Jay Ward Productions


Jay Ward Productions, or simply Ward Productions, is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1948 by American animator Jay Ward, and was most notable for the Rocky and Bullwinkle franchise.
The Jay Ward Productions library and rights are managed by Bullwinkle Studios, a joint venture between Jay Ward Productions and DreamWorks Animation.

History

The company was based on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, across Sunset Boulevard from the Chateau Marmont.
Jay Ward Productions was an independent studio from 1948 to 1959. It was part of Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, which originally brokered advertising for, and through its Gamma Productions subsidiary and its distributor Producers Associates of Television, Inc., animated Ward's productions. The Program Exchange acquired broadcast rights in 1979.

Jay Ward Productions today

The successor Jay Ward Productions Inc., managed by members of his family, is based in Costa Mesa, California.
By 2007, Jay Ward Productions had formed Bullwinkle Studios LLC, a joint venture with Classic Media, to manage the Jay Ward characters. Bullwinkle Studios's first production was "George of the Jungle" with Studio B Productions, a unit of DHX Media broadcast on Teletoon, then added to Cartoon Network. Tiffany Ward serves as president of Ward Productions and Bullwinkle Studios. Classic Media was acquired in 2012 by DreamWorks Animation, which was later purchased by Comcast in 2016.

Television programs

Animation

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