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Astley Baker Davies
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation
Founded	January 1994; 30 years ago
Founders	Neville Astley; Mark Baker; Phil Davies
Headquarters	London, England
Products	Peppa Pig; The Big Knights; Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
Number of employees	7 (2021)
Parent	Entertainment One (2015–2023, 70%); Hasbro Entertainment (2023–present, 70%)
Website	astleybakerdavies.com

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Astley Baker Davies is a British animation studio based in London, England, originally owned by founder-directors Neville Astley, Mark Baker, and Phil Davies. It is the production company behind television series The Big Knights, Peppa Pig, and Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom. In 2015, it became a subsidiary of Entertainment One, which took a 70% stake. In 2023, Hasbro kept eOne's stake in the company, making it the majority subsidiary of Hasbro's newly created division Hasbro Entertainment, due to eOne's non-children assets being sold to Lionsgate later in the year.^[1]

On 16 March 2021, it was announced that Entertainment One renewed Peppa Pig until 2027, and after 19 years, the original creators and the company were going to leave production. Animation studio Karrot Animation (known for producing Sarah & Duck) will take over production from then on.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (2015)
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (2017)
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun (2019)

Television

Series	Year(s)	Co-production with	Network	Notes
1990s
The Big Knights	1999–2000	BBC Worldwide BBC Bristol	BBC One	As The Big Knights Ltd.
2000s
Peppa Pig	2004–present	Contender Entertainment Group (series 1) Rubber Duck Entertainment/E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family (series 2–4) Entertainment One (series 5–8) The Elf Factory Limited (series 5) Gaston's Cave Ltd (series 6–8) Karrot Animation (series 7–present) Hasbro Entertainment (series 8–present)	Channel 5/Nick Jr.	Longest running series produced by the company. Continued by Karrot Animation starting in 2023.
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom	2009–2013	Rubber Duck Entertainment/E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family	Channel 5/Nick Jr.

Awards and nominations

2012 - British Animation Awards - Winner^[3] for Best Preschool Series for "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: Acorn Day"

References

^ Jaafar, Ali (30 September 2015). "Entertainment One Acquires 70% Stake In 'Peppa Pig' Producer Astley Baker Davies". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ "'Peppa Pig' Creators Step Back as eOne Kids Phenomenon is Renewed Until 2027". 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "British Animation Awards: the winners". Televisual Media UK Ltd. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

