Lacey Entertainment

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Lacey Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1994
HeadquartersNew York [1]
Key people
 Brian Lacey
Website Lacey Entertainment

Lacey Entertainment is an American entertainment company founded by Brian Lacey in 1994. The company has been involved in the creation, production, packaging and distribution of a range of entertainment content, including films, documentaries, light entertainment, and children's animated programs. [2]

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Overview

Lacey Entertainment has arranged broadcast placement for various programs on networks and platforms including Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, [3] Cartoon Network, BBC, ITV Network, GMTV, Sky TV, TF1, France Television, M6, Lagardere, [4] YTV, Mediaset, RTL II, TEN Network, Nine Network, Telecinco, Antena 3, Télé-Quebec, Universal Kids, as well as on several over-the-top (OTT) media services. [5] [6] [7]

Brian Lacey has served as an executive producer on co-production projects involving broadcasters and producers in France, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries. [8]

Timeline

Lacey Entertainment was founded in 1994 by Brian Lacey, who has previously worked on children's animated series' including Pokémon , Yu-Gi-Oh , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . [9]

In 1996, the company introduced the light entertainment series America's Dumbest Criminals . [10] Although the company was not the U.S distributor for the series, it co-owns rights to the brand. [11]

In 1997, Lacey Entertainment co-produced the Mr. Men and Little Miss property, contributing to the 52 episode comedy series, The Mr. Men Show, which was initially release in the United States via first-run syndication and later broadcast on Cartoon Network.

During the early 2000s, the company worked on the international rollout of the Japanese animated series Crayon Shin-chan in more than 90 countries, with Brian Lacey as executive producer for the English-language adaptation.

In 2016, the company reached a broadcast agreement with Viacom for worldwide (excluding the United States) distribution of the children's animated series Kiva Can Do!, produced by the Dublin-based studio Kavaleer Productions, for airing on Nick Jr. Channel platforms. [12] The series was later broadcast in 24 languages and in more than 130 countries. [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Lacey Entertainment, Inc. · 39 N Moore St, Apt 6a, New York, NY 100132493". opengovny.com. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nick Jr. Orders More Kiva Can Do!" KidScreen. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ↑ "Nick Jr shows Kiva Can Do! attitude" C21Media. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Kavaleer’s ‘Kiva Can Do!’ Scores New Broadcasters" Animation. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Rai Ragazzi Previews New ‘Topo Gigio’ Series" VideoAge. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  6. ↑ "Lacey in mood for Celebrina" C21Media. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  7. ↑ "RaiPlay releases new Topo Gigio series" Animation Xpress. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  8. ↑ "Lacey lines up Yu-Gi-Oh as next Pokémon" C21 Media. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  9. ↑ "Rai fast-tracks Topo Gigio release" C21Media. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  10. ↑ "About ADC" Archived 2015-12-07 at the Wayback Machine America's Dumbest Criminals. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  11. ↑ "Distribution of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 Cable Royalty Funds" Library of Congress Copyright Office. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  12. ↑ "Nickelodeon invents with Kiva" C21Media. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  13. ↑ (Milligan, Mercedes) "‘Kiva Can Do!’ Premiering Internationally on Nick Jr." Animation. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  14. ↑ "Nick Jr. Goes Global With Kiva Can Do!" KidScreen. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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