Portfolio Entertainment

Portfolio Entertainment, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1991; 35 years ago (1991)
FounderLisa Olfman
Joy Rosen
Defunct2024; 2 years ago (2024)
FateAssets acquired by 9 Story Media Group
Successor9 Story Media Group
Headquarters901 King Street West,
Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3H5
,
Canada
DivisionsPortfolio Animation
Websiteportfolioentertainment.com

Portfolio Entertainment, Inc. was a Canadian television production and distribution company. It was founded in 1991 by Lisa Olfman and Joy Rosen with a focus on children's programming, later expanding into primetime and movie production. The company distributed television programming internationally to more than 90 countries, with about four-fifths of its catalogue being in-house productions.

On February 5, 2024, 9 Story purchased the assets of Portfolio Entertainment. Portfolio CEO Lisa Olfman became an executive producer at 9 Story, where she will report to Vince Commisso (CEO and president of 9 Story).

Productions

Television shows and films

Title Years Notes
Groundling Marsh 1994–1997 YTV, Disney Channel, PTV, J.A. Delmage Productions, Lyrick Studios and Groundling Marsh Productions
Adventures with Kanga Roddy 1998 International distributor
Toad Patrol 1999–2002 International distributor
The Living Century 2000–2003 PBS
Animal Miracles 2001–2003 International distributor
RoboRoach 2001–2004 Helix Animation
Cyberchase 2002–2017 International distributor; produced by Thirteen New York, Nelvana, Flying Minds Entertainment, PiP Animation Services and Title Entertainment
Igloo Gloo 2002–2006 Zone-3
Bump! 2004–2013 International distributor
Carl² 2005–2011 PiP Animation Services
Heads Up! 2005–2008 International distributor
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 2010–2018 Collingwood & Co., Random House Children's Entertainment, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, KQED, Treehouse TV, Kids' CBC and PBS Kids
You Gotta Eat Here! 2012–2017 International distributor
Doki 2013–2019 Discovery Kids
Freaktown 2016 PiP Animation Services
Bravest Warriors 2017–2018 Animation production; season 4 only
Hero Elementary 2020–2022 Twin Cities PBS and PBS Kids
Doomsday Brothers 2020–2021 Niveau 12 Media, Tubi, Corus Entertainment
Breaking Bear 2026–present Co-production with Evoke Entertainment, To The Stars, 9 Story Media Group and Tubi; uncredited

References

  1. ↑ Layton, Mark (2024-02-05). "9 Story Media acquires Toronto-based producer & distributor Portfolio Entertainment". TBI Vision. Archived from the original on 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Portfolio Entertainment". Portfolio Entertainment. April 5, 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Joy Rosen (2002-09-30). "Switching gears to succeed » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  5. ↑ Susanne Baillie || December 10, 2003 (2003-12-10). "Secrets of an entertainment exporter". PROFITguide.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  8. ↑ "9 Story Media Group Acquires Portfolio Entertainment's Library, Production Slate, and Development Projects". Portfolio Entertainment. April 2, 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ Schwarz, John (August 16, 2022). "Tubi Gets Adult Animated Series Breaking Bear". Bubbleblabber. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.