Who Owns The Chipmunk Franchise Today?
Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman, through Bagdasarian Productions, control the rights to the Chipmunks franchise today. Their family-run company manages the characters, branding, and licensing tied to Alvin and the Chipmunks and the broader chipmunks franchise. The property has stayed in the Bagdasarian family, even as Alvin and the Chipmunks and related projects moved…