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DHX Media
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Teletoon and Cartoon Network go for Supernoobs
Canadian kids net Teletoon has commissioned a new 2D animated kids series, Supernoobs, which has…
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DHX closes channels deal, shuffles management
DHX Media has closed a deal for the Family Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior…
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DHX gets $158m Family Channel takeover approval
Canadian regulators have given DHX Media final approval to acquire Family Channel and three Disney-branded…
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Kids veteran Court joins Brown Bag board
Global kids TV veteran Neil Court has joined the board of Irish animation producer Brown…
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CBeebies bringing back Teletubbies
UK preschool channel CBeebies has ordered new episodes of hit series Teletubbies for the first…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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DHX buys Degrassi producer in $30m deal
DHX Media is buying Epitome, the producer behind Canadian teen drama franchise Degrassi, for C$33…
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Richard Rowe exits Turner for DHX
Richard Rowe has exited Turner Broadcasting System EMEA’s original children’s TV commissioning team to join…
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News brief: DHX Media makes digital deals
Canada’s DHX Media has secured several digital agreements for its content with the likes of…
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News brief: Asian nets take DHX package
Singapore’s MediaCorp has bought a 114-hour kids programming package from Canadian content firm DHX Media….
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DHX buys Family Channel, Disney XD for $160m
DHX Media is to buy leading Canadian children’s net Family Channel and three Disney-branded channels…
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News brief: Hulu adds Thomas, Sesame Street, Bob
US streaming service Hulu has added hundreds of episodes of children’s TV programming. As of…
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CITV buys Deadtime Stories
The kids arm of UK broadcaster ITV has acquired 10x30mins live-action series Deadtime Stories. The…
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Neil Court exits Factory Transmedia board role
Former Decode boss Neil Court has left his non-executive chairman role at UK animation studio…
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BBC agrees seven year In the Night Garden deal
CBeebies has inked a deal with DHX Media for In the Night Garden that will…
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Comedy from ‘The Fonz’ set for CBBC
UK children’s broadcaster CBBC has commissioned Hank Zipzer, a new live-action comedy inspired by a…
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DHX pays US$27.5m for Teletubbies owner Ragdoll Worldwide
Canada’s DHX Media has acquired Teletubbies and In the Night Garden owner Ragdoll Worldwide for…
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Discovery Familia to debut DHX’s Matemonstruos
Discovery Communications’ Discovery Familia has acquired preschool series Monster Math Squad, which will go out…
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Reinventing the classics
Children’s TV is something that binds and defines peer groups. With new versions of Thunderbirds,…
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Virgin Media scores DHX on-demand deal
UK cable provider Virgin Media has tapped Canada’s DHX Media for a range of children’s…
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Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
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YouTube to launch New York production base
Google-owned video website YouTube will launch a new production office in New York next year. YouTube…
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Canadian channels secure Johnny Test, George
Canadian broadcasters have acquired a raft of children’s programming from DHX Media, including Johnny Test…
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Mid East VOD platform scores Turner, DHX deals
icflix, the new video-on-demand platform coming out of the Middle East, has secured major content…
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Bannister resurfaces, prepping Shanghai Media toon slate
Former PGS Entertainment acquisitions exec Justine Bannister is working with China’s Shanghai Media Group on…
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VRT-Ketnet buys trio of kids’ shows
Belgian children’s channel VRT-Ketnet has acquired three series from Canadian content distributor DHX Media. The…
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Former DHX exec to launch Peacock Alley sales venture
Former DHX Media sales manager Craig McGillivray has resurfaced at Canadian prodco Peacock Alley, where…
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Lionsgate, DHX team for CTV sitcom
Lionsgate Entertainment and DHX Media have gone into production on Satisfaction, a new half-hour comedy…
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DHX appoints former ToonBox exec to sales team
Children’s content company DHX Media has appointed a former ToonBox Entertainment VP as its new…