associated merchandise business to Japan's Sanrio The Agatha Christie estate was sold to Acorn Media Group, the Noddy and Olivia properties to DreamWorks Classics (formerly Classic Media, now a subsidiary of DreamWorks Animation which would be acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016), The Rosemary Wells estate to Nelvana, and the Dennis Wheatley, Margery Allingham, Nicolas Freeling and Edmund Crispin estates to The Rights House and PFD. The estate of Enid Blyton, including The Famous Five series but excluding Noddy was sold to Hachette UK in March 2012. List of Productions Children's estate Peter Rabbit and The World of Beatrix Potter (sold to Silvergate Media) Paddington Bear (now owned by StudioCanal) Mr. Men (sold to Sanrio) The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The World of Eric Carle (now owned by Penguin Random House) Octonauts (sold to Silvergate Media) Olivia (Sold to Classic Media (Later owned by DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal)) The Works of Enid Blyton (sold to Hachette UK, except Noddy) Noddy (Sold to Classic Media (Later owned by DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal)) Malory Towers The Famous Five The Secret Seven Five Find-Outers The Works of Rosemary Wells (including Max & Ruby and Timothy Goes To School) (sold to Nelvana) Gaspard and Lisa Spot the Dog The Snowman The Story of Tracy Beaker Maisy Mouse Horrible Histories Flower Fairies Literary estates The Works of Agatha Christie including Poirot and Miss Marple (sold to Acorn Media Group) The Works of Margery Allingham (sold to The Rights House and PFD) The Works of Edmund Crispin (sold to The Rights House and PFD) The Works of Nicolas Freeling (sold to The Rights House and PFD) The Works of Dennis Wheatley (sold to The Rights House and PFD) The Works of Raymond Chandler including Philip Marlowe The Works of Georges Simenon including Inspector Maigret References External links Chorion website Mass media companies established in 1998 Mass media companies disestablished in 2012 Television production companies of the United Kingdom Film production companies of the United Kingdom 1998 establishments in the United Kingdom 2012 disestablishments in the United Kingdom