9 Story USA

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9 Story USA
FormerlyOut of the Blue Enterprises (2005–2018)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry
  • Animation
  • Preschool
FoundedJanuary 31, 2005;20 years ago (2005-01-31)
Founders
Headquarters,
U.S.
Parent 9 Story Media Group (2018–present)

9 Story USA (formerly Out of the Blue Enterprises), is an American children's television production company based in New York City, founded by the co-creator of the Nickelodeon preschool live action/animated series Blue's Clues (hence the company's name) Angela C. Santomero and fellow ex-Nickelodeon executive Samantha Freeman Alpert. The company served as the producers (with DHX Media's Decode Entertainment unit) of the animated children's television series Super Why! that airs on most PBS stations and on CBC Kids in Canada and Blue's Room which formerly aired on Nick Jr. Out of the Blue, along with Fred Rogers Productions, and 9 Story Media Group, also produces an animated spin-off of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood , entitled Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood , which debuted on PBS Kids affiliates on September 3, 2012. It also produced Wishenpoof! and Creative Galaxy with Amazon Studios for Amazon Video.

Contents

On January 12, 2018, 9 Story Media Group bought Out of the Blue Enterprises. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary. [1]

Filmography

ShowCreator(s)First airedLast airedProduction partner(s)Network
Blue's Clues Traci Paige Johnson
Todd Kessler
Angela C. Santomero
September 6, 1996August 6, 2006 Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon
Blue's Room (season 2) Traci Paige Johnson
Angela C. Santomero
August 6, 2006March 29, 2007 Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Super Why! Angela C. SantomeroSeptember 3, 2007May 12, 2016 Decode Entertainment
C.O.R.E. Toons
PBS (U.S.)
CBC Kids (Canada)
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood September 3, 2012present Fred Rogers Productions
9 Story Media Group
PBS
Creative Galaxy April 19, 2013June 4, 2019 Amazon Studios
9 Story Media Group
Amazon Video
Wishenpoof! February 5, 2014May 9, 2019 DHX Media
Amazon Studios
Charlie's Colorforms City March 22, 2019June 13, 2022DHX Media
9 Story Media Group
Netflix
Blue's Clues & You! Traci Paige Johnson
Todd Kessler
Angela C. Santomero
November 11, 2019presentNickelodeon Animation Studio
Brown Bag Films
9 Story Media Group
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr. Channel
Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show Jack McBrayer
Angela C. Santomero
November 5, 2021October 7, 2022 Jax Media
9 Story Media Group
Brown Bag Films
Apple TV+

References

  1. Dickson, Jeremy (2018-01-12). "9 Story bolsters US presence with Out of the Blue buy". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25.