. for other uses see dhx disambiguation . dhx media ltd. type public traded as tsx dhx.a dhx.b nasdaq dhxm industry television predecessor decode entertainment halifax film company founded 2006 ; 10 years ago 2006 headquarters 1478 queen street halifax nova scotia b3j 2h7 number of locations 10 1 key people michael donovan executive chairman steven denure president coo dana landry ceo 1 products animated series services cable channels distribution development number of employees est. 1000 2015 2 divisions dhx studios dhx brands dhx interactive dhx television dhx cookie jar inc. subsidiaries copyright promotions licensing group website dhxmedia.com dhx media formerly 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 . following a number of acquisitions its library grew to include those of cookie jar group which in turn consisted of the libraries of cinar dic entertainment filmfair epitome pictures ragdoll productions studio b productions wildbrain and nerd corps entertainment along with those of dhx s two predecessors decode entertainment and halifax film company . dhx later entered the broadcasting industry with its acquisition of the english language family brand family channel family jr. family chrgd and the french language t l magino from the former media company astral media . the company is the largest independent owner of children s television programming in the industry . 3 contents 1 decode entertainment 2 halifax film company 3 history 4 see also 5 references 6 external links decode entertainment edit decode entertainment was established 1997 by neil court steven denure and john delmage . decode produced such shows as radio free roscoe weird oh s 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 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 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 poppetstown 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 currently co produces emma s theatre for disney junior in the usa & kids cbc in canada . halifax film company edit halifax film company was established by former salter street films executives michael donovan and charles bishop in may 2004 . 4 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 . history edit the dhx media name derives from the combination of the names decode and halifax from the 2006 merger between decode entertainment and halifax film company . 5 6 studio b productions was acquired by and became a subsidiary of dhx media on december 4 2007 . 7 a reverse merger deal with entertainment one was considered and dropped in 2008 . 8 on march 25 2008 dhx media acquired bulldog interactive fitness . 9 on september 8 2010 all related subsidiaries and divisions were rebranded under the label dhx media . 10 on september 14 2010 dhx media acquired wildbrain . 11 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 . 12 13 the acquisition of cookie jar group by dhx media closed on october 22 2012 . 3 in may 2013 dhx introduced three premium subscription based channels on youtube ; dhx junior dhx kids and dhx retro . dhx executive michael hirsh explained that the offerings were meant to leverage the company s library and the growth of digital distribution in the children s television market . dhx was among the first 30 content partners for youtube s premium channel platform . 14 15 ragdoll worldwide a joint venture between ragdoll productions bbc worldwide and an investment group that manages and licenses ragdoll programming was bought by dhx on september 16 2013 for 27.7 million . 16 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 . 17 18 the deal was approved by the crtc on july 24 2014 and closed on july 31 2014 . 19 the channels were incorporated into a new unit dhx television . 20 in early 2014 dhx media acquired epitome pictures the producers of degrassi but epitome did not own international distribution rights . in november dhx media purchased the rights to 117 titles from echo bridge home entertainment the us distributor that owned the international distribution rights to degrassi instant star and the l.a. complex two other epitome productions plus 117 children s and family series consisting of about 1 200 half hours and another 34 series distribution rights . other shows in the purchase were lunar jim beast wars transformers and emily of new moon . 21 nerd corps entertainment a canadian animation studio founded by former mainframe entertainment producers asaph fipke and chuck johnson was acquired by dhx media on december 24 . 22 in april 2015 corus entertainment announced that it had acquired canadian rights to the program library of disney channel and its associated brands as part of a deal with the disney abc television group ; dhx s existing deal with disney which covered programming across the four dhx television services ended in january 2016 . dhx s disney branded channels were re branded as family jr. family chrgd and t l magino . 