DIC Entertainment
international film and television production company
DIC Entertainment Corporation (; formerly known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, later DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions, sometimes stylized as DİC) was a French-American film and television production company and animation studio. As a former division of The Walt Disney Company, DIC produced live-action feature films and licensed numerous anime series.
In 2008, DIC was acquired by Cookie Jar Group in June and was later folded into Cookie Jar in July. As of 2026, most of the DIC library is currently owned by WildBrain (formerly DHX Media) after the company acquired Cookie Jar in October 2012.
History
1971–1982: DIC Audiovisuel
Diffusion Information Commercial (DIC) was founded in France in 1971 by Jean Chalopin as part of the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (now RTL Group), a well-established media company as the successor of OGAP (Office de Gestion et d'Action Publicitaire) in 1968 by Chalopin. Initially, DIC focused on producing commercials for television. Chalopin decided to shift his company into the production studio to focused on making animated series.
In 1981, DIC formed a partnership with Tokyo Movie Shinsha, a Japanese animation studio. As part of this collaboration, DIC assisted in animating several TMS programs, including the popular series Ulysses 31. Additionally, DIC created an unaired pilot called Lupin VIII during this period.
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