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Dec 19, 2025

Sony buys a majority stake in the ‘Peanuts’ comic for $457 million from Canada’s WildBrain

Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada's WildBrain in a $457 million deal.

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Sony buys a majority stake in the ‘Peanuts’ comic for $457 million from Canada’s WildBrain

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