DHX Rebrands as WildBrain
Comprehensive corporate name change includes new logo and website; YouTube business renamed to WildBrain Spark.
Comprehensive corporate name change includes new logo and website; YouTube business renamed to WildBrain Spark.
Longtime industry executive takes the helm of giant kids’ content company that includes brands like ‘Peanuts,’ ‘Teletubbies’ and ‘Inspector Gadget.’
Debuting just in time for summer vacation 2019, the new streaming platform will offer an extensive library of kid-friendly family viewing.
Brand-new episodes of Gwen Stefani’s animated series about the band HJ5 began airing on Nick Jr., Friday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), and Nickelodeon also announced that season two of ‘Teletubbies’ will premiere Monday, July 17, at 2 p.m. (ET/PT).
The kids and family division of Bento Box Entertainment announces lead partners including Redan, Immediate Media, Danilo, Jumbo Games, Amscan, Blueprint Collections and Paper Projects.
Characters from Icelandic brand Tulipop to be developed into a YouTube short-form series by DHX Media-owned multi-platform kids’ network WildBrain in collaboration with Ken Anderson of Red Kite Animation.
Prominent industry executive Stephen Gould to lead first European office for Bento Box Entertainment’s new kids and family division.
Original new preschool series from Andrew Davenport’s Foundling Bird and Sutikki marks Bento Box Entertainment’s official entry into the kids space.
DHX licenses more than three dozen series to Amazon Prime Video in India, including ‘Caillou,’ ‘Inspector Gadget’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake.’
Global, ad-free preschool entertainment platform now available on Roku streaming players and televisions across the U.S., Canada, France, the U.K., and Ireland.
DHX Media expands its presence in the Chinese market with five new Video-On-Demand deals for series including classic ‘Teletubbies,’ ‘Caillou,’ ‘Yo Gabba Gabba!,’ ‘Twirlywoos,’ ‘Inspector Gadget,’ ‘Super WHY!’ and ‘Messy Goes to Okido.’
New kids division co-founded by Irene Weibel and Andrew Kerr kicks off with new project from ‘In the Night Garden’ creator Andrew Davenport.
Deal underscores SVOD appetite for DHX Media’s library content including ‘Teletubbies,’ ‘Messy Goes to Okido’ and ‘Looped.’
Former Fremantle Media brand manager to oversee licensing, brand strategy, retail sales and retail marketing in the U.K. for Entertainment One’s licensed properties, including ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘PJ Masks.’
DHX Media and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ink a global home entertainment distribution deal for all new and classic episodes of ‘Teletubbies’ in both physical and digital formats.
Kids cable network doubles its preschool slate with Channel 5 co-production ‘Nella the Princess Knight,’ 9 Story co-production ‘Top Wing,’ Spin Master Entertainment’s ‘Abby Hatcher’ and Brown Bag Films’ ‘Butterbean’s Café,’ as well as new specials for ‘Blaze and the Monster Machines’ and ‘PAW Patrol.’
New VOD deal with Malaysia’s leading telco provider includes shows such as ‘Thomas & Friends,’ ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Teletubbies.’
Award-winning U.K. production company Darrall Macqueen will return to make 60 more episodes of the iconic show for DHX and CBeebies.
Week one of new series wins 66 percent of the target audience and boosts CBeebies’ share by 27 percent.
Digital platforms iQiyi and LeTV license DHX library content, including classic ‘Teletubbies,’ ‘Paddington’ and ‘Caillou.’
DHX Media signs broadcast deals for two of its flagship preschool properties with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to screen on ABC KIDS.