Sony is paying approximately $460 milliion to class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=15919d69-aefa-41ae-a977-fdcae58a803c&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=42138c35-3898-490f-b1fe-90aa0633f46f&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Sony&linkText=purchase+Peanuts&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zb255LmNvbS9lbi9Tb255SW5mby9JUi9uZXdzLzIwMjUxMjE5X0UucGRmIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiI0MjEzOGMzNS0zODk4LTQ5MGYtYjFmZS05MGFhMDYzM2Y0NmYiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNvbnkuY29tL2VuL1NvbnlJbmZvL0lSL25ld3MvMjAyNTEyMTlfRS5wZGYifQ&signature=AQAAAX0uBk23gZnDcCQnXL0aINug3K3i4DNj3Nt2xnaUx3en&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sony.com%2Fen%2FSonyInfo%2FIR%2Fnews%2F20251219_E.pdf&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Sony;elmt:;slk:purchase Peanuts;cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:purchase Peanuts;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Sony;elmt:;slk:purchase Peanuts;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>purchase Peanuts [PDF] and its characters, including Snoopy and Charlie Brown, created by Charles M. Schulz. That’s a 41 percent stake Sony is buying from Canadian firm WildBrain. Since Sony bought 39 percent of the franchise back in 2018, this will give the company an 80 percent stake. The deal is still subject to regulatory approvals, but Peanuts will become Sony’s consolidated subsidiary once it’s closed. Schulz’s family still owns the remaining…
