Information:  - Kidtoon Films is a distributor of children 's animated films in the United States . The company is a subsidiary of The Bigger Picture , a Cinedigm company . It is currently owned by SD Entertainment , which produced many of its earlier releases . The company is based in Woodland Hills , California . Titles released under Kidtoon 's program have an MPAA G rating , and are shown digitally during weekend morning matinées at cinemas owned by National Amusements ( Showcase Cinemas , Multiplex Cinemas , and Cinema de Lux ) , California 's UltraStar , Carmike Cinemas , Rave Motion Pictures , B&B Theatres , Dipson Theatres , Emagine Entertainment , Studio Movie Grill , and some smaller chains and independent cinemas . The program is currently in hiatus due to New Kideo acquiring Kidtoon Films , but the Sabella Dern website states the program will be coming back in 2015 at an unknown date . In the meantime , a replacement program , `` SMGToons '' , has appeared at Studio Movie Grill locations .  - An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced. They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company, much like authors holding copyrights. In some early cases, they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity. Overall, they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms.  - SD Entertainment is an American animation studio specialising in direct-to-DVD and theatrical movies for children. The "SD" in the initials of the company name stand for Sabella Dern, the respective last names of its founders: former MGM Animation employees Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern.    After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'kidtoon films' exhibits the relationship of 'instance of'. Find the answer from the choices below.  Choices: - animation studio  - company  - entertainment  - function  - production  - rights  - studio
animation studio

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Information:  - A holding company is a company that owns other companies' outstanding stock. The term usually refers to a company that does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies to form a corporate group. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow the ownership and control of a number of different companies.  - HSBC Holdings PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's eighth largest bank by total assets with total assets of US$2.410 trillion (as of December 2016). It was established in its present form in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to act as a new group holding company. The origins of the bank lie mainly in Hong Kong and to a lesser extent in Shanghai, where branches were first opened in 1865. The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The company was first formally incorporated in 1866. The company continues to see both the United Kingdom and Hong Kong as its "home markets".  - The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was established in British Hong Kong in 1865 and was incorporated as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1866, and has been based in Hong Kong (although now as a subsidiary) ever since. It was renamed The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in 1989. It is the founding member of the HSBC Group of Banks and Companies, since 1990, is the namesake and one of the leading subsidiaries of the London-based HSBC Holdings PLC. The company's business ranges from the traditional High Street roles of retail banking, commercial banking, corporate banking to investment banking, private banking and global banking. It is the largest bank in Hong Kong, and operates branches and offices throughout the Asia Pacific region, and in other countries around the world.  - HSBC Bank Middle East Limited is the largest and most widely represented international bank in the Middle East . The bank has received several awards in various categories .    After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'hsbc bank middle east' exhibits the relationship of 'parent company'. Find the answer from the choices below.  Choices: - hsbc holdings  - stock  - the hongkong and shanghai banking corporation
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hsbc holdings