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DHX Media, or Decode Halifax Media is a Canadian media production, distribution, and broadcasting company. Formed in 2006 by the merger of Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film Company, the company is a prominent producer and international distributor of children's television programming; its library includes that of Cookie Jar Group (which, in turn, consisted of the libraries of Cinar, DIC Entertainment, and FilmFair), DHX Media UK (Talkback, Thames, Boundless, Hare&Tortoise, Euston Films and Newman Street), Epitome Pictures, Ragdoll Productions, Nerd Corps Entertainment, Studio B Productions and WildBrain, along with that of DHX's two predecessors, Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film Company themselves. DHX is the largest independent owner of children's television programming in the industry.

In 2014, DHX entered the specialty television industry with its acquisition of Family Channel and three other Disney-branded television networks from the former media company Astral Media.

History[]

The DHX name derives from the combination of the names Decode and Halifax from the 2006 merger between Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film Company. Studio B Productions was acquired by DHX Media on December 25, 2007. On March 25, 2008, DHX Media acquired Bulldog Interactive Fitness. On September 8, 2010, all related subsidiaries were rebranded under the label DHX Media. On September 14, 2010, DHX Media acquired WildBrain.

On August 20, 2012, it was announced that DHX Media would acquire Cookie Jar Group for $111 million, a deal which would make DHX the world's largest independent owner of children's television programming. The acquisition of Cookie Jar Group by DHX Media closed on October 22, 2012.

On November 28, 2013, DHX announced that it would acquire four children's oriented specialty television channels from the former Astral Media for $170 million, consisting of Family Channel, Disney Junior, Disney Junior (French), and Disney XD. The networks were being sold as a condition of Bell Media's 2013 acquisition of Astral Media; its purchase of the networks marks DHX's first foray into television broadcasting. The deal was approved by the CRTC on July 24, 2014, and closed on July 31, 2014.

In April 2014, DHX Media acquired Epitome Pictures, the producers of Degrassi, but Epitome did not own international distribution rights. In November 2014, DHX Media has acquired a library of children’s and family television series, feature films and television specials, including international distribution rights to Degrassi, Instant Star and The L.A. Complex series, from Echo Bridge Entertainment and its subsidiaries. The acquisition adds approximately 1,200 half hours to DHX’s existing library of more than 10,000 half hours, further cementing its position as owner of the world’s largest independent library of children’s and family shows. The international rights acquired for Degrassi, The L.A. Complex, and Instant Star, apply to approximately 600 half hours of content in DHX’s catalogue and consolidates all rights for these series under DHX ownership, following its acquisition of producer Epitome Pictures earlier this year. In total, the acquired slate consists of outright ownership of 117 titles, and distribution rights for an additional 34 titles. Other series in the deal include Lunar Jim and Beast Wars: Transformers, and Emily of New Moon.

In December 2014, DHX Media will acquired Nerd Corps Entertainment which will be finalized on December 24.

Subsidiaries and divisions[]

Decode Entertainment[]

Decode Entertainment was established 1997 by Neil Court, Steven DeNure and John Delmage. Decode produced such shows as Radio Free Roscoe, Naturally, Sadie, The Zack Files, Angela Anaconda, Undergrads, The Hoobs, Chop Socky Chooks, Waybuloo, Bromwell High, Planet Sketch, The Adrenaline Project, Be the Creature, The Blobheads, Grandpa in My Pocket, Dragon Tales, How to Be Indie, The Latest Buzz, Our Hero, That's So Weird, Clang Invasion, Delilah and Julius, Dudson's Modern Tales, Freaky Stories, Girlstuff/Boystuff, Kid vs. Kat, King, Rastamouse, Naughty Naughty Pets, Little Angel Nursery Rhymes, Olliver's Adventures, Rainbow Fish, The Side Show Christmas, Urban Vermin, Watership Down, Little Ninjas Karate, What About Mimi?, Animal Mechanicals, Bo on the Go!, Dirtgirlworld, Franny's Feet, The Mighty Jungle, Poko, Poppets Town, The Save-Ums and Plumo's Mysteries. It currently co-produces Super WHY! with New York City-based Out of the Blue Enterprises for PBS Kids in the USA and Kids' CBC in Canada. It also distributes The Chica Show on NBC Kids in the USA & PBS Kids Sprout in Chicago & Australia. It currently co-produces Emma's Theatre for Disney Junior in the USA & Kids' CBC in Canada.

