Sony Pictures Television Kids

Television production and brand licensing company

Silvergate Media Limited

Logo used since 2022

Trade name

| Sony Pictures Television – Kids
Company type| Division
Industry| Entertainment
Genre| Children's programmes
Predecessors| Chorion
Founded| September 8, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-08)
Founders| Waheed Alli
William Astor
Headquarters| New York City, New York
Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, U.S.
London, England

Key people

| Joe D'Ambrosia (EVP & general manager)
Kurt Mueller (EVP)

Production output

| Television production
Brands|

* Octonauts
* Hilda
* Beatrix Potter

Services| Licensing
Parent| Shamrock Capital Advisors (2016–2019, 51%)
Sony Pictures Television (2019–present)
Website| www.sonypicturestelevision-kids.com

Silvergate Media Limited,[1] trading as Sony Pictures Television – Kids, is a television production and brand licensing company based in New York City and London[2] founded in 2011 by Waheed Alli and William Astor. It is a division of Sony Pictures Television.

## History

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Silvergate Media was created in 2011 as part of a management buyout, when Alli purchased the rights to Octonauts and The World of Beatrix Potter from Chorion, a company he was previously chair of.[3]

In 2013, Silvergate launched its television distribution arm.[4] In 2016, Netflix and Silvergate agreed to a three-year multi-territory deal for Octonauts, Silvergate's series about underwater explorers.[5]

The company signed a deal with Netflix, in collaboration with Mercury Filmworks to produce Hilda, an animated television adaptation of comic Hilda by Luke Pearson. Season 1 was released on September 21, 2018.[6] Season 2 was released on December 14, 2020. The series is available in 130 countries.[7]

Silvergate also produced Sunny Day for Nickelodeon, which started airing on August 21, 2017.[8]

In 2016, the investment fund Shamrock Capital Advisors acquired a 51% equity of the company,[9] with the valuation reported to be "between £70 and £80 million".[10]

Silvergate Media logo, used from 2011 to 2022

On December 10, 2019, Sony Pictures Television announced that it would acquire Silvergate Media for US$195 million. The deal marks SPT's first in-house studio devoted primarily to children's animation since Sony Pictures Animation's diversification into television.[11]

In February 2022, former Disney Junior Senior Vice President of original programming and Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group executive Joe D'Ambrosia was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of Silvergate Media, succeeding co-founder Waheed Alli, who stepped down as CEO the following summer.[12]

In November 2022, Silvergate Media's trading name was changed to Sony Pictures Television – Kids,[13][14] although the company name was not changed.[15]

In December 2023, the company's valuation was reduced to US$50 million in impairment charges.[16] In addition, co-founder William Astor stepped down as chairman at the end of the month.[17]

On September 19, 2024, the studio relaunched their "Octonauts & Friends" content hub channel as Kidzuko, which offers content from other Sony-owned properties in addition to properties already held by SPTK as well as entirely new exclusive content.[18][19]

## Filmography

[edit]

### Television series

[edit]

Title  | Creator(s) / Developer(s)  | Seasons  | First aired  | Last aired  | Network / Platform  | Co-production with  | Notes

