Studio Upstairs

Studio Upstairs LOE is a Caroline media, animation production, distribution and brand licencing company mostly associated with the entertainment industry. The company is known for being the largest owner of children's programming along with Wildbrain, which is distributed through it's flagship channels and the "Upstairs Downstairs" YouTube channel.

History
Studio Upstairs was founded in 1994 by Len Winston. During 1997, the company produced a lot of children's programming for Caroline TV stations as they focused on 2-D and 3-D animation as well as live action.

In the year 2002, they made their first acquisition: acquiring American animatiom studio: Key 2 Inc. Which mainly produced animated shows suitable for all ages. After the acquisition, Key 2 Inc would share a building with the new Studio Upstairs USA headquarters.

In the year 2006, Studio Upstairs' Len Winston stepped down as the CEO for the company and was eventually replaced by Corrie Plymouth-Schenider.

In the year 2012, they made another acquisition by acquiring French Animation Studio: VCA. This gave the company full ownership of the CODE Franchise. A year later, they acquired GAME Entertainment, both studios were folded into Upstairs that exact year along with Key 2 Inc. In 2016, Upstairs launched "FamilyGo!" An English Language specialty channel airing solely Studio Upstairs shows. They also launched a new YouTube channel titled "Upstairs Downstairs" that same year.