Editing DIC Entertainment (section)

===2004–2008: Going public and final years===
In 2004, Heyward acquired Bain Capital's share in DIC Entertainment and subsequently oversaw the company's public offering on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market in 2005, trading under the symbol DEKEq.L.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dic-goes-public-uk|title = DIC Goes Public in the U.K.|newspaper=Animation World Network}}</ref> In March 2006, DIC regained international rights to 20 of its shows from The Walt Disney Company and [[Jetix Europe]], previously owned by Disney since their acquisition of Saban Entertainment in 2001. The same month, DIC acquired the [[WildBrain CPLG|Copyright Promotions Licensing Group]] (CPLG) and welcomed Jeffrey Edell as president and COO.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/dic-re-acquires-20-of-its-animated-shows-from-disney/|title=DIC Re-Acquires 20 of Its Animated Shows from Disney|first=Ramin|last=Zahed|date=March 23, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200706190954206004Y|title = Investegate &#124;DIC Entertainment Announcements &#124; DIC Entertainment: Earn-out and Share Options}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/44731/jeffrey-edell.html|title = Jeffrey Edell}}</ref>

DIC, [[AOL]]'s KOL, and [[CBS Corporation]] joined forces to introduce a new three-hour programming block for Saturday mornings on CBS called KOL Secret Slumber Party on September 15, 2006. A year later, on the same date, DIC, CBS, and [[American Greetings]] launched another programming block named KEWLopolis.<ref name="Paoletta">{{cite magazine|last1=Paoletta|first1=Michaal|title=Pre-Fabulous?|magazine=Billboard|date=August 12, 2006|volume=118|issue=32|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=KOL+Secret+Slumber+Party&pg=PA9|access-date=November 3, 2004}}</ref><ref name="Ball">{{cite magazine|first=Ryan |last=Ball |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cbs-blocks-out-kewlopolis/ |title=CBS Blocks out KEWLopolis |magazine=Animation Magazine |date=August 23, 2007 |access-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref>

In April 2007, DIC Entertainment, [[Nelvana]], and [[NBCUniversal International Networks|NBC Universal Global Networks]] announced the establishment of [[KidsCo]], an international children's entertainment network. That October, DIC filed a lawsuit against the Dam company, alleging fraud and negligent misrepresentation regarding Dam's [[troll doll]] and DIC's ''[[Trollz (TV series)|Trollz]]'' television series, which was created under a license from Dam. Dam counter-sued DIC, accusing the company of misrepresenting its financial status and harming the troll doll's image and reputation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200704030701202871U |title=DiC Entertainment: Creation of KidsCo |publisher=InvestEgate |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2007/10/25/dic-20071025/|title=DIC Entertainment slaps Troll Company with US$20 million lawsuit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/noticias/305539/10/07/Lawsuit-Charges-Fraud-In-Deals-for-Iconic-Troll-Doll-DIC-Entertainment Cynically-Concealed-Financial-Woes.html |title=Lawsuit Charges Fraud In Deals for Iconic Troll Doll; DIC Entertainment ''Cynically Concealed'' Financial Woes - 31/10/07 - 305539 |publisher=elEconomista.es |date=October 31, 2007 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720141033/http://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/noticias/305539/10/07/Lawsuit-Charges-Fraud-In-Deals-for-Iconic-Troll-Doll-DIC-Entertainment-Cynically-Concealed-Financial-Woes.html |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>