The entertainment giant now controls 80% of the iconic "Peanuts" brand, with the remaining 20% still owned by the Schulz family.

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SONOMA, Calif. — Linus Maurer, a Minnesota-born cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend Charles Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown’s blanket-toting sidekick in his “Peanuts” comic strip, has died. Maurer’s longtime partner Mary ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his "Peanuts" comic strip and cartoons, has died at age 90.

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

Peanuts isnâ t just one of the most hilarious comic strips in history, complete with timelessly iconic characters like Charlie Brown, itâ s also one of the oldest. Created by Charles M. Schulz in 1950 (with new comics released until Schulzâ s ...

The Japanese entertainment giant will acquire an additional 41 per cent stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC from Canadian children’s media company WildBrain Ltd. This will give Sony an overall 80 per cent share in the company that manages the characters and rights to Peanuts worldwide,