Bolder Media

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Bolder Media, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
FounderSusan Miller
Fred Seibert
Defunct2019; 5 years ago (2019)
FateDormancy
Headquarters,
Key people
Fred Seibert
ProductsWow! Wow! Wubbzy!
ParentMixed Media Group
Frederator Studios
(2003-2010)
WOW! Unlimited Media Group (2011-2020)
Websiteboldermedia.com (archived at the Wayback Machine)

Bolder Media (also known as Bolder Media for Boys and Girls or Bolder Media, Inc.) was an American production company that was a joint venture between Frederator Studios and Mixed Media Group. [1]

It was founded in 2003 by television producers Susan Miller and Fred Seibert for the development of books, television series, and movies for children. It produced Bob Boyle's animated preschool series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, as the only show the company ever produced. Along with Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, the company has also produced the show's books that have been published by Scholastic and other publishers.

Logo (January 12, 2006-October 21, 2020) ===








Nickname: Bolder Media for Boys and Girls, Silhouette Boy, Son of Fredbot, That Cute Logo at the End of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

Visuals: On a yellow background, we see the words "BOLDER" on the top and "FOR BOYS AND GIRLS" on the bottom of a tilted blue rectangle with "MEDIA" stacked vertically inside the "R". Underneath is a blue silhouette boy which holds the logo. "a frederator/mixed media group"/"a wow! unlimited media company ("2011-2020") in blue is shown below.

Bylines:

a frederator/mixed media group company (2003-2010)

a wow! unlimited media company (2011-2020)

Variants:

●The logo varies in colors depending on the episode:

Red, Blue, and White: The background is sky blue, the boy, the rectangle, and the byline are in red.

Green, Yellow, and Black: The background is green, the boy, the rectangle, and the byline are in yellow, and "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS" are in black.

Purple, Yellow, Blue, and White: The background was purple, the rectangle was yellow, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", are in dark blue, and the boy, and the byline being white.

Red, Yellow, and Black: The backgrond was red, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", being yellow, and the rectangle, the boy, and the byline, being black.

Black & White: The background was white, and the rectangle, the boy, and the byline are in black.

Yellow, Black & White: The background was light cream, the rectangle, the boy, and the byline, being black, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", being white.

Dark Blue, Black, & White: The background was dark blue, the rectangle, the boy, and the byline, being black, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", being white, This was also seen on "Wubbzy's Journey to Joke-lot!".

Pink and Purple: The background was pink, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", being pastel pink, the rectangle, and the boy being pastel purple, and the byline being red.

Sky Blue, & Blue: The background was a cloudy sky, and the rectangle, the boy, and the byline are in the same color as the yellow variant, This was also seen on "Wubb-Idol", and "Wubbzy's Big Wish Movie!".

Orange, Yellow, & Black: The background was orange, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", being yellow, the rectangle, the boy, and the byline, being black.

● DVD Variants:

Early Variant: The background is white, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS", being yellow, the rectangle, the boy, and the byline, being black.

Common Variant: The background was black, "BOLDER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS" being in another yellow font, the rectangle and the boy, being white, There's also a URL at the bottom reads: "www.bolder media.com".

● Both 4:3 and 16:9 variants exist.

● On The Wubbcast, the logo zooms out and spins.

Technique: A digital graphic.

Audio: The closing theme of “Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!”, which is a synth-pop/new wave-style instrumental. Composed by Brad Mossman.

Audio/Variants:

• Some episodes would have the first half of the 2008 Starz Media logo play over the final seconds of the logo.

•On Wubbzy's Big Movie, and on DVD's, it's silent.

• On The Wubbcast, it's a 2 note flute tune, followed by 5 xylophone sounds, 5 trumpet sounds, and a chime.

Availability: Rare, seen on Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Wubbcast, Wubbzy's Big Movie,' Wubbzy X, Wubb-Idol, Wubbzy's Journey to Joke-a-lot! (2012), Wubbzy's Big Wish Movie! (2013), Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Nanette Does it! (2014), Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Serena Shines! (2014), the WOW! byline may confirmed to appear on season 3 & 4 of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The DVD variant is seen on DVD's of said show.

Legacy: This is considered a nostalgic logo, and is favorite among Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! fans.



References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bolder Media, About". Bolder Media. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008.