Editing DIC Entertainment (section)

===1971–1982: DIC Audiovisuel===
Diffusion, Information Communications (DIC) was founded in France in 1971 by [[Jean Chalopin]] as part of the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (now [[RTL Group]]), a well-established media company. DIC primarily focused on producing television content.<ref name="Perlmutter">{{cite book|last1=Perlmutter|first1=David|title=America Toons In: A History of Television Animation|date=2014|isbn=9780786476503|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=riYXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA207|pages=207–212|publisher=McFarland |access-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Bates">{{cite news|last1=Bates|first1=James|title=DiC, Computer Memories Plan Merger: Cartoon Maker Seeks Easy Way to Go Public|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-29-fi-31919-story.html|access-date=May 19, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 29, 1987}}</ref>

In 1981, DIC formed a partnership with [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], a Japanese animation studio. As part of this collaboration, DIC assisted in animating several TMS programs, including the popular series ''[[Ulysses 31]]''. Additionally, DIC created an unaired pilot called ''[[Lupin the Third#Lupin VIII|Lupin VIII]]'' during this period.

This partnership between DIC and TMS continued until 1996, contributing to the production of numerous animated television shows and pilots.