Sony will pay CAN $630 million to WildBrain for the 41% stake, or roughly $457 million. The closing of the transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Sony just made a sizable bet on nostalgia as it has reached a deal worth approximately $457 million to acquire majority ...

The first-ever "Peanuts" comic strip, which debuted on Oct. 2, 1950. SANTA ROSA, CA − Jeannie Schulz has a wicked sense of humor. The 86-year-old widow of Charles Schulz, creator of Snoopy, Charlie ...

Sony is paying more than a few peanuts to get majority ownership of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts franchise featuring ...

The Peanuts franchise, home of beloved characters such as Charlie Brown, Snoopy and their friends, found new ownership ...

Charlie Brown and Snoopy will live under the Sony umbrella as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan ...

Sony just purchased a controlling stake in the iconic brand featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and more. It’s got Spider-Man, ...

With Christmas on the horizon, Peanuts fans everywhere are revisiting the spectacular holiday comics from Charles M. Schulz's ...

With the Schulz family retaining 20% ownership, the conglomerate promises to ‘elevate the value’ of the iconic characters.

Jason Mendelson tells PEOPLE why his father, 'Peanuts' producer Lee Mendelson, wasn't sure it would be a success at all ...

A set of 13 original Peanuts drawings by Charles M. Schulz — images that were enlarged into huge paintings on metal panels and used to decorate the ‘Snoopy Bridge’ in the San Fernando Valley — is ...