Editing Alliance Atlantis (section)

===Ramifications===
Following Canwest seeking creditor protection in late 2009, Shaw Communications subsequently took over most of Alliance Atlantis's former broadcasting assets as of October 27, 2010. after CRTC approval for the sale was announced on October 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shaw.ca/NR/rdonlyres/9B6FFCBF-18A0-4E3C-9833-E6071E306511/0/CanwestCloseOct22.pdf|title=Shaw Announces Acquisition Of Canwest Broadcasting Assets Expected To Close October 27, 2010|author=[[Shaw Communications]] (press release)|date=2010-10-22|access-date=2010-10-23|archive-date=2020-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002135726/https://www.shaw.ca/page-not-found/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alliance Atlantis (CW Media) became part of the [[Shaw Media]] division.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/shaw-communications-closes-purchase-of-canwest-tv-assets-rebrands-as-shaw-media-105873658.html|title=Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |publisher=[[The Canadian Press]] (via [[Winnipeg Free Press]])|date=2010-10-27|access-date=2010-10-27}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Corus Entertainment]] acquired [[Shaw Media]] on April 1, 2016.<ref name="corus-shawcomplete">{{cite web|title=Corus Entertainment Completes Acquisition of Shaw Media|url=http://www.corusent.com/news/corus-entertainment-completes-acquisition-shaw-media/|publisher=Corus Entertainment|access-date=1 April 2016|archive-date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610040835/http://www.corusent.com/news/corus-entertainment-completes-acquisition-shaw-media/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Entertainment One would later acquire Alliance Films on January 9, 2013, and all of their subsidiaries from Goldman Sachs Group, similar to the purchase of [[Maple Pictures]] a year prior.<ref>{{cite web |title=EOne confirms talks to buy Alliance Films |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402235916/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/28/eone_confirms_talks_to_buy_alliance_films.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=live |url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/28/eone_confirms_talks_to_buy_alliance_films.html/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Nancy Tartaglione |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/eone-completes-alliance-films-acquisition-victor-loewy-charles-layton-exit-399690/ |title=EOne Completes Alliance Films Acquisition; Victor Loewy, Charles Layton Exit |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2013-01-09 |access-date=2014-07-11}}</ref> eOne subsequently adopted the 2004 Alliance Atlantis fanfare, still in use by Alliance Films, for their own logo. On November 20, 2014, Echo Bridge Entertainment sold Alliance Atlantis' children's programs, including the international distribution rights to the ''[[Degrassi (franchise)|Degrassi]]'' franchise, to [[DHX Media]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhxmedia.com/trade-news/includes-international-distribution-rights-for-degrassi/|title=DHX Media acquires library of children's and family TV content}}</ref> In 2017, producer [[Steven Paul]] announced that he would acquire the non-family assets of Echo Bridge Entertainment, including the international distribution rights to Alliance Atlantis' library (with the exception of its children's programs that are still owned by DHX Media/WildBrain) and later folded it into SP Releasing, in turn licensed most of Alliance Atlantis, Cineplex Odeon Films, Echo Bridge and [[PM Entertainment]] libraries to [[FilmRise]] for digital distribution and online streaming.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://variety.com/2017/film/news/steven-paul-echo-bridge-1201958518/|title = Producer Steven Paul Buys Distributor Echo Bridge|language = en-US|magazine=Variety|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref> eOne in turn was acquired by U.S. toy maker [[Hasbro]] in 2019. On August 3, 2023, Hasbro announced that it would sell most of eOne's assets, including the copyrights and Canadian distribution rights to the library of Alliance Atlantis, to [[Lionsgate]] (which Hasbro attempted to acquire in 2017).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2023-08-03 |title=Hasbro Confirms Sale Of eOne To Lionsgate For $500M |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/lionsgate-eone-hasbro-acquisition-confirmed-1235453869/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The deal closed on December 27, 2023.