Biography
The Incredible World of DiC (pronounced "deek", rendered "DiC") was an international film and television production company founded by Jean Chalopin as DIC Audiovisuel in 1971 in Paris, France, as a subsidiary of RTL Group (RTL), Europe's leading entertainment company, which today, is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. "DIC" was originally an acronym for "Diffusion, Information et Communication". They later had a US office in Burbank. Andy Heyward then bought the business and DiC became an American company.
In addition to animated (and occasionally live-action) television shows such as Ulysses 31 (1981), Inspector Gadget (1983–1986), The Littles (1983), The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991), Heathcliff (1984–1988), Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1993), and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of Sailor Moon (1995–1998), DIC produced live-action feature films while under Disney, including 1998's Meet the Deedles and 1999's Inspector Gadget.
The company was also known as The Incredible World of DiC, DiC. Audiovisuel, DiC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Productions, and DiC Entertainment.
In 2008, DiC and Cookie Jar Group merged and the DIC name ceased to exist.
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