![]() New World Animation logo, which was used from 1993 to 1996. | |
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Company type | Subsidary |
Industry | Film and television |
Predecessor | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises |
Founded | 1981 |
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Defunct | 1996 |
Fate | Acquired by Saban Entertainment and Fox Kids Worldwide |
Successor | Studio: Marvel Animation Marvel Studios Animation Library: The Walt Disney Company (majority) Hasbro Entertainment (assets from Sunbow Entertainment & Claster Television) Amazon MGM Studios (via United Artists) |
Headquarters | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
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Marvel Productions, later known as New World Animation Ltd., was an American production company owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of News Corporation which was founded in 1981 as the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.[1] It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation.
The company as Marvel Productions produced animated television series, films and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Incredible Hulk, My Little Pony: The Movie, The Transformers: The Movie, and G.I. Joe: The Movie as well as The Transformers and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero television series. Most of Marvel Productions/New World Animation's non-Hasbro-related back catalog is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company.