Chorion Limited

Chorion Limited
Formerly
  • Farthingway PLC (April–October 1995)
  • Trocadero PLC (October 1995–April 1998)
  • Chorion PLC (April 1995–May 2002)
  • New Chorion PLC (February–May 2002)
  • Chorion PLC (May 2002–2006)
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Media
  • Television production
  • Distribution
FoundedApril 7, 1995 (1995-04-07)
DefunctMarch 2012 (2012-03)
FateSplit up, assets sold off
SuccessorSony Pictures Television Kids
Headquarters
  • London, United Kingdom
  • New York City, US
  • Sydney, Australia
Products
Number of employees
150+
Subsidiaries
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20110202124332/http://www.chorion.co.uk/
Footnotes / references

Chorion Limited was a multinational media production company with offices in London, New York, and Sydney. The company produced TV shows and feature films, and was best known for its portfolio of entertainment brands. These included children's characters such as Paddington Bear, Peter Rabbit, Mr. Men, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Olivia, Gaspard and Lisa and Noddy. The company also owned the rights to the Agatha Christie Estate (including the Miss Marple and Poirot characters), Raymond Chandler, and Georges Simenon.

Chorion existed initially as a diversified entertainment company, with a portfolio of Intellectual Property (IP) rights, live entertainment venues and commercial real estate. From 2002 onwards, the business was refocused towards heritage IP Rights management and media production.

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