Cookie Jar Group
Canadian media production and distribution company
Cookie Jar Group was a Canadian media production and distribution company. Micheline Charest and Ronald A. Weinberg started it in 1976 in the United States as just a distributor. In 1984 they moved to Montreal and started to make children's TV series.[1] The company made series including Papa Beaver's Storytime, The Cat Tales, The Babaloos, Wimzie's House, The Little Lulu Show, Miffy: Colors, Numbers and Shapes, The Adventures of Paddington Bear, The Animal Crackers, The Secret World of Santa Claus, Mumble Bumble and Mona the Vampire. DHX Media bought the company in 2012.
 Final logo, used from 2004 to 2014 | |
| Cookie Jar Group | |
| Formerly |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Television production Animation |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founders | Micheline Charest Ronald A. Weinberg |
| Defunct | December 25, 2014 |
| Fate | Acquired by, merged with, and folded into DHX Media |
| Successor | |
| Headquarters | Official office: 266 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada International offices: 1055 René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2800 SW Barton St, |
Number of locations | 3 (2006) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Hirsh (CEO) Lesley Taylor (President) |
| Parent | DHX Media |
| Divisions | Cookie Jar Entertainment Cookie Jar Education Cookie Jar Consumer Products Horn Rims Productions KidsCo Copyright Promotions Licensing Group |
| Website | www.thecookiejarcompany.com |
Other names
changeThe company's original name was CINAR. It changed its name in 2004 to Cookie Jar Group. In 2014 it became DHX Cookie Jar Inc.
References
change- ↑ Brenda Branswell (April 28, 2003). "Cinar Films (Profile)". Macleans. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via The Canadian Encyclopedia.
Other websites
change- Company website (archived on April 27, 2006)
- Jaroo Official Streaming Episodes Site
- DIC Entertainment Cartoons at the Big Cartoon Database