WildBrain

Not to be confused with Wild Brain Entertainment, a company that was acquired by this company.

Background
WildBrain Ltd. (formerly named DHX Media, Ltd.) is a Canadian media production and brand licensing company based in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 2006 by the merger of Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film Company, the name being an abbreviation of these two. They acquired Studio B Productions in December 2007, and bought Wild Brain for $8 million in 2010, and on August 20, 2012, DHX Media acquired Cookie Jar for $111 million, completing the deal on October 22 of the same year. This deal made DHX Media became the largest independent owner of children's entertainment content. DHX Media also purchased Ragdoll Worldwide from Ragdoll Limited and BBC Worldwide in 2013. DHX Media didn't use a logo until September 2007. In August 2019, Eric Ellenbogen (former Marvel Entertainment CEO and Classic Media founder) was named the new CEO of DHX Media. On September 23, 2019, DHX Media was renamed WildBrain as part of a reorganization, which included CFO Doug Lamb stepping down and being replaced by Aaron Ames, along with the addition of a new "brand director" position.

1st Logo (September 9, 2007)
Logo: On a black background, we see the following text:

dhx media

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. It's only known appearance was on Shake Hands with the Devil.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (October 11, 2010-November 18, 2014, September 7, 2015-October 30, 2019)
Nicknames: "Simple DHX", "Media DHX"

Logo: On a black background, we see the letters "dhx" in white, surrounded by a thick blue outline. Above the letters is the word "media", set in a Gill Sans font.

Variants:
 * On every show/movie from 2013-2014 (except My Little Pony: Equestria Girls), there are blue clouds covering the bottom of the screen, and a ™️ sign. There’s also a byline that reads "DHX MEDIA is a registered trademark of DHX Media Ltd."
 * There is a rare white background (with the clouds) that appears on the Canadian sitcom Satisfaction, as well as on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and the second season of Super Why.
 * A version with a plain white background appears on Pet Peeves.
 * There's a still black and white version. This was used on the Inspector Gadget DVD Megaset.
 * On Doozers, a copyright notice appears for The Jim Henson Company.
 * An in-credit version exists.
 * On Rastamouse, "media" is gray.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show; or otherwise, none.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the Halifax Film music plays, due to a plastering error.
 * On Packages from Planet X, a rock guitar theme is heard.

Availability: Very common. You can find this on lots of shows from the company. The still version is uncommon. It appears at the end of Pound Puppies from "My Fair Rebound" and every episode that follows it. Also found on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episodes from "Lesson Zero" to "Pinkie Apple Pie", some episodes of Rastamouse, the first two seasons of Littlest Pet Shop, and season 4 of Martha Speaks. The zooming-in version appears on season 2 of How To Be Indie. The blue clouds version also appeared on the first half of the final season of Johnny Test. Used as a secondary logo on the TV movie Bob's Broken Sleigh, some TV shows, and at the end of My Little Pony: The Movie (2017).

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (January 18, 2014-March 10, 2020, July 23, 2021)
Nicknames: "Bouncing DHX", "Media DHX II"

Logo: On a white background, the blue letters "d", "h", and "x", as well as the black letters "m", "e", "d", "i", and "a", bounce from different off screen parts. The "i" doesn’t have a dot; instead, the dot rolls onto the screen. The letters in "dhx" turn white as the thick blue outline from before appears. The letters in "media" jump on top of it. The dot of the "i" jumps on top of said letter. All together, it forms the DHX Media logo.

Variants:
 * On some shows, like the Inspector Gadget CGI series, a copyright date is below.
 * On Teletubbies, the logo appears in-credit.

FX/SFX: The letters bouncing and the outline appearing. Nice CGI from Shoe Ink!

Music/Sounds: Bouncing, and a chorus of children singing "D-H-X!" over a piano/banjo tune.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On the Romanian version of Dr. Dimensionpants and the Indonesian version of Rev & Roll, there are no children singing.
 * On Make It Pop, the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode "Rarity Investigates", and later seasons of Super Why, the end theme plays.
 * On the French-Canadian version of the Inspector Gadget CGI series, a more generic banjo ditty replaces the chorus of children, and on both the English and French versions of the series, an one-note trumpet is heard.
 * A long version of the theme exists where the music is more audible and and has a horn section mixed in. After the chorus of children, the dot jumps on the "i", then we hear a high trumpet note that is held for a bit, as well as a laughter from a comedian, then the music stops and we hear two more laughs. A shorter version without the laughing exists.

