DHX Media

DHX’s Pirates heads to Super RTL in Germany

Germany’s Super RTL has snapped up CGI-animated series Pirates, Adventures in Art from Canada’s DHX Media.

DHX Media expands by buying Cookie Jar Entertainment

The $111 million cash, stock and debt deal will see Cookie Jar CEO Michael Hirsh stay on as exec chairman and DHX Media CEO Michael Donovan controlling a library of 8,500 half hours of programming (Rastamouse pictured).

Weekly Roundup: Sales and distribution news

Deals for Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal (pictured), 9 Story’s Almost Naked Animals, DHX’s Martha Speaks and Rastamouse, and Breakthrough’s Greatest Tank Battles.

DHX Media partners with The Jim Henson Company for The Doozers

Production will commence this month at DHX’s Halifax CGI animation production studio.

Bell Media gets Satisfaction, Spun Out pilots for CTV

The company’s Comedy Network unveiled a large multi-year deal with Just For Laughs (pictured), though the CBC confirms it maintains its usual JFL programming.

DHX inks Spanish TV/licensing deals for Animal Mechanicals

The Canadian content distributor sold broadcast rights to TVE, with agent Enjoy repping the property in the territory.

DHX Media inks supply with Netflix

Franny’s Feet, Bo On The Go! and Mighty Jungle are headed to Netflix in the U.S. market as the video streaming giant expands its kids entertainment lineup.

DHX picks up new series from Turner

The Toronto-based TV and interactive producer has acquired worldwide TV, home entertainment and North American licensing rights to live-action kids series Ha Ha Hairies.

CBeebies greenlights Rastamouse second season

The UK pubcaster has picked up the stop-motion preschool series from DHX Media and Wildbrain Entertainment for another 26 11-minute episodes, to be produced and animated in the UK by Three Stones Media.

DHX secures more licence and merch deals for Rastamouse

New licencees for the stop-motion preschool property include Trademark Collections and Ty UK.

DHX Media completes $5 million share repurchase

The producer of kids and family content bought back 7.14 million shares at 70 cents each via a Dutch auction.

DHX Media posts lower Q1 earnings, despite higher revenues

The Canadian producer bolstered its revenue line with higher producer fees and service production business.