9 Story Media Group

9 Story Media Group Inc.
Formerly9 Story Entertainment (2002–2014)
Company typePrivate company
Industry
FoundedSeptember 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)
Founders
  • Vincent "Vince" Commisso
  • Steven Jarosz
  • Blake Tohana
Headquarters23 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Key people
Vincent "Vince" Commisso (President and CEO)
Cathal Gaffney (COO)
Angela C. Santomero (CCO)[2]
Neil Court (Executive Chairman)
Products
OwnersZelnick Media Capital
Scholastic Corporation (pending)
Neil Court[3][4][5][6]
Number of employees
1,100 (2019)
Divisions
  • 9 Story Brands
  • 9 Story Creative Affairs
  • 9 Story Distribution International
  • Brown Bag Films
Subsidiaries
  • 9 Story Interactive
  • 9 Story USA
  • Brown Bag Films Bali
  • Brown Bag Films Dublin
  • Brown Bag Films Toronto
  • Colorforms
Websitewww.9story.com

9 Story Media Group Inc. (formerly known as 9 Story Entertainment) is a Canadian children's media production company and international distributor founded by Vincent "Vince" Commisso, Steve Jarosz, and Blake Tohana in September 2002, and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Programming

Title Production partner Year(s) Notes
Peep and the Big Wide World WGBH Boston

Eggbox LLC National Film Board of Canada

2004–2007, 2010–2011
If the World Were a Village Blueprint Entertainment 2005
Jacob Two-Two (season 5) Nelvana 2005–2006 Owned by Nelvana
Skyland Method Films 2005–2007
Postcards from Buster (seasons 2-3) Marc Brown Studios

WGBH Boston Cookie Jar Entertainment

2006–2012
Max & Ruby (seasons 3–5) Nelvana 2007–2013 Owned by Nelvana
Futz! 2007–2008
Best Ed 2008–2009
Survive This 2009–2010
Wibbly Pig Wish Films 2009–2010 Originally aired on CBeebies
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars 2010
Pound Puppies (season 1, episodes 1–7) Hasbro Studios 2010 Owned by Hasbro Entertainment
Wild Kratts Kratt Brothers Company 2011–present
Almost Naked Animals 2011–2013
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 9 Story USA

Fred Rogers Productions

2012–present
Fugget About It Darius Films Inc. 2012–2016 First and only adult animated series produced by the company.
Arthur (seasons 16–19) WGBH Boston 2012–2016
Cache Craze 2013–2014
Creative Galaxy 9 Story USA

Amazon Studios

2013–2019
Camp Lakebottom Skywriter Media and Jam Filled Entertainment (season 1) 2013–2017
Peg + Cat 9 Ate 7 Productions

Fred Rogers Productions

2013–2018
Numb Chucks Jam Filled Entertainment 2014–2016
Nerds and Monsters Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. 2014–2016
The Stanley Dynamic Amaze Film + Television

Nelvana

2015–2017 animation only
Nature Cat (seasons 1–3) Spiffy Pictures

WTTW Chicago

2015–2021
3 Amigonauts 2017
Furze World Wonders 2017
The Magic School Bus Rides Again 2017–2020
Top Wing Industrial Brothers 2017–2020
Let's Go Luna! Brown Bag Films 2018–2022
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Brown Bag Films 2019–present
Blue's Clues & You! Brown Bag Films

Nickelodeon Animation Studio

2019–present Owned by Paramount Global
Clifford the Big Red Dog 100 Chickens Productions

Brown Bag Films Scholastic Media Amazon Studios

2019–2021
Get Rolling with Otis 2021
Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show Jax Media

Brown Bag Films

2021–2022
Karma's World Karma's World Entertainment

Brown Bag Films

2021–2022
Rosie's Rules Brown Bag Films 2022–present
Open Season: Call of Nature [7] Sony Pictures Animation

Brown Bag Films Toronto

2023–2024
Dee & Friends in Oz Brown Bag Films 2024
Breaking Bear [8][9] Cartel Entertainment

To The Stars

TBA

References

  1. "Contact". 9 Story. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. "9 Story Appoints Angela C. Santomero as Chief Creative Officer". 9 Story. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. "9 Story Media Group". Zelnick Media Capital. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Media entrepreneur Neil Court and ZM Capital make equity investment in 9 Story Limited". Canada Newswire. PR Newswire. July 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. Littleton, Cynthia (November 10, 2015). "Geraldine Laybourne Returns to Kids TV In 9 Story Media Group Pact". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. "Instant Lessons to Learn from 9 Story Media Group's President and CEO". The Insider. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. Milligan, Mercedes (August 1, 2023). "New 'Open Season' Series in the Works at 9 Story".
  8. Schwarz, John (August 16, 2022). "Tubi Gets Adult Animated Series Breaking Bear". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  9. Milligan, Mercedes (May 8, 2025). "Tubi Animated Original 'Breaking Bear' Casts Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar & More". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2025.