| Splash Entertainment, LLC. | |
| Former Name: | Mike Young Productions, Inc. (1990–2009) MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC (2009–2013) Taffy Entertainment (2004–2009) |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Animation Television series Motion pictures |
| Predecessors: | Crest Animation Productions MoonScoop Group |
| Founders: | Mike Young Liz Young Bill Schultz |
| Hq Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Hq Location Country: | U.S. |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Key People: | Mike Young (co-CEO) Steve Rosen (co-CEO) Liz Young (President) |
| Parent: | MoonScoop (2005–2014) |
| Subsid: | Kabillion CyberSplash Entertainment (50%) |
Splash Entertainment, LLC. (formerly known as Mike Young Productions, Inc. and MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC) is an American animation studio that produces children's TV series. Splash also controls the streaming service Kabillion.
The studio was originally owned and operated by three animation producers, husband and wife Mike and Liz Young, and Bill Schultz (6 seasons of The Simpsons, Garfield and Friends and Bobby's World).[1] The studio makes both traditional 2D and 3D computer animation.
The company launched a self-distribution unit in 2002.
On March 29, 2004, the company launched Taffy Entertainment, which would become the company's rights management and worldwide distribution subsidiary.[2] Taffy soon launched a licensing unit in August.[3]
In October 2005, MoonScoop Group acquired a 51% majority stake in both MYP and Taffy, with Mike Young (through Mike Young Productions, Inc.) retaining a 49% stake.[4] In March 2009, MoonScoop announced that both units would be rebranded under the MoonScoop brand.[5] [6] with Mike Young Productions and Taffy Entertainment rebranding as MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC.[7]
MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC.'s parent company, MoonScoop Group, entered administration in Paris courts in July 2013, but this did not affect the operations of the US company.[8] In November, Mike Young filed a $5 million lawsuit against MoonScoop's US holding division for a violation of contract, deeming that his business attempted to purchase out MoonScoop Group's stake in MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC., but wouldn't let him do so. Young also claimed that he was completely unaware of MoonScoop Group's financial issues.[9]
On January 27, 2014, Dargaud, through their fully-owned subsidiary Ellipsanime, purchased MoonScoop's assets,[10] and a week later on February 3, Mike Young purchased out Ellipsanime's 51% share in MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC., and rebranded the company as Splash Entertainment, LLC.[11]
On June 13, 2022, Splash Entertainment announced they would form a joint-venture with French studio Cyber Group Studios called CyberSplash Entertainment.[12] The two companies expanded their partnership in February 2023 to include worldwide distribution rights to Splash's TV catalog.[13]
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Co-production with | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats | 1995-1996 | Dave Edwards Studio Scottish Television Enterprises Rainbow Main Studio | |||
| Star Hill Ponies | 1998 | Bumper Films BBC (Series 1) BBC Worldwide (Series 1) S4C | Currently owned by Hoho Entertainment | ||
| 1998–2000 | Currently owned by DreamWorks Classics | ||||
| Angel Wings | 1999 | Animation only, owned by Studio 100[14] | |||
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | 2000-2003 | PBS (PBS Kids) | Animation production, produced and owned by Scholastic Entertainment | ||
| Butt-Ugly Martians | 2001-2002 | Just Entertainment DCDC Limited | Currently owned by YoBoHo New Media Pvt. Ltd. | ||
| Horrible Histories | 2001 | ITV (CITV) | Scholastic Entertainment Telegael Teoranta | Animation production, produced and owned by Scholastic Entertainment | |
| Funky Cops | 2002-2004 | Antefilms Production M6-Métropole Television TPS Cinéma Greenlight Media AG | Worldwide distribution, currently owned by Ellipsanime/Dargaud | ||
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | 2002–2004[15] | Owned by Mattel | |||
| Code Lyoko | 2003–2007 | Worldwide distribution through Taffy, currently owned by Ellipsanime/Dargaud | |||
| Clifford's Puppy Days | 2003-2006 | PBS (PBS Kids) | Animation production for Series 1, produced and owned by Scholastic Entertainment | ||
| Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | 2003-2007 | PBS (PBS Kids) | Entara Ltd. Crest Communication Limited | Entara took over distribution from Taffy in 2007 | |
| ToddWorld | 2004-2008 | Telegael Teoranta DQ Entertainment | |||
| Pet Alien | 2004-2006 | Antefilms Production Crest Communication Limited Telegael Teoranta | |||
| Bratz | 2005–2008 | Fox (4KidsTV) | Owned by MGA Entertainment | ||
| Mix Master | 2005-2006 | Non-Asian distribution rights through Taffy | |||
| Growing Up Creepie | 2006-2008 | Discovery Kids | Telegael Teoranta Sunwoo Entertainment Peach Blossom Media | ||
| I Got a Rocket | 2006-2007 | MotionWorks Europool Peach Blossom Media Sunwoo Entertainment SLR Productions South Pacific Pictures | |||
| Dive Olly Dive! | 2006–2010[16] | Yoram Gross-EM.TV Pty Ltd. GDC International Limited Telegael Teoranta | |||
| 2006-2007 | MoonScoop Marvel Animation Cartoon Network Europe | Distribution through Taffy | |||
| Cosmic Quantum Ray | 2006–2007 | Method Animation Cosmotoons Europool Telegael Teoranta SK C&C<br>Independence Creative | |||
| Geronimo Stilton | 2009–2017 | Distribution for first two seasons | |||
| Bunny Maloney | 2009 | MoonScoop Telegael Teoranta | Distribution through Taffy, currently owned by Ellipsanime/Dargaud | ||
| Chloe's Closet | 2010–2013 | Workout Factory Telegael Teoranta Vision Animation Minika | |||
| The Twisted Whiskers Show | 2009-2010 | DQ Entertainment CloudCo, Inc. Telegael Teoranta | |||
| 2010-2012 | |||||
| Tara Duncan | 2010-2011 | MoonScoop DQ Entertainment | |||
| Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures | 2010-2015 | Owned by WildBrain | |||
| Gasp! | 2010-2011 | SLR Productions Screen Australia Agogo Entertainment | |||
| Zevo-3 | 2010-2011 | ||||
| Super Sportlets | 2010-2011 | Kids Workout Factory Telegael Teoranta | |||
| The DaVincibles | 2011 | Zoaiac Active S.r.l. Rai Fiction SLR Productions Pty, Ltd. Cartobaleno Snc. Telegael Teoranta Big Animation (1) Pvt, Ltd. Verve Communications Pvt, Ltd. | |||
| My Phone Genie | 2012 | Talent Television MoonScoop ZDF ZDF Enterprises Telegael Teoranta | |||
| Wild Grinders | 2012-2015 | Home Plate Entertainment Telegael Teoranta Four Down Productions Agogo Media Copernicus Studios | |||
| 2012 | Owned by Cloudco Entertainment | ||||
| 2013 | Overseas Distribution, currently owned by Ellipsanime/Dargaud | ||||
| Lalaloopsy | 2013-2015 | Owned by MGA Entertainment | |||
| 2013-2014 | Archie Comics Telegael Teoranta | ||||
| Care Bears and Cousins | 2015-2016 | Owned by Cloudco Entertainment | |||
| Kulipari | 2016-present | The Outlook Company Telegael Teoranta | |||
| We're Lalaloopsy | 2017 | Netflix | Owned by MGA Entertainment | ||
| Woody Woodpecker | 2018-2022 | Owned by NBCUniversal |