Rainbow S.r.l.


Rainbow S.r.l. is an Italian television studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and ViacomCBS. It has collaborated with ViacomCBS' other company, Nickelodeon, on multiple shows, including Winx Club and Club 57. The studio is based in Loreto, Marche and was founded by Straffi in 1995. Rainbow began as an animation studio, providing creative services for larger companies until it secured enough funds for original productions.
In February 2011, Viacom International Media Networks purchased 30% of the company for 62 million euros, leaving the remaining 70% to Iginio Straffi. Viacom's Nickelodeon networks broadcast Rainbow's shows worldwide, and Rainbow acts as the licensing agent for Nickelodeon's shows in Italy. Nickelodeon's American studios have also collaborated with Rainbow on multiple productions, including Winx Club, the pilot "", and Club 57 in 2019.
In 2015, Rainbow purchased fellow animation studio Bardel Entertainment. In 2017, Rainbow acquired a majority stake in Iven S.p.A., which owns the production company Colorado Film.
In April 2018, Straffi and Viacom listed the company on the Italian stock exchange. The listing followed years of consideration regarding which country's stock market to enter. According to Straffi, this presented "a real dilemma" as Viacom was already listed on an American stock exchange, but Rainbow performed best in European countries. Straffi and Viacom withdrew Rainbow from the stock market in May 2018, citing a lack of suitable market conditions.

Filmography

Television series

Films