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Octonauts | —  | 5  | 2012  | present  | CBeebies | Brown Bag Films (2012–2018) and Mainframe Studios (2020–present)  | Continued from Chorion
Peter Rabbit | Cathal Gaffney  | 2  | 2016  | CBeebies (United Kingdom)
Nickelodeon (United States)  | Brown Bag Films and Penguin Books | Rights held by Paramount in North America and India[20]
Sunny Day | Paula Rosenthal
Sarah Blondine Mullervy  | 2  | 2017  | 2020  | Nickelodeon (2017–2018)
Nick Jr. (2018–2019)
Amazon Prime Video (2020)  | Pipeline Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Rights held by Paramount
Hilda | Luke Pearson
Stephanie Simpson
Kurt Mueller  | 3  | 2018  | 2023  | Netflix | Atomic Cartoons (2018), Mercury Filmworks, Nobrow Press (2018) and Flying Eye Books (2020–2023)  |
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt | Bob Boyle
Michael J. Goldberg
Kurt Mueller
Gabe Pulliam  | 4  | 2020  | Brown Bag Films  |
Made by Maddie | Paula Rosenthal  | —  | 2020 (planned)  | Nick Jr.  | Mainframe Studios  | Unaired[21][22]
Octonauts: Above & Beyond | —  | 6  | 2021  | present  | Netflix  |
The Creature Cases | Gabe Pulliam
Adam Idelson
Bryan Korn
Amy Koudelka
Kurt Mueller
Alex Red  | 5  | 2022  | Netflix (worldwide)
Tencent Video (China)  | TeamTO and Tencent Video Productions (2022–2023)  | Produced as Silvergate Media from 2022 to 2023
SuperKitties | Paula Rosenthal  | 2  | 2023  | Disney Jr. | —  | Rights held by Disney[23][24]
Upcoming
Messi and the Giants | Guy Toubes
Dan Creteur  | TBA | TBA | TBA | Disney Channel | Leo Messi Management, Sony Music Vision and Atlantis Animation  | [25][26]
Charlie's Angels | TBA | TBA | Floresta Productions  | [27]
Bewitched | TBA | [28]
The Partridge Family
Stuart Little | [29]
Wheel of Fortune | Sony Pictures Television Game Shows
Sharks on Wheels | Bryan Korn
Chantal Arisohn  | TBA
Hotel Whiskers | TBA
The Powers | Sow You Entertainment
Slayer Family Band | TBA
Untitled series  | CMedia | [30]

### Specials

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Title  | Released  | Network  | Co-production with

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|
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Octonauts and the Amazon Adventure | 2013  | CBeebies | Brown Bag Films
Octonauts and the Mariana Trench Adventure
Octonauts and a Very Vegimal Christmas
Octonauts and the Over, Under Adventure | 2014
Octonauts and the Great Arctic Adventure
Octonauts and Operation Deep Freeze | 2015
Octonauts and the Great Swamp Search | 2016
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun | 2020  | Netflix | Mainframe Studios
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
Chico Bon Bon and the Very Berry Holiday | Brown Bag Films
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire | 2021  | Mainframe Studios

### Feature film

[edit]

Title  | Released  | Network  | Co-production with

|
|
|

Hilda and the Mountain King | 2021  | Netflix | Mercury Filmworks and Nobrow Press

## See also

[edit]

* Adelaide Productions
* Sony Pictures Animation
* Screen Gems (1921–1946)
* List of animation studios owned by Sony

