Nerd Corps Entertainment

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Nerd Corps Entertainment
Company type Division
Founded2002;23 years ago (2002)
Founder
Defunct2016;9 years ago (2016)
FateMerged with Studio B Productions to form DHX Studios
Successor
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
,
Canada
Key people
  • Ken Faier (President)
  • Asaph Fipke (CEO)
  • Chuck Johnson (COO)
Parent DHX Media (2014–2016)
Website nerdcorps.com (archived January 26, 2013)
The evolution of WildBrain
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1968 FilmFair London is founded
1971DIC Audiovisuel is founded
1972 Strawberry Shortcake brand is first developed
1974 CPLG is founded
1976CINAR and Colossal Pictures are founded
1982DIC Enterprises is founded
1984 Ragdoll Productions is founded
1987DIC Audiovisuel closes
1988 Studio B Productions is founded
1992 Epitome Pictures is founded
1993DIC Enterprises becomes DIC Entertainment
1994Both Wild Brain and Red Rover Studios were founded, DIC Entertainment brands as The Incredible World of DIC
1995Platinum Disc Corporation is founded
1996CINAR buys FilmFair's library
1997 Decode Entertainment is founded
1999Wild Brain acquires Colossal Pictures' employee base
2002 Nerd Corps Entertainment is founded
2004Halifax Film Company is founded, CINAR rebrands as Cookie Jar Group
2005Platinum Disc Corporation merge as Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
2006Decode and Halifax Film merge as DHX Media, DIC acquires CPLG, and Ragdoll Worldwide is formed with BBC Worldwide; Wildbrain acquires stake in Kidrobot
2007DHX Media buys Studio B Productions and Wild Brain becomes Wildbrain Entertainment
2008Cookie Jar Group merges DIC and House of Cool absorbs Red Rover Studios
2010DHX Media buys Wildbrain Entertainment‚ and Peanuts Worldwide is founded
2011Decode Entertainment and Red Rover Studios closes
2012DHX Media buys Cookie Jar Group, Wildbrain Entertainment acquires Kidrobot as a whole
2013DHX Media acquires Ragdoll Worldwide’s back catalogue
2014DHX Media buys Epitome Pictures, Nerd Corps, and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's family content library, as well as Family, the Canadian English-language version of Disney Junior, the Canadian French-language version of Disney Junior, and the Canadian version of Disney XD; National Entertainment Collectibles Association acquires Kidrobot from Wildbrain Entertainment
2016The WildBrain multi-channel network launches and Studio B and Nerd Corps merge as DHX Studios
2017Wildbrain Entertainment closes; DHX Media buys Peanuts Worldwide and Strawberry Shortcake
2018Halifax Film becomes Island of Misfits
2019DHX Media rebrands as WildBrain, Epitome Pictures closes, and the WildBrain MCN becomes WildBrain Spark
2020CPLG becomes WildBrain CPLG
2021Echo Bridge folds into SP Distribution
2023WildBrain acquires House of Cool
2024WildBrain Spark merged into its parent company as WildBrain London

Nerd Corps Entertainment was a Canadian animation studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded by former Mainframe Studios producers Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in 2002, it specialized in CGI animation, computer animation, and Flash animation.

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Aside just animation, Nerd Corps developed and produced in-house television works and produced promotional materials and creative services for merchandising and licensing partners. [1]

It was acquired by DHX Media on December 24, 2014, [2] [3] who then merged it with another acquired animation studio, Studio B Productions, to form its in-house flagship division, DHX Studios in 2016.

The studio notably produces the Monster High animated films for Mattel and animated series including Slugterra , Blaze and the Monster Machines , Kate & Mim-Mim , Storm Hawks , League of Super Evil , Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 , and Max Steel .

History

On December 24, 2014, Canadian company DHX Media acquired Nerd Corps. [2] [3]

In 2016, the former Nerd Corps team was relocated to a new facility in Vancouver, which also houses the former Studio B Productions, an animation studio which DHX Media acquired in 2007. [4]

Productions

Television series

Feature films

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References

  1. ↑ "About". Nerd Corps Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 Vlessing, Etan (December 2, 2014). "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Cartoon Maker Nerd Corps". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Canada's DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps". Toonzone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Chan, Kenneth (February 3, 2016). "DHX Studios to open new state-of-the-art animation facility in Vancouver". VanCity Buzz . Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jerry (July 2014). "Shout Factory to Release "Slugterra" Theatrical Feature i | Animation Scoop". IndieWire Blogs. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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