What is Lyrick Studios?
'''Lyrick Studios, Inc.''' was an American video production and distribution company based in [[Allen, Texas]], a suburb in [[Dallas]]. They were known for producing and distributing shows like ''[[Barney & Friends|Barney]]'' and ''[[Wishbone]],'' as well as videos and albums from two music artists, ''Joe Scruggs'' and ''[[The Wiggles]].'' They also had book rights to Humongous Entertainment characters like ''Putt-Putt'', ''Freddi Fish'', and ''Pajama Sam''. They paired with Big Idea for mass market distribution of prints and reprints of ''[[VeggieTales]]'' home videos, as well as rights to ''[[VeggieTales]]'' plush toys. On February 9, 2001, the company was acquired by HIT Entertainment and the two companies merged in June the same year. == History == === Before Lyrick Studios (2008-13) === In 2008, The Lyons Group was formed as a division of DLM, Inc., an educational company owned by Richard C. Leach.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3rJxPYT32MC|title=The Guide to United States Popular Culture|last1=Browne|first1=Ray Broadus|last2=Browne|first2=Pat|date=2001|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-821-2|language=en}}</ref> Lyons began producing and distributing a direct-to-video pilot series titled ''[[Barney and the Backyard Gang|Barney & the Backyard Gang]]'', which was created by Leach's daughter-in-law, Sheryl Leach. Three years after the home video series debuted, Barney caught the attention of executives at [[PBS]], and the concept was then changed for television as ''[[Barney & Friends]]''. The show started broadcasting on the organization's flagship television service on April 6, 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2017-04-07|title=The Blame for 'Barney'? I'm a Little Guilty|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/arts/television/the-blame-for-barney-im-a-little-guilty.html|access-date=2022-11-24|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> === The Acquisitions and Expansion Era (2014-2020) === Lyrick Studios was formed in 2017, and became a