Launching Summer 2019, Kids Room will feature
hundreds of episodes of kid-friendly content from DHX Media and be
available on Comcast's Xfinity X1
HALIFAX, May 7, 2019 /CNW/ - DHX Media (or the
"Company") (TSX: DHX, NASDAQ: DHXM) is pleased to announce it will
debut a brand-new children's subscription-based video on demand
(SVOD) service called Kids Room. Launching Summer 2019, Kids Room
will be an ad-free service featuring kid-friendly shows drawn
exclusively from DHX Media's leading library of kids and family
content. The new SVOD service will be available on Comcast's
Xfinity X1.
X1 customers across the US will be able to subscribe to and
access the service over the Internet by saying "Kids Room" into
their X1 voice remote or by finding it within the networks section
of Xfinity on Demand. X1 customers will be able to add Kids Room to
their service for $4.99 per month.
Kids Room will also be available on Xfinity Flex to Comcast's
Internet-only customers.
Curated for today's kids and families by DHX Media's expert
programmers, Kids Room will launch with hundreds of episodes of
great kids' content, including such preschool favourites as Bob
the Builder, Fireman Sam, In the Night Garden,
Teletubbies, Polly Pocket, and Strawberry
Shortcake. It will also feature popular shows for older kids,
such as Slugterra, Kid vs. Kat, Chuck's
Choice, Endangered Species, Storm Hawks, Sabrina: The Animated
Series and Angela Anaconda. More series will follow in
the months ahead.
"Kids Room is a new offering for DHX Media, and we are delighted
Comcast's Xfinity customers will be among the first to enjoy it,"
said Joe Tedesco, EVP and GM, DHX
Television. "As one of the world's leading producers and owners of
children's content, we see Kids Room as a natural touchpoint to
entertain kids with great programming in the expanding landscape of
streaming opportunities. We've selected some really fun shows for
the service from our deep content library, and we're confident
children are going to love Kids Room."
About DHX Media
DHX Media Ltd. (TSX: DHX, NASDAQ:
DHXM) is a global children's content and brands company, recognized
for such high-profile properties as Peanuts, Teletubbies,
Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, and the
acclaimed Degrassi franchise. One of the world's foremost
producers of children's shows, DHX Media owns the world's largest
independent library of children's content, at 13,000 half-hours. It
licenses its content to broadcasters and streaming services
worldwide and generates royalties through its global consumer
products program. Through its subsidiary, WildBrain, DHX Media
operates one of the largest networks of children's channels.
Headquartered in Canada, DHX Media
has offices worldwide. Visit us at
www.dhxmedia.com.
Disclaimer
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" under
applicable securities laws with respect to DHX Media including,
without limitation, statements regarding the Company's launch of a
new SVOD service and timing thereof, the pricing and availability
of such SVOD service, the content to be made available on such SVOD
service, expected market response to the SVOD service, and the
business strategies and operational activities of the Company and
its subsidiaries. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and are
based on information currently available to the Company. Actual
results or events may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations, among other things, include consumer preferences,
contract risk and the ability of the Company to execute on
licensing and other agreements and other factors discussed in
materials filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities
from time to time including matters discussed under "Risk Factors"
in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form and annual
Management Discussion and Analysis, which also form part of the
Company's annual report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made
as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to
update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances,
except as required by law.
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