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| foundation = {{start date and age|1995}}<ref name=VarietyWinxCreator />
| foundation = {{start date and age|1995}}<ref name=VarietyWinxCreator />
| Fate = Acquired to [[Nickelodeon]]<br/>Relaunched
| founder = [[Iginio Straffi]]<ref name=VarietyWinxCreator />
| founder = [[Iginio Straffi]]<ref name=VarietyWinxCreator />
| location_city = [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]], [[Marche]], [[Italy]]<br>(2010-present)
| location_city = [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]], [[Marche]], [[Italy]]<br>(2010-present)

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Rainbow S.p.A.
Company typePrivate conglomerate
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)[1]
FounderIginio Straffi[1]
Headquarters
Loreto, Marche, Italy
(2010-present)
Key people
Iginio Straffi
ProductsTV series, live-action films
OwnerViacom (30%)
SubsidiariesBardel Entertainment
Websitewww.rbw.it

Rainbow S.r.l. (formerly known as Rainbow S.p.A) is an Italian animation studio that is best known for producing the animated Winx Club series. They also have produced other animated series such as Tommy and Oscar, Monster Allergy and PopPixie and co-produced Huntik and Mia and Me. The CEO of Rainbow S.r.l. is Iginio Straffi, who is also the creator of Winx Club,[1] as well as the creator and director of Huntik. In February 2011, Viacom purchased a 30% stake in Rainbow.[1]

On October 5, 2015, Rainbow S.r.l. acquired Canadian animation studio, Bardel Entertainment.[2]

Filmography

Television series

Films

References

  1. ^ a b c d Vivarelli, Nick (February 26, 2011). "Winx creator in the pink". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ^ http://kidscreen.com/2015/10/05/rainbow-buys-canadian-animation-studio-bardel/
  3. ^ http://kidscreen.com/2016/06/06/m4e-acquires-rainbows-stake-in-mia-and-me/