23 24 25 in august 2015 dhx reached an output deal with awesomenesstv ; the deal includes rights to its programming for family channel along with plans to co develop new original content for dhx to distribute and merchandise internationally . 23 26 in december 2015 dhx reached an output deal with dreamworks animation which included canadian rights to its original animated television series and a pact to co produce 130 episodes of animated programming for the family networks with dhx handling canadian distribution and dreamworks handling international distribution . 27 see also edit list of dhx media programs references edit a b profile dhx media ltd dhxb.to . reuters.com . thomson reuters . retrieved march 6 2015 . http www.cartoonbrew.com business dhx acquires nerd corps to create 700 employee canadian mega studio 106483.html a b sylvain matthew october 23 2012 . dhx purchase of cookie jar completed . kidscreen . retrieved december 29 2012 . bracken laura september 13 2004 . salter team reborn at halifax film company . playback . retrieved december 29 2012 . demott rick may 22 2006 . decode and halifax film go public as dhx media . animation world network . retrieved december 27 2012 . stewart lianne june 1 2006 . decode teams with halifax film company to create dhx media . kidscreen . retrieved december 27 2012 . ball ryan december 5 2007 . dhx media acquires studio b prods . . animation magazine . retrieved december 27 2012 . vlessing etan 2010 09 14 . dhx buys wildbrain for 8 million . the hollywood reporter . ap . retrieved march 6 2015 . rusak gary march 24 2008 . dhx purchases bulldog interactive fitness . kidscreen . retrieved december 27 2012 . mclean thomas j. september 9 2010 . dhx media rebrands across divisions . animation magazine . retrieved december 27 2012 . schneider michael september 14 2010 . dhx media acquires wildbrain . variety . retrieved december 27 2012 . vlessing etan august 20 2012 . dhx media expands by buying cookie jar entertainment . kidscreen . retrieved december 29 2012 . clarke steve august 20 2012 . dhx grabs cookie jar canuck kids entertainment companies combine . chicago tribune variety . retrieved december 29 2012 . zahed ramin may 12 2013 . dhx media sets up three youtube pay channels . animation magazine . retrieved august 21 2015 . youtube s 30 pay channel partners run from kid fare to cage matches . variety . retrieved 29 august 2015 . wendy goldman getzler 2013 09 16 . dhx media purchases ragdoll for us 27.7 million . kidscreen . retrieved 2015 03 05 . dhx media to buy family other children s channels . toronto star . november 28 2013 . retrieved 29 november 2013 . dhx to acquire family channel three others from bell media . the globe and mail . toronto . november 28 2013 . retrieved 29 november 2013 . vlessing etan july 25 2014 . dhx media approved for family channel takeover . kidscreen . brunico communications ltd. retrieved march 6 2015 . dhx media closes family channel acquisition and announces management changes . canada newswire . july 31 2014 . retrieved july 31 2014 . franks nico november 20 2014 . dhx takes echo bridge titles . c21media . retrieved november 21 2014 . vlessing etan december 2 2014 . canada s dhx media to acquire cartoon maker nerd corps . hollywood reporter . retrieved march 6 2015 . a b dhx to bring awesomenesstv shows to canadian television . variety . retrieved 29 august 2015 . dickson jeremy august 21 2015 . dhx tv reveals fall skeds for rebranded channels . kid screen . retrieved august 21 2015 . corus entertainment snaps up disney content from dhx media plans to launch disney channel in canada . financial post . postmedia network . april 16 2015 . retrieved april 17 2015 . family channel s new teen block f2n launches january 4 with the premiere of degrassi next class press release . cnw . retrieved 1 december 2015 . dreamworks animation inks strategic content pact with dhx media . deadline.com . retrieved 19 december 2015 . external links edit official website dhx media at the big cartoon database decode entertainment at the big cartoon database studio b productions at the big cartoon database bulldog interactive fitness website v t e dhx media dhx studios dhx cookie jar inc. epitome pictures nerd corps entertainment ragdoll productions wildbrain kidrobot dhx television family channel family chrgd family jr. t l magino dhx distribution copyright promotions licensing group people micheline charest michael donovan michael hirsh anne wood andrew davenport linda 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