HALIFAX, Nov. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - DHX Media
("DHX" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DHXM; TSX: DHX.A, DHX.B), a key
player internationally in the production, distribution, broadcast
and licensing of entertainment content for children and families,
is pleased to announce that Company co-founder and Executive
Chairman, Michael Donovan, was named
Canada's 2015 EY Entrepreneur Of
The Year™ at a gala event in Toronto on November
24th.
Mr Donovan commented: "It is a great honour to have received
this award, especially given the strong caliber of the other
finalists. I want to thank EY for their diligent work encouraging
and supporting entrepreneurship, and I look forward to representing
Canada at the world event."
Under Michael Donovan's
leadership, first as CEO and now as Executive Chairman, DHX Media
has grown from its $20-million IPO in
2006, to become a global leader in the kids and family
entertainment industry, with a $1
billion market capitalization. DHX Media today employs more
than 1,100 personnel worldwide, owns Canada's largest animation studio and four
leading children's television channels, and is home to such iconic
shows as Teletubbies, Inspector Gadget,
Yo Gabba Gabba!,
Degrassi and many others.
The EY award follows Mr Donovan's win, in October 2015, of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
Award for the Atlantic region, Canada. Mr Donovan will compete with more than
50 other country winners for EY's World Entrepreneur Of The Year
award in June, 2016.
About Michael
Donovan
Michael Patrick
Donovan, Executive Chairman of DHX, has been recognized with
numerous awards for his work in the television and film industry,
including an Academy Award for the feature
documentary Bowling for Columbine. Mr. Donovan was
Chief Executive Officer of DHX from the time of the Company's
founding, in 2006, until August 2014.
He co-founded and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Salter Street Films, which was purchased by Alliance Atlantis in
2001. Mr. Donovan is a member of the National Advisory Council of
the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and is former Chair
of the Board of Trustees of the Nova
Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). Mr. Donovan is one
of the creators of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, one of
Canada's longest-running
television comedy series; and he was producer and one of the
creators of the multiple award-winning feature film, Shake
Hands With the Devil. Mr. Donovan holds a B.A. (1974), LL.B.
(1977) and LL.D. (Hon) (2004) degrees from Dalhousie University.
About DHX Media
DHX Media Ltd. (www.dhxmedia.com) is a
key player internationally in the production, distribution,
broadcast and licensing of entertainment content for children and
families. Owner of the world's largest independent library of kids'
and family content, at more than 11,000 half-hours, DHX Media is
recognized globally for such brands as Teletubbies,
Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, In the
Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, Make It Pop, Slugterra and
the multiple award-winning Degrassi franchise. DHX
Media is comprised of four main business units: DHX Studios creates
high-quality original entertainment at its Vancouver and Halifax animation studios, its Toronto live-action studio, and in working
with top international producers; DHX Distribution is a major
provider of content to the global market; DHX Television, home to
the Family suite of channels, is dedicated to delivering
best-in-class programming to Canadian families; and DHX Brands
specializes in creating, building and managing high-profile global
entertainment brands within the children's and young-adult
markets. DHX Media also owns the full-service international
licensing agency, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Ltd. (CPLG),
which represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands.
DHX Media has offices in 15 cities worldwide, including Toronto,
Vancouver, Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan,
Munich, Amsterdam and Beijing. The Company is listed on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the ticker symbol DHXM, and on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols DHX.A and
DHX.B.
About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™
EY
Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business
award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference
through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those
with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who
inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As
the first and only truly global award of its kind, EY Entrepreneur
Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading
successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them
through regional, national and global awards programs in more than
140 cities in 50 countries.
SOURCE DHX Media Ltd.