External links

Official website

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[1] Jaafar, Ali (30 September 2015). "Entertainment One Acquires 70% Stake In 'Peppa Pig' Producer Astley Baker Davies". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[2] "'Peppa Pig' Creators Step Back as eOne Kids Phenomenon is Renewed Until 2027". 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[3] "British Animation Awards: the winners". Televisual Media UK Ltd. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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-'''Astley Baker Davies''' is an English animation studio based in [[London]], England, originally owned by founder-directors Neville Astley, [[Mark Baker (animator)|Mark Baker]], and Phil Davies. It is the production company behind television series ''[[The Big Knights]]'', ''[[Peppa Pig]],'' and ''[[Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom]]''. In 2015, it became a subsidiary of [[Entertainment One]]. In 2023, the company became a subsidiary of Hasbro's newly created division [[Hasbro Entertainment]], due to eOne being sold to [[Lionsgate]] later in the year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jaafar|first1=Ali|title=Entertainment One Acquires 70% Stake In 'Peppa Pig' Producer Astley Baker Davies|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/entertainment-one-peppa-pig-astley-baker-davies-stake-1201560180/|access-date=2017-01-12|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=2015-09-30|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001055534/http://deadline.com/2015/09/entertainment-one-peppa-pig-astley-baker-davies-stake-1201560180/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Astley Baker Davies''' is a British animation studio based in [[London]], England, originally owned by founder-directors Neville Astley, [[Mark Baker (animator)|Mark Baker]], and Phil Davies. It is the production company behind television series ''[[The Big Knights]]'', ''[[Peppa Pig]],'' and ''[[Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom]]''. In 2015, it became a subsidiary of [[Entertainment One]], which took a 70% stake. In 2023, Hasbro kept eOne's stake in the company, making it the majority subsidiary of Hasbro's newly created division [[Hasbro Entertainment]], due to eOne's non-children assets being sold to [[Lionsgate]] later in the year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jaafar|first1=Ali|title=Entertainment One Acquires 70% Stake In 'Peppa Pig' Producer Astley Baker Davies|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/entertainment-one-peppa-pig-astley-baker-davies-stake-1201560180/|access-date=2017-01-12|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=2015-09-30|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001055534/http://deadline.com/2015/09/entertainment-one-peppa-pig-astley-baker-davies-stake-1201560180/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-On 16 March 2021, it was announced that Entertainment One renewed Peppa Pig until 2027, and after 17 years, the original creators and the company were going to leave production. Animation studio Karrot Animation (known for producing ''[[Sarah & Duck]]'') will take over production from then on.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2021/03/peppa-pig-creators-step-back-eone-2027-1234715448/|title = 'Peppa Pig' Creators Step Back as eOne Kids Phenomenon is Renewed Until 2027|date = 16 March 2021|access-date = 24 March 2021|archive-date = 18 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318101429/https://deadline.com/2021/03/peppa-pig-creators-step-back-eone-2027-1234715448/|url-status = live}}</ref>
+On 16 March 2021, it was announced that Entertainment One renewed Peppa Pig until 2027, and after 19 years, the original creators and the company were going to leave production. Animation studio Karrot Animation (known for producing ''[[Sarah & Duck]]'') will take over production from then on.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2021/03/peppa-pig-creators-step-back-eone-2027-1234715448/|title = 'Peppa Pig' Creators Step Back as eOne Kids Phenomenon is Renewed Until 2027|date = 16 March 2021|access-date = 24 March 2021|archive-date = 18 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318101429/https://deadline.com/2021/03/peppa-pig-creators-step-back-eone-2027-1234715448/|url-status = live}}</ref>
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-| ''[[The Big Knights]]'' || 1999–2000 || [[BBC Worldwide]]<br>[[BBC Bristol]] || [[BBC One]] || As '''The Big Knights Ltd.'''<br>First animated series produced by the company
+| ''[[The Big Knights]]'' || 1999–2000 || [[BBC Worldwide]]<br>[[BBC Bristol]] || [[BBC One]] || As '''The Big Knights Ltd.'''
 |-
 ! colspan="5" style"background: #f46d25;"| 2000s
 |-
-| ''[[Peppa Pig]]'' || 2004–present || Contender Entertainment Group (series 1)<br>Rubber Duck Entertainment/E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family (series 2–4)<br>[[Entertainment One]] (series 5–7)<br>The Elf Factory Limited (series 5)<br>Gaston's Cave Ltd (series 6–7)<br>Hasbro Entertainment (series 7–present)|| [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]/[[Nick Jr. UK|Nick Jr.]] || Longest running series produced by the company, the animation has been taken over by Karrot Animation.
+| ''[[Peppa Pig]]'' || 2004–present || Contender Entertainment Group (series 1)<br>Rubber Duck Entertainment/E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family (series 2–4)<br>[[Entertainment One]] (series 5–8)<br>The Elf Factory Limited (series 5)<br>Gaston's Cave Ltd (series 6–8)<br>Karrot Animation (series 7–present)<br>Hasbro Entertainment (series 8–present)|| [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]/[[Nick Jr. UK|Nick Jr.]] || Longest running series produced by the company. Continued by Karrot Animation starting in 2023.
 |-
-| ''[[Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom]]'' || 2009–2013 || Rubber Duck Entertainment/E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family || [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]/[[Nick Jr. UK|Nick Jr.]] || Third show produced by the company.
+| ''[[Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom]]'' || 2009–2013 || Rubber Duck Entertainment/E1 Kids/Entertainment One Family || [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]/[[Nick Jr. UK|Nick Jr.]] ||
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