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 ...

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

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

The entertainment giant now controls 80% of the iconic "Peanuts" brand, with the remaining 20% still owned by the Schulz ...

The Charles M. Schulz Museum put out “Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects” last year. A book about “Peanuts” comic strip creator Charles Schulz produced last year ...

The man who brought us Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang would be turning 100 today. Cartoonist Charles Schulz died in February 2000, the night before his final comic strip ran in the ...

“They hated it,” producer Lee Mendelson recalled in a 2003 interview with the Archive of American Television. “The two top ...

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

As a kid, I was fortunate to realize the value in sadness, and Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, born 100 years ago Nov. 26, was a big reason why. I’d finish my writing assignments early in third grade ...

National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Lee Cowan is an Emmy-award-winning journalist serving as a national correspondent and substitute anchor for "CBS News Sunday Morning." Some people use ...