Rankin Bass Animated Entertainment

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1960–1968	1968–1971	1971–1989, 2001

Videocraft International Limited[]

1960–1968[]

Rankin/Bass Productions (1968–1987), Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment (1985–1989, 2000)[]

1968–1971[]

Designer:

Toei Animation

Typography:

Folio Medium Extended (with unicase alternates)

Launched:

November 23, 1968

1971–1989, 2001[]

Designer:

Topcraft (now Studio Ghibli)
Pacific Animation (now Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc.)

Typography:

Folio Medium Extended (with unicase alternates)
ITC Lubalin Graph Std Bold (modified)

Launched:

1971

After Tomorrow Entertainment had bought out the Rankin/Bass name, the logo was modified so that the height and width of the rectangle on the left would match the two circles on the right.

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DreamWorks Animation

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Traditionally-animated films:
The Prince of Egypt | The Road to El Dorado | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Aardman Animations:
Chicken Run | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Flushed Away

Direct-to-video/Streaming films:
Joseph: King of Dreams | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Orion and the Dark | Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate

Cancelled films:
Me and My Shadow | B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations | Larrikins

Upcoming shows:
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory | Bearbrick | The Gumazing Gum Girl! | Mighty MonsterWheelies

Television networks
DreamWorks Channel³

¹Co-owned with Reach High Media Group.
²Co-owned with Hearst Corporation and Verizon Communications. Now owned by Paramount.
³Co-owned with NBCUniversal International Networks.
⁴Co-owned with Peacock
⁵Joint venture with Ion Media, NBCUniversal, Corus Entertainment, and Scholastic Corporation.
⁶Sold its stake to Ion Media.
⁷Libraries from NBCUniversal (excluding Popeye and Superman, copyrighted by Warner Bros. Discovery), owned by Paramount.

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Predecessors

Other assets:
Fandango Media (assets)¹¹ | The Wolper Organization | Turner Entertainment Co. | Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures | WaterTower Music

Specialty streaming:
Discovery VR | Motor Trend On Demand

Other assets:
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (OneFifty | Stage 13 | Uninterrupted) | Food.com | Discovery Digital Studios

CNN Worldwide
U.S. domestic networks
CNN

Former channels
CNN-D (Germany) | CNN Philippines (English) | CNN+ (TV channel)³² (Spanish) | CNN Airport

Free TV Networks:
The365 | Outlaw | Defy | VCR Action | VCR Haha

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HBO

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Other assets
HBO Go | HBO Max (Belgium & the Netherlands)

Upcoming programming
The White House Plumbers

¹15% with Robert Johnson, BET executives and shareholders, Taft Television & Radio Company and Liberty Media/Tele-Communications Inc., sold its stake in 1996.
²50% with Viacom (1990-2003).
³Joint venture with CBS and Columbia Pictures. In December 1986, TriStar was sold to Columbia Pictures.
⁴Joint venture with Mei Ah Entertainment.
⁵Co-owned by Bell Media.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

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Ole Distribution

Joint-venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and Ole Communications

A+E Networks Latin America
A&E | History Channel | History 2 | Lifetime

Sony Pictures Television Networks Latin America
Sony Channel | Sony Movies | AXN

Others:
IVC Network

¹ Most channels distributed in Spanish-speaking Latin America by Ole Distribution. Brazil distribution and marketing are handled by Globo; except for Universal+, E! and DreamWorks, whose Brazilian versions are also operated by NBCUIN LATAM and distributed by Ole Distribution
² Except in Mexico, where distribution are handled by Televisa Networks

Streaming services:
Max

¹Licensed to Novus Mídia.
²Licensed to Carey Media Group.
³Under license from NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴Sold to ViacomCBS.

Benelux: Discovery Channel | Cartoon Network | TLC (NL | BE)

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TVN Warner Bros. Discovery

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Canal+ Group and Liberty Global.
²	Acquired from Grupa ITI, sold to Ringier Axel Springer Polska.
³	Acquired from Grupa ITI, merged with Cyfra+.

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Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Free-to-air television
Three | Bravo¹ | eden | Rush | HGTV

Services
ThreeNews³ | ThreeNow

Defunct
Food Network | ThreeLife

Former
The Edge | The Breeze | Newshub²

Notes
¹Co-owned with NBCUniversal
²Replaced by ThreeNews
³Produced by Stuff

TNT Sports
U.S. television networks:
NBA TV | MLB Network (16.67%)¹⁶ | Motor Trend

International networks:
TNT Sports:
Argentina | Brazil | Chile (Basic, Premium) | Mexico
UK & Ireland²⁸ (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ultimate | Box Office | Box Office 2 | Films)

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Motor Trend Group

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Magazines:
Four Wheeler | Hot Rod | Motor Trend

Other assets:
Television channel: Motor Trend | Streaming service: Motor Trend On Demand

Content sales & distribution:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution | Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (Studio Distribution Services²⁷)