Availability: Common. Seen on newer episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic starting with "Rainbow Falls", seasons 3 and 4 of Littlest Pet Shop, the Inspector Gadget CGI series, Dr. Dimensionpants, the 1st season of Make It Pop, the 3rd season of the 2015 series of Bob the Builder, later seasons of Super Why, and possibly other shows. Also seen on DVD releases of said shows. The in-credit variant can be seen on the 2015 Teletubbies reboot. Don't expect to see this logo on Peanuts (2014 TV series).

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (October 28, 2014-October 25, 2019, February 12-March 19, 2021)
Nicknames: "Sliding DHX", "Media DHX III", "Simple DHX II"

Logo: On a white background, we see the same DHX outline and text from the previous logo forming the DHX logo, the outline from the left, and the text from the right. After that, the logo very quickly zooms out then back in. Above the logo, the text "media", along with a copyright notice, transitions in from the right, with it is a registered trademark notice.

Variant: On The Zoo, the logo is in-credit.

FX/SFX: The outline and text sliding, and the zoom-out.

Music/Sounds: A reverse cymbal clang and 3 synth notes.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on the 14th season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi: Next Class, the 2nd season of Make It Pop, the 22nd season of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and pretty much all of DHX's live-action productions, replacing the Epitome logo with it. This logo is strangely seen on a US print of Fangbone!.

Editor's Note: None.

(December 25, 2019- )
Nicknames: "Imagination Runs Wild", "The W with Eyes", "Simple WildBrain"

Logo: On a white background, a turquoise/light blue colored "W" with eyes forms up as the eyes blink. Then the W in the gray "WildBrain" text is seen moving to the left of the W. Then, the entire thing zooms out to reveal the rest of the logo text. The eyes blink again as the slogan "imagination runs wild" fades below.

Trivia: This logo is inspired by the 2017-2019 logo of the original WildBrain (also known as WildBrain Spark).

Variants:
 * Sometimes, the "imagination runs wild" text is missing.
 * On Blaze and the Monster Machines and Dorg Van Dango, the logo is sped up.
 * On Malory Towers, the logo is still and inside a white box on a black background from the latter show’s credits, appearing to the left of the King Bert logo. Also inside within the white box the WildBrain text seems a bit more lighter than usual, while for the cartoonish letter W with eyes that blinks twice is likely cyan instead of turquoise in color.
 * On season 3 of Carmen Sandiego, a still version is used with a black background and white text. Also, "imagination runs wild" is absent in this variant, middle below within both the cartoon charactered letter W and WildBrain.
 * Starting with Go, Dog. Go!, the logo is in CGI and "imagination runs wild" is absent.

FX/SFX: All the animation in the logo.

Music/Sounds: A synth note along with some cartoon blinking sounds as the eyes on the W blink.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Letterkenny, the music from the 4th DHX Media logo is used.
 * On Dorg van Dango, the music is shortened.
 * Otherwise, it’s the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Current. First seen on Season 8 of Letterkenny.
 * The logo began appearing on Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines starting with the episode "Deep Sea Grand Prix", season 3 of Carmen Sandiego, and season 12 of Fireman Sam.
 * Also seen on the new shows Dorg Van Dango, My Perfect Landing, Malory Towers and the 2021 revival of Johnny Test, as well as at the start of Tiny Pop airings of Rev & Roll and will likely appear on more upcoming shows from WildBrain that will begin throughout the future.
 * On WildBrain's remastered widescreen prints of Caillou that air on Cartoonito in the US, this logo replaces the Cinar or Cookie Jar logos.

Editor's Note: The animation is very simple and cheap, and the zooming of the WildBrain text is rough, but time will tell if this logo is used as a placeholder. However, the CGI version is an improvement.