DreamWorks Classics

Dreamworks Classics
FormerlyClassic Media (2000–2012)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryIntellectual property
Predecessors
FoundedMay 2000 (2000-05)
Founders
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Eric Ellenbogen
John Engelman
Margie Cohn
Claire Shaw (VP Consumer Products, United Kingdom)
RevenueUS$82 million (2012)
US$19 million (2012)
Number of employees
80 (2012)
Parent
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.dreamworks.com/classics

DreamWorks Classics is an American entertainment company owned by DreamWorks Animation, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded as Classic Media in 2000 by Eric Ellenbogen and John Engelman, The studio's library consists of acquired intellectual property catalogs and character brands, as well as the licensing rights for various third-party properties. In 2012, Boomerang Media sold Classic Media to DreamWorks Animation, who rebranded the company as DreamWorks Classics (the legal name is still Classic Media, LLC). DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal in 2016.