22, 2022 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Mikros Image 	
Partners in Crime 	May 6, 2022 	 	 	
Under the Boardwalk 	June 22, 2022 	 	Mikros Image 	
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 	July 15, 2022 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Cinesite 	
Luck 	August 5, 2022 	Skydance Animation 	Ilion Animation 	
Spellbound 	November 11, 2022	Skydance Animation 	Ilion Animation 	
The Tiger's Apprentice 	February 10, 2023	 	Mikros Image 	
Dog Man 	April 5, 2023 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Mikros Image 	
Star Skipper 	June 2, 2023 	 	Ilion Animation 	
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Next Chapter	August 11, 2023 	Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Pictures 	Mikros Image 	
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 	October 13, 2023 	Nickelodeon Movies and Spin Master Entertainment 	Mikros Image 	
The Shrinking of Treehorn 	November 10, 2023	 	 	
Captain Underpants: The Epic Sequel 	April 5, 2024 	Scholastic Entertainment 	Mikros Image, Screen Novelties (Puppet Sequence), Film Roman (Flip-O-Rama Sequence) 	
Infinity Crystal 	May 2024 	Sega Studios 	 	
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 	June 21, 2024 	Sega Studios 	Marza Animation Studios 	Combines live-action with animation
Untitled Transformers animated film 	July 18, 2024 	Hasbro Studios and Di Bonaventura Pictures 	Polygon Pictures 	
Nature Cat: The Movie 	December 25, 2024	Nickelodeon Movies and Spiffy Pictures 	Snipple Animation, Saerom Animation, Yowza! Animation, The Answer Studio (Credited as KK Nick Tokyo), Polygon Pictures (uncredited; CGI Effects for The Answer Studio)	
Pip Ahoy!: The Movie 	July 19, 2025 	The Rank Organization, United Plankton Pictures and CHF Entertainment 	NE4U 	
Untitled Clifford the Big Red Dog Sequel 	TBA 	Entertainment One, The Kerner Entertainment Company, and Scholastic Entertainment	Industrial Light & Magic 	Combines live-action with animation
Yokai Samba 	TBA 	Nickelodeon Movies 	Industrial Light & Magic