DiC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment (pronounced "deek") is a film production company which was created in 1971 by Jean Chalopin in Luxembourg, as a subsidiary of RTL --- Radio-Television Luxembourg. DIC stands for the French translations of the words Diffusion, Information et Communication. The company's United States headquarters, established in 1982 and headed by Andy Heyward and Robby London are in Burbank, California. DIC in its present form is currently independent, but for a time was owned by the Walt Disney Company, and was also owned by Bain Capital.

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1971 - Jean Chalopin - Luxembourg - RTL - French - United States - Andy Heyward - Robby London - Burbank, California - The Walt Disney Company - Bain Capital

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In addition to producing animated (and occasionally live-action) television shows, DIC Entertainment also produced live-action feature films (under Disney, that is), including 1999's Inspector Gadget and 1998's Meet the Deedles.

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1999 - Inspector Gadget - 1998 - Meet the Deedles

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