## References

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1. ^ "SILVERGATE MEDIA LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
2. ^ "Production of Sunny Day ramps up with Season Two". Silvergate Media (Press release). April 5, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. "Silvergate Media (Silvergate), the international TV production and licensing company focused on pre-school children's entertainment based in New York and London"
3. ^ John Plunkett (22 September 2011). "Chorion sells rights to The World of Beatrix Potter and The Octonauts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
4. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (26 September 2013). "Silvergate launches distribution arm". Animation World Network. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. ^ "Silvergate strikes new multi-territory Octonauts deal with Netflix". Toy World Magazine | The business magazine with a passion for toys. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
6. ^ "Here Comes Hilda". The New Yorker. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
7. ^ "Silvergate Media celebrates trio of awards for Hilda". April 2021.
8. ^ Animation Magazine (4 March 2016). "Silvergate producing 'Sunny Day' for Nickelodeon". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
9. ^ "Silvergate Partners With Shamrock Capital Advisors To Accelerate Growth". Shamrockcap.com. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
10. ^ "Octonauts pair pocket £40m". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
11. ^ Clarke, Stewart (2019-12-10). "Sony Pictures Television Buys Silvergate Media, Producer of 'Octonauts' and 'Hilda,' for $195 Million (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
12. ^ Hayes, Dade (February 18, 2022). "Sony Pictures Television Names Joe D'Ambrosia EVP & GM Of Kids Programming Subsidiary Silvergate Media". Deadline.
13. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (November 22, 2022). "Trailer: 'SuperKitties' Ready to Pounce on Disney Junior". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
14. ^ "KIDS - Sony Pictures Entertainment".
15. ^ "SILVERGATE MEDIA LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
16. ^ Kanter, Jake (January 10, 2024). "Sony Writes Down Value Of Silvergate By $50M After Acquiring 'Peter Rabbit' Producer For $195M". Deadline Hollywood.
17. ^ Yossman, K.J. (January 10, 2024). "William Astor Steps Down as Chair of Sony-Owned Silvergate Media (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
18. ^ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (September 20, 2024). "Sony launches Kidzuko on YouTube". Kidscreen.
19. ^ Porter, Rick (September 19, 2024). "Sony Launches Kids' Content Hub on YouTube (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
20. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (September 26, 2013). "Silvergate Launches Distribution Arm". Animation World Network.
21. ^ Porter, Rick (4 September 2020). "Nickelodeon Pulls 'Made by Maddie' Amid 'Hair Love' Controversy". The Hollywood Reporter.
22. ^ Petski, Denise (4 September 2020). "'Made by Maddie' Pulled by Nickelodeon Amid 'Hair Love' Controversy". Deadline.
23. ^ Petski, Denise (2022-04-29). "John Stamos To Voice Iron Man In 'Spidey and His Amazing Friends' Season 2; New Disney Jr. Programming Slate Unveiled". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
24. ^ Beck, Michelle (2022-11-22). "Disney Junior's 'Super Kitties' Trailer & Poster Released". Disney Plus Informer. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
25. ^ "WATCH: 'Messi and the Giants' – Inter Miami & Argentina forward to star in new animated series". Goal.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
26. ^ "Disney Branded Television Scores Lionel Messi-Inspired Animated Series 'Messi and the Giants' from Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television – Kids". Sony Pictures Entertainment (Press release). December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
27. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2024-05-09). "'Charlie's Angels': New Brazil-Set Series For Tweens In Works At Sony Pictures Television Kids". Deadline.
28. ^ "Animated 'Bewitched,' 'Partridge Family' Reboots in the Works at Sony TV Kids". Animation Magazine. June 8, 2023.
29. ^ Whitlock, Jesse (October 3, 2023). "'Bewitched', 'Stuart Little' & 'Wheel Of Fortune' Kids Series Set For Mipcom; 'Sharks On Wheels' Also On Sony Kids Slate". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
30. ^ Petski, Denise (2023-11-15). "Claire's Teams With Sony Pictures Television On Series For Kids". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-12-25.

## External links

[edit]

* Active official websites:
* Home Page | SPT Kids
* KIDS | Sony Pictures Entertainment
* Silvergate Media website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2022-10-10)

* v
* t
* e

Sony Pictures

Key personnel|

* Tony Vinciquerra
* Tom Rothman

Motion
Picture Group|

* Columbia Pictures
* Ghost Corps
* TriStar Pictures
* TriStar Productions
* Screen Gems
* Classics
* Imageworks
* Animation
* Worldwide Acquisitions
* Destination Films
* Stage 6 Films
* Affirm Films
* Great American Pure Flix
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
* Sony Pictures Kids Zone

Television|

| U.S. production|

* Embassy Row
* Great American Pure Flix

|

International production|

* Bad Wolf
* Eleven
* Left Bank Pictures
* Curio Pictures
* Sony Pictures Television Kids
* Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction
* The Intellectual Property Corporation
* 19 Entertainment
* Sharp Entertainment
* Stellify Media
* Stolen Picture
* Teleset

* v
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* e

Sony Pictures TV channels

Sony Channel|

* United States
* Sony Movies
* Cine Sony
* Latin America

AXN|

* Brazil
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* Portugal
* AXN White
* AXN Movies
* AXN Now
* Spain
* AXN Movies
* AXN Now