Halifax Film Company[]

Halifax Film Company was established by former Salter Street Films executives Michael Donovan and Charles Bishop in May 2004. The company produced such television shows as the satirical comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes (begun as a Salter Street production); children's stop-motion series such as Poko and Lunar Jim; CGI productions such as Bo on the Go!, The Mighty Jungle and Animal Mechanicals; as well as the dramas The Guard and North/South.

DHX Brands[]

DHX Brands was launched on June 6, 2014. The new division focus all activity around the company’s core slate of high-profile licensed properties under the DHX Brands banner, bringing together licensing, brand management and creative services teams.

DHX Television[]

DHX Television was formed on July 31, 2014 through DHX's acquisition of four children's specialty channels that were previously owned by Astral Media, including Family Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior (English) and Disney Junior (French).

Later acquisitions[]

Studio B Productions[]

Founded in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1988, Studio B Productions was a Canadian animation studio which was acquired by and became a subsidiary of DHX Media on December 4, 2007. After the DHX rebranding on September 8, 2010, the studio is now credited as DHX Media/Vancouver in closing credits and uses DHX Media's generic production logo. The Studio is behind the 2007 remake of the 1960s animated series George of the Jungle, the PBS Kids series Martha Speaks, and more recently, Hasbro Studios' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Pound Puppies, as well as other shows that broadcast on YTV in Canada and various networks in the United States.

WildBrain[]

WildBrain (stylized as W!LDBRAIN) is an entertainment company that develops and produces television programming, motion pictures, commercial content and licensed merchandise. Started in 1995, they have offices in Los Angeles and New York.

Cookie Jar Group[]

Cookie Jar Group was founded in 1976 by Ronald Weinberg and Micheline Charest as Cinar, an American film distributor. It later relocated to Montreal and began producing children's television programming. The company became embroiled in scandal, and was bought out in 2004 by a consortium led by Nelvana co-founder Michael Hirsh, and its name was changed to Cookie Jar Entertainment (later amended to Cookie Jar Group). Cookie Jar was sold to DHX in 2012, and was renamed "DHX Cookie Jar Inc." as a result. Cookie Jar held a library consisting of 6,000 half-hours of content; in addition to its own productions, it also included those of the British FilmFair and the American DIC Entertainment. Among its best-known properties are Caillou and Inspector Gadget.

Ragdoll Worldwide[]

Ragdoll Worldwide was a joint venture between Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide that manages and exploits Ragdoll programming including Teletubbies, Brum, Rosie and Jim, Boohbah and In the Night Garden. It was bought on September 16, 2013 for $27.7 million from BBC Worldwide and Ragdoll.

Epitome Pictures[]

Epitome Pictures, a Canadian company founded by Linda Schuyler, was acquired by DHX Media on April 3, 2014. It is best known for creating Degrassi.

Nerd Corps Entertainment[]

Nerd Corps Entertainment, a Canadian animation studio founded by former Mainframe Entertainment Producers Asaph Fipke Howy Parkins and Chuck Johnson, will be acquired by DHX Media on December 24, 2014.


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Little Angel Nursery Rhymes [2010-2011]

FilmFair (UK)[]

Decode Entertainment[]

Halifax Film[]

Studio B Productions and DHX/Media Vancouver[]

Studio B(Kids Channel)

Ragdoll Worldwide[]

WildBrain[]

Nerd Corps Entertainment[]

Joe Austen/Toon 3D[]

DIC[]

CINAR[]

Cookie Jar[]

DHX Media[]

Live-action series[]

Decode Entertainment[]

Halifax Film[]

Epitome Pictures[]

DIC[]

Cookie Jar[]

(also includes productions from CINAR, the company's former incarnation)

DHX Media[]

Specials[]

DIC[]

Cookie Jar[]

(also includes productions by CINAR and FilmFair)

Films[]

DHX Media[]

DIC[]

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Direct-to-video Movies and TV Movies

Cookie Jar[]

(also includes productions from CINAR, the company's former incarnation)

Epitome Pictures[]

TV Toons to Go: A Cartoon Collection[]

TV Toons to Go is fully loaded with over hours of fun across 110 episodes from popular TV shows spanning 10 DVDs housed in an awesome tin travel case! Kids of all ages will enjoy laughing, learning, solving mysteries and going on adventures with all of their favorite cartoon characters including the fun and feisty Heathcliff, Archie and the gang of Riverdale High, the girls of Horseland, the ever-busy Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm, the travelling Buster plus hundreds more in this incredible collection of favorite animated TV shows. From tracking down the whereabouts of the illusive Carmen Sandiego to watching the wild antics and explosive experiments of Johnny Test and his dog Dukey, it’s non-stop amusement for the whole family to enjoy!

