Creator / Your Family Entertainment

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Your Family Entertainment (YFE) is a German entertainment distribution company originally founded in 1989 as Ravensburger Film+TV as Ravensburger's (a German toy company) attempt to venture into media. Most of their earlier shows were co-productions with France Animation and CINAR. In 1999, the company rebranded as RTV Family Entertainment and in the following year, acquired CLT-UFA's children catalogue.

During 2000-2002 RTV partnered with Nelvana to distribute their shows in most of continental Europe (in exchange Nelvana during the same time distributed 6 of RTV series in North and South America). However, the partnership was cancelled due to RTV's arising financial problems. As a result, most of the rights reverted back to Nelvana, while RTV retained (as a sort of consolation prize) for a foreseeable future selected distribution rights to a number of older series from the Canadian studio.

In February 2000, RTV acquired 69% of shares in Australian-based Energee Entertainment (who alreaedy co-produced with them Digswell and Gloria's House), followed by taking over strategic and operational management of the Australian studio in June 2001.

In 2005, RTV Family Entertainment spun-off from Ravensburger and consequently in July 2006 rebranded as Your Family Entertainment.

In March 2009, YFE acquired rights to 8 series from the bankrupt Berliner Film Companie and its subsidary Berlin Animation Films.

The company also operates two own TV networks (mainly in German-speaking countries) both named after two brands they own - the Pay-TV one called Fix&Foxi and the FTA one called RiC.

In 2021, Genius Brands International acquired an interest in YFE expanding its presence in Europe.

Selected programs that YFE produced and distributed:

Co-productions with Cinar

• Albert the Fifth Musketeer (co-produced with Cinar, France Animation and BBC)
• The Babaloos (distribution in German-speaking countries, Benelux, Scandinavia, CEE, Greece, Turkey and English-speaking Africa; co-produced with Cinar and France Animation)
• Cat Tales (co-produced with Cinar, France Animation and Caméras Continentales)
• The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (distribution in German-speaking countries and CEE; co-produced with Cinar and France Animation)
• Dr. Xargle (co-produced with Cinar)
• Ivanhoe: The King's Knight (co-produced with CINAR and France Animation)
• Patrol 03 (co-produced with CINAR, France Animation and Neurones)
• Robinson Sucroe (co-produced with CINAR, France Animation and BBC)^note (distribution terminated after Claude Robinson won in 2009 the copyright lawsuit)

Nelvana series (mainly distributed in German-speaking countries, Dutch-speaking Benelux, Nordic and Eastern Europe, though the rights scope depends on a particular show)

• Anatole
• Birdz
• Blaster's Universe
• Blazing Dragons
• Bob and Margaret (only the first 2 seasons)
• Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
• Dog City
• Donkey Kong Country (only Season 2)
• The Dumb Bunnies
• Elliot Moose
• The Fairly OddParents! (rights in German-speaking Europe only; only the first 69 episodes)
• George and Martha
• The Hardy Boys
• Jean-Luc & Dondoozat
• Little Bear (only the first 39 episodes)
• Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
• Nancy Drew
• Pecola (only the first 13 episodes)
• Rescue Heroes (only the first season)
• Rupert (Scandinavia and German-speaking countries only)
• Stickin' Around
• Tales from the Cryptkeeper
• Timothy Goes to School

Productions acquired from defunct Berliner Film Companie and Berlin Animation Film

• Adventurers: Masters of Time
• Altair in Starland
• Bob's Beach
• Da Boom Crew
• Mission Odyssey (co-production with Marathon)
• M P4orce
• Shadow of the Elves
• Sherm

Series acquired from defunct Toons 'n' Tales (German-speaking rights only; all co-produced with Millimages)

• Jasper the Penguin
• The Hydronauts
• Lazy Lucy
• Round Da Way (Lascars)

Other productions

• Agi Bagi (distribution outside Poland)
• Albert Asks: What is Life?
• Albert says... Nature Knows Best
• The Brothers Flub (distribution in German-speaking countries, Benelux, Scandinavia and CEE; co-produced with Sunbow Entertainment)
• Dragon Hunters (distribution in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia (except for Denmark) and CEE; co-produced with Futurikon)
• Duck Man (European distribution rights)^note (acquired from CLT-UFA; rights reverted to CBS in 2010, currently distributed worldwide by Paramount)
• Fix & Foxi and Friends (co-produced with D'Ocon Films)
• Generation O! (distribution in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia and CEE; co-produced with Sunbow Entertainment)
• Gloria's House (Australian-German co-production)
• The Itsy Bitsy Spider (European distribution rights)^note (acquired from CLT-UFA; rights reverted to CBS in 2010, currently distributed worldwide by Paramount)
• Iznogoud (distribution in German-speaking countries and CEE)^note (acquired from CLT-UFA; rights reverted back to Disney in September 2008)
• Little Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers (distribution in German-speaking countries, Benelux, CEE, Portugal, PALOP, Turkey, Taiwan and Hong Kong; co-produced with Australia Children's Television Foundation, Viskatoons and France Animation)
• Papyrus (rights in German-speaking Europe only)^note (acquired from CLT-UFA)
• Phillipp (co-produced with Les Producteurs TV Cine Video)
• Roboroach (distribution outside North America; co-produced with Portfolio Entertainment)
• Rotten Ralph (distribution in German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe)
• Sanbarbe (co-produced with France Animation and Neurones)
• Sweet Valley High (distribution in German-speaking countries, Benelux and CEE)^note (acquired from CLT-UFA; rights to Season 1 reverted back to Disney in September 2008, while for the remaining episodes in following years)
• Spirou and Fantasio (1992-1995 series) ^note (acquired from CLT-UFA; rights reverted back to Mediatoon in 2010)
• Team SOS (rights in German-speaking Europe only; co-produced with CinéGroupe and Les Films de la Perrine)
• Urmel (co-produced with France Animation and Hahn Film)

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