Others|

* Game Show Network
* Get

Former|

| Sony Channel|

* Baltics
* Sony Sci-Fi
* Sony Turbo
* Germany
* Sony AXN
* Russia
* Sony Sci-Fi
* Sony Turbo
* Turkey
* Sony Çocuk
* Sony Max (Hungary)
* Sony Movie Channel (Hungary)
* Sony One

|

Others|

* Animax
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* AXN
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* Viasat Hungary
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Defunct|

* 3net
* Animax
* CEE
* Germany
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* Portugal
* South Africa
* Spain
* AXN
* Israel
* Italy
* AXN Beyond
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* Hooq
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* Pop (Italy)
* Sony Channel
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* Sony Max
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* v
* t
* e

Sony Pictures Networks

Hindi|

* Sony Entertainment Television
* Sony Max
* Sony Max 2
* Sony Pal
* Sony Sab
* Sony Wah

English|

* Sony Pix

Bengali|

* Sony Aath

Marathi|

* Sony Marathi

Sports|

* Sony Sports Ten
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5

Children's|

* Sony Yay

Factual|

* Sony BBC Earth (50%; Joint venture with BBC Studios)

Online VOD|

* Sony LIV

International channels|

* Sony Kal

Former|

* Animax
* AXN
* Sony ESPN (50%; joint venture with ESPN Inc.)
* Sony Le Plex HD
* Sony Mix
* Sony Rox HD
* TEN Cricket International

* v
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* e

Television channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland operated by Sony Pictures Television

Currently broadcasting but sold to another company|

Narrative Capital Partners LLC

Great! TV
Great! Movies
Great! Action
Great! Romance
Pop
Tiny Pop

Former|

Bliss
Flava
More Than Movies
Movies4Men
Movies4Men 2
Pop Girl
Scuzz
Sony Crime Channel
True Crime
True Drama
True Entertainment
True Movies
True Movies 2
TruTV

Sold and later closed|

Pop Max
Starz TV
Trace Hits
Trace Latina
Trace Vault

Miscellaneous|

* Sony Pictures Television
* CSC Media Group
* animaxtv.co.uk (VOD, defunct)
* Funimation

Other|

* Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
* Crunchyroll, LLC (with Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex)
* Crunchyroll
* Crunchyroll EMEA
* Crunchyroll SAS
* Crunchyroll SA
* Crunchyroll GmbH
* Crunchyroll Films
* Crunchyroll Games LLC
* Crunchyroll Studios
* Crunchyroll Store Australia
* Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
* Nozomi Entertainment
* Digital
* Mobile
* Entertainment Japan
* Studios
* Madison Gate Records

Defunct/Former|

* 2waytraffic
* Adelaide Productions
* AnimeLab
* Anime on Demand
* Columbia Pictures Television
* Columbia TriStar Television
* Crackle
* The Minisode Network
* Culver Entertainment
* ELP Communications
* Funimation
* Jim Henson Pictures
* Kazé
* Merv Griffin Enterprises
* Right Stuf
* Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group
* TriStar Television
* Triumph Films
* VRV
* Wakanim

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* t
* e

Animation industry in the United Kingdom

Active animation
studios/companies|

* Aardman Animations
* Aniventure
* Art You Grew Up With
* Bird Studios
* Blue Zoo Animation Studio
* BreakThru Films
* Cake Entertainment
* Collingwood & Co.
* Cinesite
* Framestore
* Gateway Films
* Hasbro Entertainment UK
* Astley Baker Davies
* Isle of Man Film
* Illuminated Film Company
* King Rollo Films
* Light Chaser Animation Studios
* The Line
* Littlenobody
* Locksmith Animation
* LTL Production
* Magic Light Pictures
* Melendez Films
* Nexus Productions
* Passion Pictures
* Ragdoll Productions
* Red Kite Animation
* Smallfilms
* Spite Your Face
* Splash Entertainment
* Straandlooper
* Studio AKA
* Studio Liddell
* Synthetic Dimensions
* The Imaginarium Studios
* Warner UK
* Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
* WildBrain
* Spark

