Portfolio Entertainment

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Portfolio Entertainment Inc.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
FounderLisa Olfman
Joy Rosen
Headquarters901 King Street West,
Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3H5
,
Canada [1]
Key people
Lisa Olfman (CEO)
Sonya Roberts (director)
Parent 9 Story Media Group (2024–present) [2]
Divisions Portfolio Animation
Website portfolioentertainment.com

Portfolio Entertainment Inc. 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]

Contents

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]

Productions

Television shows and films

TitleYearsNotes
Groundling Marsh 1994–1997 YTV, Disney Channel, PTV, J.A. Delmage Productions, Lyrick Studios and Groundling Marsh Productions
Adventures with Kanga Roddy 1998International distributor
Toad Patrol 1999–2002International distributor
The Living Century 2000–2003 PBS
Animal Miracles 2001–03International distributor
Cyberchase 2002–2017International distributor; produced by Thirteen New York and Nelvana
RoboRoach 2002–2004Helix Animation
Igloo Gloo2002–2006Zone-3
Bump! 2004–2013International distributor
Carl² 2005–2011 PiP Animation Services
Heads Up!2005–2008International 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! 2012–2017International distributor
Doki 2013–2019 Discovery Kids
Freaktown 2016PiP Animation Services
Bravest Warriors 2017–2018Animation production; season 4 only
Hero Elementary 2020–2022 Twin Cities PBS and PBS Kids
Doomsday Brothers 2020–2021Niveau 12 Media, Tubi, Corus Entertainment

Transitioned to 9 Story and Brown Bag Films

TitleYearsNotes
Breaking BearTBACo-production with Cartel Entertainment, To The Stars, and Tubi [9]

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