Disc 1 - Busytown Mysteries[]

  • “The Lost Key Mystery”/“The Door Knocker Mystery”
  • “The Red Spot Painter Mystery”/“The Teeny Weeny Piano Mystery”
  • “The Flattened Field Mystery”/“The Flying Potatoes Mystery”
  • “The Totally Fishy Mystery”/“The Radio Message Mystery”
  • “The Numbered Papers Mystery”/“The Sour Milk Mystery”
  • "The Delayed Delivery Mystery”/“The Busytown Fairies Mystery”
  • “The Mystery Of The Lost Bag”/“The Flat Tire Mystery”
  • “Huckle Unlocks A Mystery”/“The Messy Car Mystery”
  • “The Achoo Mystery”/“The Missing Laundry Mystery”
  • “The No News Today Mystery”/“The Big Tooth Mystery”

Plus:

  • Wimzie’s House - You’re Not My Friend
  • Little Lulu - Business Girl/The Pet Duck/Lulu's Umbrella Service
  • Little Lulu - Friends and Enemies/The Beauty Contest/Rich Little Poor Boy

Disc 2 - The Busy World of Richard Scarry[]

  • Sergeant Murphy’s Deputy/Couscous in the Sahara/New Friend on the Block
  • Biggest Storm Ever/Cucumber in the Rockies/Sally’s First Day at School
  • No Time for Bananas/Sneef in India/Sally Cat’s First Trip
  • Grand Hotel/Couscous on the Nile/Cat Family Ski Trip
  • Lowly Breaks a Leg/Cucumber in Machu Pichu/The Plight of Penelope Parakeet
  • Newspaper Mom/Cucumber in Rio/Donut Raffle
  • The Knights of Busytown/Cave Pigs/Bucketman in Busytown
  • Billy Dog Gets Glasses/Cordelia’s Debut/Lowly Joins the Circus
  • The Big Dare/Oliver’s Sandwich/Pig Will Won’t
  • The Best Birthday Party Ever/Martha’s First Book/Locked Out

Plus:

  • Simon in the Land of Chalk - “The Lonely Snake”
  • The New Adventures of Madeline - Madeline and the Magic Carpet
  • The New Adventures of Madeline - Madeline and the Spider Lady

Disc 3 - Johnny Test[]

  • My Johnny Guard/Tom and Johnny
  • The Quantum of Johnny/Johnny Get Yer Gum
  • Old School Johnny/Johnny Degrees Below Zero
  • Johnny Johnny/Johnny Double Coupons
  • iJohnny/Johnny vs. The Mummy
  • X-ray Johnny/The Destruction of Johnny X
  • Johnny Grow Your Own Monster/Who’s Johnny?
  • Princess Johnny/99 Deeds of Johnny Test
  • Johnny’s Amazing Race/Johnny Test in 3D
  • Guess Who’s Coming to Johnny’s for Dinner/Johnny’s New BFF

Plus:

  • Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors - The Hunt

Disc 4 - Horseland[]

  • The Best Loss
  • Boss Bailey
  • Bailey’s New Friend
  •  First Love
  • A True Gift
  • Molly & Chili
  • Wild Horses
  • Magic In The Moonlit Meadow
  • The Horse Whisperer
  • Mosey

Plus:

  • Postcards From Buster - Meet Me at the Fair (Knox, Indiana)
  • Beverly Hills Teens - Bianca's Dream

Disc 5 - The Littles[]

  • The Little Scouts
  • A Little Gold… A Lot of Trouble
  • Dinky’s Doomsday Pizza
  • A Little Rock and Roll
  • The Little Babysitters
  • The Forest Littles
  • For the Birds
  • Twins
  • Looking for Grandma Little
  • Every Little Vote Counts
  • A Big Cure for a Little Illness

Plus:

  • Lights, Camera, Littles

Disc 10 - All-Star Favorites Vol. 1[]

  • Paddington Bear - Please Look After This Bear
  • Care Bears - Camp/Birthday
  • Care Bears - Daydreams/Runaway
  • Care Bears - Lucky Charm/Soap Box Derby
  • The Adventures of Little Audrey - The Seapreme Court/Shootin' Stars
  • The Adventures of Little Audrey - Hold the Lion Please/Dante Dreamer
  • The Adventures of Little Audrey - Little Audrey Riding Hood/Pedro and Lorenzo
  • The Adventures of Little Audrey - Fishing Tackler/La Petite Parade
  • Camp Candy - Candy Springs
  • Gadget Boy’s Adventures in History - The Vulture Has Landed
  • Gadget Boy’s Adventures in History - Go West Young Vulture
  • Gadget Boy’s Adventures in History - The Three Gadgeteers
  • Richie Rich - Richie's Circus/Girls Only
  • Richie Rich - One of a Kind/Invasion of the Cadbury Robots
  • The Magic House - Mirror Mirror