Notes

¹	Minority stake, co-owned by Lantern Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Joint venture with Liberty Global.
³	12.5% stake co-owned with Paramount, the remaining 75% stake is owned by Nexstar Media Group.
⁴	Joint venture with Harpo Studios.
⁵	Majority stake, co-owned by Nexstar Media Group.
⁶	Joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
⁷	Joint venture with Hasbro.
⁸	Co-owned by Corus Entertainment
⁹	Co-owned by Bell Media.
¹⁰	Minority stake. Co-owned with Holding Bethia.
¹¹	Co-owned/under license by NBCUniversal (Comcast).
¹²	Co-owned by Channel Four Television Corporation.
¹³	Joint venture with Mei Ah Entertainment.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
¹⁵	Joint venture with Nine Entertainment Co..
¹⁶	Minority stake, co-owned by Major League Baseball, NBCUniversal (Comcast), Charter Communications and Cox Communications.
¹⁷	Co-owned by Novus Mídia.
¹⁸	Co-owned by Trans Media (CT Corp).
¹⁹	Co-owned by TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited).
²⁰	Co-owned by Nine Media Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned by FTV Prima.
²²	Co-owned by TV Asahi Holdings Corporation.
²³	Joint venture with ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
²⁴	Joint venture with National Media Group.
²⁵	Minority stake, co-owned by Canal+ Group (Vivendi) and Liberty Global.
²⁶	Joint venture with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
²⁷	Joint venture with BT.
²⁸	Co-owned by Mediaset.
²⁹	Co-owned by Seven West Media.
³⁰	Joint venture with Media Capital.
³¹	Joint venture with PRISA.
³²	Joint venture with Intact Media Group.
³³	Joint venture with SRMG.
³⁴	Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³⁵	Joint venture with Nelvana.
³⁶	Joint venture with Carey Media Holdings.

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Comcast

Predecessors:

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Streaming:
Peacock (Peacock Kids | Peacock Jr)

Distribution:
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios | NBCUniversal Global Distribution

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises Group
Television channels:
Telemundo | Universo | TeleXitos

Production and distribution:
Telemundo Global Studios | Telemundo International Studios

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Universal Destinations & Experiences

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Resorts:
Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Beijing Resort

Upcoming:
Universal Kids Resort | Universal Epic Universe | Universal Horror Unleashed

Other:
Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights

Former/Defunct/Cancelled:
Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Moscow | Universal Studios Port Adventura³ | Wet 'n Wild Orlando¹ | Universal Studios Korea

Notes

¹	Part of Universal Orlando Resort.
²	Part of Universal Beijing Resort.
³	Part of Universal Mediterranea.

Universal Destinations & Experiences (2023)

Further list: List Of NBC O&O

NBCUniversal News Group
CNBC (World) | NBC News (NBC News Now | NBC News Radio²⁴) | NBCNews.com | MSNBC

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
³	Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁴	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁵	NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁶	NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁷	Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁸	Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
⁹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
¹⁰	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹	Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license
¹²	Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³	Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
¹⁴	Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Trans Corp.
¹⁶	Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.
¹⁷	Co-owned with Major League Baseball.
¹⁸	Previously owned by Walmart.
¹⁹	Sold its stake to Ion Media.
²⁰	Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned with Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand.
²²	Co-owned with Seven West Media.
²³	GE sold to Westwood One.
²⁴	In partnership with IHeartMedia, Inc.
²⁵	Joint-venture with Nikkei and TV Tokyo.
²⁶	Joint-venture with Class Editori and Mediaset.
²⁷	Co-owned with Mediawan Thematics.

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Sky Group

Part of Comcast

UK & Ireland
Free-to-air channels
Challenge | Sky Arts | Sky Mix | Sky News

Joint-venture channels
A+E Networks UK (50%, with A&E Networks): Sky History | Sky History2 | Blaze | Crime & Investigation
Paramount International Networks: Comedy Central (Extra) (25%)
GINX Esports TV (50%, with ITV plc)

Sky Cinema channels
Premiere | Highlights | Action | Family | Classics

Sky Sport channels
News | Top Event | F1 | Premier League | Mix | Tennis | Golf | UHD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Sky Sport Bundesliga channels
Bundesliga | UHD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Sky Sport Austria channels
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Italy
Free to air channels
TV8 | Cielo | Sky TG24

Sky Calcio channels
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

Notes

¹	Joint venture with A+E Networks.
²	Joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Tata Group.
³	Joint venture with Paramount International Networks.

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Streaming:
Peacock (Peacock Kids | Peacock Jr)

Distribution:
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios | NBCUniversal Global Distribution

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises Group
Television channels:
Telemundo | Universo | TeleXitos

Production and distribution:
Telemundo Global Studios | Telemundo International Studios

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Universal Destinations & Experiences

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Resorts:
Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Beijing Resort

Upcoming:
Universal Kids Resort | Universal Epic Universe | Universal Horror Unleashed

Other:
Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights

Former/Defunct/Cancelled:
Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Moscow | Universal Studios Port Adventura³ | Wet 'n Wild Orlando¹ | Universal Studios Korea

Notes

¹	Part of Universal Orlando Resort.
²	Part of Universal Beijing Resort.
³	Part of Universal Mediterranea.

Further list: List Of NBC O&O

NBCUniversal News Group
CNBC (World) | NBC News (NBC News Now | NBC News Radio²⁴) | NBCNews.com | MSNBC

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
³	Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁴	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁵	NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁶	NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁷	Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁸	Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
⁹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
¹⁰	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹	Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license
¹²	Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³	Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
¹⁴	Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Trans Corp.
¹⁶	Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.
¹⁷	Co-owned with Major League Baseball.
¹⁸	Previously owned by Walmart.
¹⁹	Sold its stake to Ion Media.
²⁰	Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned with Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand.
²²	Co-owned with Seven West Media.
²³	GE sold to Westwood One.
²⁴	In partnership with IHeartMedia, Inc.
²⁵	Joint-venture with Nikkei and TV Tokyo.
²⁶	Joint-venture with Class Editori and Mediaset.
²⁷	Co-owned with Mediawan Thematics.

Rankin Bass Animated Entertainment

Videocraft International Limited[]

1960–1968[]

Rankin/Bass Productions (1968–1987), Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment (1985–1989, 2000)[]

1968–1971[]

1971–1989, 2001[]

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