The company was founded in September 2002 as 9 Story Entertainment by Vince Commisso and Steven Jarosz. On September 21, 2006, 9 Story launched an international distribution division headed by Natalie Osborne, known as 9 Story Enterprises. 9 Story produced its first live-action series, Survive This, from 2008 to 2010. On September 20, 2011, 9 Story Entertainment became the co-producer and distributor of WGBH children's series Arthur. 9 Story would produce the series from its 16th season until its 19th season. On April 8, 2013, 9 Story announced that it would acquire the children's and family distribution library of CCI Entertainment; the acquisition was completed on July 24.
As 9 Story Media Group (2014–present)
On October 10, 2014, 9 Story Entertainment rebranded as 9 Story Media Group, following Neil Court and Zelnick Media Capital becoming majority owners a few months prior. On August 18, 2015, 9 Story Media Group acquired the England-based animation studio Brown Bag Films. In late 2015, 9 Story became the international distributor of Barney & Friends and Angelina Ballerina under license from HIT Entertainment. On May 25, 2016, 9 Story Media Group acquired the global distribution rights to Garfield and Friends. On October 21, 2016, 9 Story's distribution arm, 9 Story Enterprises, was rebranded as 9 Story Distribution International and relocated operations from Toronto to Dublin, Ireland. On October 15, 2017, 9 Story Media Group rebranded its Toronto 2D animation studio under the Brown Bag brand, with Brown Bag Films becoming 9 Story's production arm for both 2D and 3D animation across Dublin, Manchester, and Toronto. At the same time, Brown Bag Films became one of 9 Story's main divisions, alongside 9 Story Distribution International. On January 12, 2018, 9 Story Media Group announced that they had acquired Out of the Blue Enterprises for an undisclosed amount. Out of the Blue became a wholly owned subsidiary of 9 Story, and the company would also acquire the rights to the Colorforms brand. On May 13, 2018, 9 Story unveiled an updated logo and announced the launch of 9 Story Brands, a consumer products division. Changes include: an update of the company logo from 2006, and a new branding. On July 10, 2018, 9 Story acquired the children's and family distribution catalog and development slate of Breakthrough Entertainment. On February 4, 2019, 9 Story Media Group announced that they had acquired the Indonesian animation studio BASE for an undisclosed amount, with the studio becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. On April 1, 2019, 9 Story signed a deal with Scholastic Media to distribute 460 half hours of programming. The deal brought its total content library to 4,000 half hours of programming.
