Sony is acquiring a 41% stake from WildBrain for $457.2 million, increasing its total ownership to 80% and making Peanuts a consolidated subsidiary The Schulz family will maintain their 20% equity ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As a child, Clara Spars, who grew up in Charles M. Schulz’s adoptive hometown of Santa Rosa, assumed that every ...

As a young child, I reacted to the zig-zag line of Charlie Brown’s shirt the way normal kids responded to the Golden Arches. Every stroke of Charles M. Schulz’s legendary Esterbrook 914 Radio pen ...

This December marks the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, a half-hour television special that did something almost unheard of in American pop culture, both then and now. In the middle of ...

If there's one thing all Peanuts fans can agree on, it's the fact that the holiday-centered Peanuts comics are some of the most iconic strips in the entire series. From Halloween to Christmas, Charles ...

Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada’s WildBrain ...

Sony grabbed control of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the ‘Peanuts’ gang in a new mega-deal that gives the company access to the famous group of characters for its movies, video games and other content.

Sony 6758-0.12%decrease; red down pointing triangle is taking control of Snoopy and Charlie Brown, the latest Hollywood power play that leverages cartoon icons across the entertainment industry. The ...

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. signed a definitive agreement with WildBrain Ltd. to buy WildBrain's roughly 41% stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC. Also Read: ...

Sony is paying more than a few peanuts to get majority ownership of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts franchise featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and more. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music ...

The deal is for CAN$630 million, Wildbrain said in a release announcing the deal. That is roughly $457 million U.S. When the transaction is completed, Sony — which already owns approximately 39% of ...