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

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

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

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

With Christmas on the horizon, Peanuts fans everywhere are revisiting the spectacular holiday comics from Charles M. Schulz's ...

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

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

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

With the Schulz family retaining 20% ownership, the conglomerate promises to ‘elevate the value’ of the iconic characters.

Franklin Armstrong made his debut in the Peanuts in 1968. In 1968, Charles M. Schulz introduced the first Black character to his famous comic strip; Franklin joined Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest ...

Krispy Kreme is getting in the holiday spirit. The donut chain has announced that it has a special edition Snoopy and Peanuts ...