Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1991 |
Founder | Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen |
Headquarters | , Canada [1] |
Key people | Lisa Olfman (CEO) Sonya Roberts (Director) |
Parent | 9 Story Media Group (2024-present) [2] |
Divisions | Portfolio Animation |
Website | portfolioentertainment |
Portfolio Entertainment is a Canadian television production and film distribution company owned by 9 Story Media Group. [3] It was founded in 1991 by Lisa Olfman and Joy Rosen with a focus on children's programming, later expanding into primetime and movie production. [4] The company distributes television programming internationally to more than 90 countries, [5] [6] with about four-fifths of its catalogue being in-house productions. [7]
Since February 5, 2024, 9 Story has owned Portfolio Entertainment. Portfolio CEO Lisa Olfman became an executive producer at 9 Story, where she will report to Vince Commisso (CEO and president of 9 Story). [8]
Title | Years | Notes |
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Groundling Marsh | 1994–1997 | YTV, Disney Channel, PTV, J.A. Delmage Productions, Lyrick Studios and Groundling Marsh Productions |
Adventures with Kanga Roddy | 1998 | International distributor |
Toad Patrol | 1999–2002 | International distributor |
The Living Century | 2000–2003 | PBS |
Animal Miracles | 2001–03 | International distributor |
Cyberchase | 2002–2017 | International distributor; produced by Thirteen New York and Nelvana |
RoboRoach | 2002–2004 | Helix Animation |
Igloo Gloo | 2002-2006 | Zone-3 |
Bump! | 2004–2013 | International distributor |
Carl² | 2005–2011 | PiP Animation Services |
Heads Up! | 2005–2008 | International distributor |
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | 2010–2018 | Collingwood & Co., Random House Children's Entertainment, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, KQED, Treehouse TV, Kids' CBC and PBS Kids |
You Gotta Eat Here! | 2012–2017 | International distributor |
Doki | 2013–2019 | Discovery Kids |
Freaktown | 2016 | PiP Animation Services |
Bravest Warriors | 2017–2018 | Animation production; season 4 only |
Hero Elementary | 2020–2022 | Twin Cities PBS and PBS Kids |
Doomsday Brothers | 2020–2021 | Niveau 12 Media, Tubi, Corus Entertainment |
Title | Years | Notes |
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Breaking Bear | TBA | Co-production with Cartel Entertainment, To The Stars, and Tubi [9] |
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