Disc 7 - Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?[]

  • Split Up
  • A Date With Carmen – Part I
  • A Date With Carmen – Part II
  • Skull and Double-Crossbones
  • Hot Ice
  • All for One
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • When it Rains
  • Déjà Vu
  • Boyhood’s End – Part I
  • Boyhood’s End – Part II

Plus:

  • Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century - The Rise and Fall of Sherlock Holmes

Disc 8 - Archie’s Weird Mysteries[]

  • Virtually Evil
  • Zombies of Love
  • Brain of Terror
  • Twisted Youth
  • Compu-Terror
  • Monster in the Night
  • Misfortune Hunters
  • Ship of Ghouls
  • Something is Haunting Riverdale High
  • Supreme Girl vs. Dr. Arachnid

Plus:

  • Sabrina’s Secret Life - Lather, Rinse, Repeat Hurt
  • The Littles - The Littles' Halloween
  • The Littles - Lost City of the Littles

Disc 9 - Postcards from Buster[]

  • Rock and Roll - Colorado
  • Hoops and Drums - Wyoming #1 (Wind River)
  • Swimming in the Desert - Phoenix
  • Buster’s Road Rules - Tucson
  • A Good Ol’ Tyme - Kentucky #1 (Old Timey)
  • Best Friends - Kentucky #2 (Kateys)
  • Bayou, By Me - Louisiana #1 (Bayou)
  • Star Search - S. Carolina
  • Winter Gold - Utah #2 – Park City (winter sports)
  • We are Family - Utah #1 winter sports

Plus:

  • Nanoboy - Bog’s Bogus Buddy/Hola! El Coli!
  • The Story Store - Double Trouble

Disc 10 - Heathcliff[]

  • Teed Off/Monstro vs. The Wolf Hound
  • Say Cheese/Cat’s Angels
  • Meow Meow Island/Iron Cats
  • Family Tree/Who’s Got the Chocolate?
  • Be Prepared/Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’
  • Heathcliff Gets Canned/Whackoed Out
  • Brain Sprain/Cat Balloon
  • May the Best Cat Win/Comedy Cats
  • Revenge of the Kitty/Jungle Vacation
  • Hospital Heathcliff/Hector’s Takeover
  • Going Shopping/Cat in the Fat

Disc 11 - The Disney Afternoon[]

  • Save the Tiger/The Curse of Castle McDuck/Just a Tad Smarter/Chipwrecked Shipmunks
  • Louie's Last Stand/Scroogerello/Patchwork Gummi/Puffed Rangers
  • Gruel and Unusual Punishment/Maid of the Myth/Light Makes Right/Dirty Rotten Diapers
  • Bygones/Launchpad's First Crash/Tummi's Last Stand/Dale Beside Himself
  • The Road to Macadamia/Ducks of the West/Duel of the Wizards/Adventures in Squirrelsitting
  • A Baloo Switcheroo/The Good Muddahs/Zummi in Slumberland/Gadget Goes Hawaiian
  • My Fair Baloo/Blue Collar Scrooge/Music Hath Charms/Ghost of a Chance
  • War of the Weirds/Maid of the Myth/Princess Problems/Out to Launch
  • Waiders of the Wost Tweasure/Home Sweet Homer/You Snooze, You Lose/Chocolate Chips
  • Paradise Lost/Jungle Duck/Friar Tum/A Fly in the Ointment

Disc 10 - All-Time Favorites Vol. 2[]

  • The Get Along Gang - Camp Get Along/School’s Out
  • The Get Along Gang - The Bullies/Nose For News
  • The Get Along Gang - Snowbound Showdown/That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
  • The Wombles - Orinoco the Magnificent
  • The Wombles - Deep Space Wombles
  • Sonic Underground - Winner Fakes All
  • Captain N - Videolympics
  • Pole Position - The Secret
  • Pole Position - The Shadow of a Trout
  • Pole Position - The Trouble With Kuma
  • The Legend of White Fang - The Trap
  • Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors - Escape From the Garden
  • C.O.P.S. - The Case Of The Stuck-Up Blimp
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