Sony Group is taking a majority stake in the company that houses the iconic Snoopy and Charlie Brown characters.

Japanese tech corporation Sony has agreed to purchase a 41% stake in the popular “Peanuts’ franchise from the Canada-based WildBrain in a deal worth $630 million Canadian dollars, or $458 million U.S.

The deal announced Friday, increases Sony’s stake to a whopping 80%, and it values the business at more than $1 billion.

Sony will own 80% of the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters. The Schulz family owns the rest.

Did you grow up watching Peanuts movies or poring over the comic strip in the Sunday newspaper? Same, and we’re not alone. Since their debut in 1950, Charles Schulz’s legendary Peanuts gang—Charlie ...

The Peanuts franchise, home of beloved characters such as Charlie Brown, Snoopy and their friends, found new ownership ...

Charlie Brown and Snoopy will live under the Sony umbrella as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan ...

The intellectual property (IP) rights for the American comic series *Peanuts*, famous for the character Snoopy, have been acquired by Japan’s Sony. Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures ...

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) [SMEJ] and Sony Pictures Entertainment will acquire a 41% stake in Peanuts Holdings from ...

NEW YORK — Everyone knows that Charlie Brown’s nemesis is a kite-eating tree. But the “Peanuts” hero is hoping to cool that kind of rivalry as we head into Earth Day and Arbor Day. A new “Peanuts” ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan have sealed a new deal that pushes their ownership of the ...