WildBrain

**WildBrain**, formerly **DHX Media** until 2019, is a Canadian media production, distribution, and broadcasting company. Formed in 2006 by the merger of Decode Entertainment and the Halifax Film Company, the company is the largest independent owner of children's television in the industry. Most of their shows are from predecessor companies (AKA companies they bought out), such as Cookie Jar Entertainment, DiC Entertainment, the aforementioned Decode Entertainment, and Studio B Productions. The company is most well-known as the distributor of the likes of *Caillou*, *Teletubbies*, *Peanuts*, *Inspector Gadget*, and *Degrassi*.

On September 23, 2019, DHX Media was renamed WildBrain (a name originally associated with WildBrain Entertainment, a company they acquired in 2010), while renaming its multi-channel network to WildBrain Spark, which serves clips and full episodes of its own programming as well as third-party brands such as *Larva*, *Horrid Henry*, and *Ben 10*.

## Shows produced/distributed by WildBrain

* The Adventures of Paddington Bear (originally by Cinar)
* Archie's Weird Mysteries (originally by DiC Entertainment)
* Being Ian (Originally by Studio B Productions, rights shared with Nelvana)
* Bob the Bulider (Classic) (originally by HIT Entertainment; rights shared with Mattel)
* Bob the Builder (Reboot) (originally by HIT Entertainment and Rainmaker Studios; rights shared with Mattel)
* The Busy World of Richard Scarry (originally by Cinar and Paramount Television)
* Class of the Titans (originally by Studio B Productions; rights shared with Nelvana)
* Fireman Sam (originally by Bumper Films and HIT Entertainment; rights shared with Mattel)
* Inspector Gadget (originally by DiC Entertainment; Season 1 co-produced by Nelvana)
* Kate & Mim-Mim (originally by Nerd Corps, rights shared with Boat Rocker Rights)
* Madeline (originally by Cinar and DiC Entertainment)
* Monster Math Squad
* Ned's Newt (Season 2; primarily produced/distributed by Nelvana)
* Pirates: Adventures in Art
* Rainbow Ruby
* Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (originally by DiC Entertainment)
* Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (originally by DiC Entertainment)
* You & Me

## Trivia

* *Busytown Mysteries* (which is distributed by them) was planned to air on Qubo in late 2007. However, this never happened due to Cookie Jar Entertainment's purchase of DiC Entertainment in July 2008, which ultimately led to the former owning the latter's CBS Saturday morning block KEWLopolis. As a result, the show instead premiered in 2009, when the block was reformatted as Cookie Jar TV. The show continued to air on the block until September 21, 2013. Cookie Jar TV was subsequently replaced with CBS Dream Team a week later. *The Busy World of Richard Scarry* soon premiered on Qubo Channel in 2013.
* *Liberty’s Kids* (which is also distributed by them) was announced to air on Qubo in 2013, but just like Busytown Mysteries, it never aired due to CBS owning the broadcast rights at the time. Liberty's Kids would also continue to air until September 21, 2013. Ironically, CBS now holds streaming rights to *Archie's Weird Mysteries*, *Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?*, *Bob the Builder* (both incarnations), *The Adventures of Paddington Bear*, *Inspector Gadget*, and *Madeline*.