March 13, 2007

There's a Reuters report today that Sony BMG's Sony Wonder, a kid's label, will be shuttered so the parent company can focus on its core business. That's biz speak for, "We're not doing the kid's game as well as our competitors, so it's time to get out." Razor & Tie has its Kidz Bop franchise, and Disney has been incredibly strong lately. But some Sony Wonder partners have recently left the label, and Shout Factory! is reportedly taking its DVD business to Vivendi Visual Entertainment.

"Sesame Workshop left Sony Wonder in February, cutting a long-term deal with Genius Products that gives Genius the North American DVD rights to its 100-plus titles, many of them consisting of 'Sesame Street' episodes. Sony Wonder had distributed Sesame Workshop titles for more than a decade.

Classic Media exited the month before, bringing to Genius such high-profile titles as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman" and the animated VeggieTales franchise."

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Posted by Glenn at 8:55 PM | | | Sony BMG