Abbey Home Media released content from outside production companies, and also produced its own franchises, which included Bump the Elephant, Fun Song Factory, Wide-Eye and Baby Bright.

In 1998, the company was in talks to sell the stake back to Ian and Anne Miles and letting AHE trade independently again.

[4] In 1999, Just Group acquired Pinky & Perky for £500,000, with the intention of producing a new television series and expanding into the North American market.

[5][6] The company later signed a deal with Carlton Television subsidiary Planet 24 in July 2001 to create a stage show and comedy series oriented at an adult audience and titled Pinky & Perky in Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Bacon Roll.

In the same month, the company showcased new projects at MIPCOM, including Wide-Eye, which was pre-sold to the BBC for delivery in autumn 2002, and several television specials.

[11] On October 16, Just closed their head office in Bakewell with the loss of 38 jobs, and was in talks on the sale of some non-core operations.

The company also signed a deal with Universal Studios and subsidiary PolyGram Television to help manage Butt-Ugly Martians and allowing Universal to gain exclusive movie, home video (excluding Germany and the United Kingdom) and theme park rights to the property, as well as funding to produce more episodes.

[12][13] In November, the company's shares were suspended, due to lower-than-expected revenue from Butt-Ugly Martians and the failed purchase of MediaKey.

In March 2017, the company signed a deal with DHX Media to release DVDs for Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam.

[22] On 4 May 2020 it was confirmed that Anne Miles, the co-founder of Abbey, had died (her husband, Ian, passed away prior to his wife's death),[23] a short while afterward, the company's website was shut down and their Facebook page confirmed that the company had ceased operations due to "uncertain circumstances".