Editing DreamWorks Classics (section)

===Sale to DreamWorks Animation (2012–present)===
On July 23, 2012, [[DreamWorks Animation]] announced that they would acquire Classic Media for $155 million from Boomerang Media, with the deal closing in September of that year.<ref name="Verrier"/><ref name="Acuna"/> Afterwards, Classic Media began trading as '''DreamWorks Classics''' to associate itself with its parent company, although the parent company remained under its former name.

On October 3, 2012, Classic Media made its first post-DreamWorks sale by securing licensing and distribution rights to Studio Hari's ''[[The Owl & Co]]'' outside of France and other French-speaking territories.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hari-studios.com/en/dreamworks-classics-represente-la-chouette-cie-a-linternational/ | title=Dreamworks Classics représente la Chouette & Cie à l'international | date=October 3, 2012 }}</ref>

On September 17, 2013, DreamWorks Animation announced they had purchased the programming library of the British animation studio [[Chapman Entertainment]], and placed distribution through DreamWorks' UK-based TV distribution operation.<ref>{{cite web|author=Wendy Goldman Getzler |url=http://kidscreen.com/2013/09/17/dreamworks-animation-scoops-up-chapman-entertainment-library/ |title=DreamWorks scoops up Chapman's library |publisher=Kidscreen |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=27 June 2014}}</ref>

On June 18, 2014, DreamWorks Animation bought the ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' brand and added it to the DreamWorks Classics portfolio.<ref name="licensemag1">{{cite web |url=http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/dreamworks-picks-felix-cat |title=DreamWorks Picks Up Felix the Cat |website=License! Global |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=June 20, 2014 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414111719/http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/dreamworks-picks-felix-cat |url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 28, 2016, [[NBCUniversal]] announced it would buy out DreamWorks Animation in a $3.8 billion deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Meg |title=Comcast's NBCUniversal buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8-billion deal |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nbcuniversal-buys-dreamworks--20160428-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 28, 2016 |date=April 28, 2016 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004957/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nbcuniversal-buys-dreamworks--20160428-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The buyout was completed on August 22.<ref name="McNary"/>

In January 2020, Classic Media pre-sold streaming rights to three series; ''[[Lassie (2014 TV series)|Lassie]]'', ''[[George of the Jungle (2007 TV series)|George of the Jungle]]'' and ''[[Mr. Magoo (TV series)|Mr. Magoo]]'', by CBS All Access (now as [[Paramount+]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuchow |first1=Ryan |title=CBS All Access scoops up DreamWorks Classics |url=https://kidscreen.com/2020/01/13/cbs-all-access-scoops-up-dreamworks-classics/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |work=Kidscreen |date=January 13, 2020 |quote=US SVOD CBS All Access is growing its children’s programming with three new animated series from DreamWorks Animation-owned distributor Classics Media. |archive-date=May 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517101821/https://kidscreen.com/2020/01/13/cbs-all-access-scoops-up-dreamworks-classics/ |url-status=live}}</ref>