Only Lyrick Studios video not aimed at kids. Includes scenes from Bananas in Pyjamas, The Big Comfy Couch, and Wishbone Includes scenes from The Puzzle Place, Barney & Friends, Scholastic's The Magic School Bus, Lamb Chop's Play-Along, Nick Jr.'s Gullah Gullah Island, and Babar. Originally released on through Hi-Tops Video. Shelley Duvall's Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme ![]() Shelley Duvall's American Tall Tales & Legendsĭistributed along with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (now Universal Pictures) See Also: Barney Books Published by Lyrick Publishing Distribution Properties Name Books published by the division were transferred to HIT Entertainment and Scholastic, Inc. Employing about 80 individuals, the company shut down in 2001 due to the acquisition with HIT Entertainment as the division had been losing money. They had a publishing division called Big Red Chair. Lyrick Publishing was the publishing arm of Lyrick Studios. The court agreed with Lyrick, awarding Lyrick Studios $11 million in punitive damages, but the verdict was overturned on appeal two years later, and the Big Idea appeal was affirmed at the Supreme Court when they declined to take the case. Lyrick argued that their draft agreement with Big Idea was binding, while Big Idea argued that the terms were still under negotiation and they never formally signed a contract. The following month, Lyrick sued Big Idea for breach of contract and the case went to trial in April 2003. Leach, it made Big Idea, owners of VeggieTales, wary of giving the distribution rights to a company that, to quote Big Idea founder Phil Vischer, " was no longer interested in working with properties they didn't own." In December 2001, Big Idea announced that they would be switching their general market distribution to WEA. Although the the merger was complete, the Lyrick Studios logo wouldn't be phased out until the end of August that year.ĭue to the HIT acquisition of Lyrick and the death of Lyrick founder Richard C. Rob Lawes, who was the newly appointed Chief Executive of Lyrick Corporation and CEO of Lyrick Studios for four months, became chief executive of HIT Entertainment while Steve Ruffini, who was the CFO of Lyrick Studios, became the CFO of HIT. On June 6, 2001, it was announced that Lyrick and HIT were to operate as one company as reorganization of management occurred. He died of a heart attack Tuesday, in Dallas-Ft. Leach was to be appointed a non-executive director of HIT on completion. Properties, however, the Lyrick Studios name disappeared a few months after, as Lyrick merged into HIT Entertainment. The deal included that 'Lyrick Studios' was to be retained as a consumer brand for existing Lyrick Leach decided that HIT Entertainment was a good fit for Lyrick as he believed the two companies shared the same values about creating quality programs for the preschool market. In 2001, the company was acquired and folded into HIT Entertainment for $275 million, with eventual Lyrick CEO, Robert Lawes, being the driving force of the acquisition. Leach, who was now in his seventies, was ready to slow down and wanted to resolve ownership of Lyrick, although none of his children wanted to run the company. The goal of the building expansion was to unite the company's operations in one spot. The first phase of the campus was expected to cost $6 million, which consisted of a two-story 60,000-square-foot building. In 1999, Lyrick planned to expand their existing headquarters to add 400,000 square feet. They acquired the distribution rights for VeggieTales and The Wiggles and also distributed book publishing and video gaming rights for some Humongous Entertainment video game characters like Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, and Pajama Sam.īarney, BJ, Baby Bop and Wishbone plushies at Lyrick Studios' control room for a recording session. In the late 1990s, Lyrick turned its primary focus on distribution of children's TV shows and films. Both The Lyons Group and Big Feats! Entertainment became subsidiaries of Lyrick Studios. Richard Leach's vision for Lyrick Studios was to expand the offerings of quality children's entertainment products. Because of the emerging video business, it led to the creation of Lyrick Studios, which was formed under its parent company Lyrick Corporation. ![]() In 1994, Richard Leach had begun production on a new series titled Wishbone, which was produced by Big Feats! Entertainment. Both series were created by Sheryl Leach, the daughter-in-law of Richard. ![]() ![]() Leach, who previously produced its predecessor, Barney & The Backyard Gang. Barney & Friends was owned and produced by The Lyons Group, a company that was owned by Richard C. The company's origins traces its beginnings to when Barney & Friends became a huge success. History Beginnings and Formation (1988-1994) 1.3 HIT Entertainment acquisition (2001).
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