9 Story Media Group

The company was founded in September 2002 as 9 Story Entertainment by Vince Commisso and Steven Jarosz. On September 21, 2006, 9 Story launched an international distribution division headed by Natalie Osborne, known as 9 Story Enterprises.[7]

9 Story produced its first live-action series, Survive This, from 2008 to 2010.

On September 20, 2011, 9 Story Entertainment became the co-producer and distributor of WGBH children's series Arthur. 9 Story would produce the series from its 16th season until its 19th season.[8][9]

On April 8, 2013, 9 Story announced that it would acquire the children's and family distribution library of CCI Entertainment (formerly Cambium Productions and Catalyst Entertainment); the acquisition was completed on July 24.[10][11]

On October 10, 2014, 9 Story Entertainment rebranded as 9 Story Media Group, following Neil Court and Zelnick Media Capital becoming majority owners a few months prior.[12][13]

On August 18, 2015, 9 Story Media Group acquired the Dublin-based animation studio Brown Bag Films.[14][15]

In late 2015, 9 Story became the international distributor of Barney & Friends and Angelina Ballerina under license from HIT Entertainment. The shows were set to reboot in 2017. However, the reboots that were planned were scrapped.

On May 25, 2016, 9 Story Media Group acquired the global distribution rights to Garfield and Friends.[16][17]

On October 21, 2016, 9 Story's distribution arm, 9 Story Enterprises, was rebranded as 9 Story Distribution International and relocated operations from Toronto to Dublin, Ireland.[18]

On October 15, 2017, 9 Story Media Group rebranded its Toronto 2D animation studio under the Brown Bag brand, with Brown Bag Films becoming 9 Story's production arm for both 2D and 3D animation across Dublin, Manchester, and Toronto. At the same time, Brown Bag Films became one of 9 Story's main divisions, alongside 9 Story Distribution International.[19][20]

On January 12, 2018, 9 Story Media Group announced that they had acquired Out of the Blue Enterprises (now known as 9 Story USA) for an undisclosed amount. Out of the Blue became a wholly owned subsidiary of 9 Story, and the company would also acquire the rights to the Colorforms brand.[21][22]

On May 13, 2018, 9 Story unveiled an updated logo and announced the launch of 9 Story Brands, a consumer products division. Changes include: an update of the company logo from 2006, and a new branding.[23]

On July 10, 2018, 9 Story acquired the children's and family distribution catalog and development slate of Breakthrough Entertainment.[24]

On February 4, 2019, 9 Story Media Group announced that they had acquired the Indonesian animation studio BASE for an undisclosed amount, with the studio becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.[25][26]

On April 1, 2019, 9 Story signed a deal with Scholastic Media to distribute 460 half hours of programming.[27] The deal brought its total content library to 4,000 half hours of programming.

In 2022, Commisso was named alongside John Galway as a winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Board of Directors Tribute Award at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards.[28]