Defunct animation
studios/companies|

* Amblimation
* bolexbrothers
* Bumper Films
* CHF Entertainment
* Chapman Entertainment
* Chorion
* Silver Lining Productions
* Clearwater Features
* Contender Entertainment Group
* Cosgrove Hall Films
* Entertainment Rights
* FilmFair
* Fine Arts Films
* Gullane Entertainment
* HiT Entertainment
* Halas and Batchelor
* HOT Animation
* Woodland Animations
* Jellyfish Pictures
* Qurios Entertainment
* Renga Media
* Seville Pictures
* Fairwater Films

Related topics|

* Arthur Melbourne-Cooper
* Jerry the Troublesome Tyke

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Sony Pictures Animation

Part of Sony Pictures (Sony)

Feature films|

* Open Season (2006)
* Surf's Up (2007)
* Open Season 2 (2008)
* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
* Open Season 3 (2010)
* The Smurfs (2011) LA
* Arthur Christmas (2011)
* The Pirates: Band of Misfits (2012)
* Hotel Transylvania (2012)
* The Smurfs 2 (2013) LA
* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
* Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
* Goosebumps (2015) LA
* Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
* Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017)
* Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
* The Emoji Movie (2017)
* The Star (2017)
* Peter Rabbit (2018) LA
* Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
* Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) LA
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
* The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
* The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
* Wish Dragon (2021)
* Vivo (2021)
* Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
* Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
* KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
* Fixed (2025)

| Upcoming|

* Goat (2026)
* Buds (2027)
* Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)

|

Television series|

| 2010s debuts|

* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2017–18)
* Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017–20)
* GO! Cartoons (2017–18)

|

2020s debuts|

* Agent Elvis (2023)
* Young Love (2023)
* Open Season: Call of Nature (2023–24)

Upcoming|

* Motel Transylvania (2025)
* Untitled Ghostbusters series (TBA)
* Superbago! (TBA)

Short films|

* Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2007)
* The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas (2007)
* The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
* So You Want to Be a Pirate! (2012)
* Goodnight Mr. Foot (2012)
* The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
* Super Manny (2013)
* Earl Scouts (2013)
* Steve's First Bath (2014)
* Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear (2014)
* Puppy! (2017)
* Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham (2019)
* Hair Love (2019)
* Live Stream (2019)
* Monster Pets (2021)
* Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter (2021)
* The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2023)

Franchises|

* Open Season (since 2006)
* Surf's Up (2007–2017)
* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009–2018)
* The Smurfs (2011–2017)
* Hotel Transylvania (since 2012)
* Goosebumps (2015–2018)
* Spider-Verse (since 2018)

Associated productions|

* The ChubbChubbs! (2002)
* Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
* Early Bloomer (2003)
* Monster House (2006)
* Planet 51 (2009)
* The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
* The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
* Sausage Party (2016)
* Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
* Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
* The Garfield Movie (2024)
* Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
* Paddington in Peru (2025)

See also|

* Sony Pictures Imageworks
* Unproduced projects
* Sony Pictures Television Kids
* Adelaide Productions
* Screen Gems Cartoons
* United Productions of America
* List of Sony theatrical animated feature films

* Category

* LA Produced in live-action

* v
* t
* e

Adelaide Productions

1990s|

* Jumanji (1996–1999)
* Project G.e.e.K.e.R. (1996)
* Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
* Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001)
* Channel Umptee-3 (1997–1998)
* Godzilla: The Series (1998–2000)
* Dilbert (1999–2000)
* Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999–2000)
* Dragon Tales (1999–2005)
* Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999–2001)

2000s|

* Max Steel (2000–2002)
* Sammy (2000)
* Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005)
* Heavy Gear (2001–2002)
* Harold and the Purple Crayon (2001–2002)
* Phantom Investigators (2002)
* Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl (2002)
* Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
* Stuart Little (2003)
* Astro Boy (2003–2004)
* The Boondocks (2005–2014)
* The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009)
* Sit Down, Shut Up (2009)

See also|

* Sony Pictures Television
* Sony Pictures Animation
* Sony Pictures Imageworks
* Silvergate Media
* Screen Gems Cartoons
* United Productions of America

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