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‘Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Owner Jay Ward Productions Inks Deal With WildBrain (EXCLUSIVE)

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K.J. Yossman Jay Ward Productions, owners of beloved animated series including “Rocky & Bullwinkle” and “George of the Jungle,” have inked a wide-ranging deal with kids and family entertainment group WildBrain.The deal covers distribution, production and licensing of Jay Ward Productions’ portfolio, which also includes “Mr.

Peabody & Sherman,” “Dudley Do-Right,” “Super Chicken” and more.Jay Ward is the legendary animator who created some of the most iconic characters of the 1950s and 60s.

He died in 1989 and the rights in the works have since been managed by Jay Ward Productions, which is headed by Ward’s daughter Tiffany Ward while granddaughter Amber Ward is vice president.As well as adding 788 episodes of Ward animations to its distribution library, including “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” and “Dudley Do-Right” the deal will see WildBrain and Jay Ward Productions creating “brand-new content” based on Ward’s work.

WildBrain CEO Eric Ellenbogen previously worked with Tiffany Ward in 2012, when the duo created Bullwinkle Studios, which was sold to Dreamworks (now part of NBCUniversal).

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