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DHX Media announces U.S. TV debut of "Ella the Elephant" on Disney Junior and analyst call
HALIFAX , Feb. 5, 2014 /CNW/ - DHX Media Ltd. ("DHX" or the "Company") (TSX: DHX), a lea...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nHALIFAX, Feb. 5, 2014 /CNW/ - DHX Media Ltd. (\"DHX\" or the \"Company\")\n (TSX: DHX), a leading independent creator, producer, distributor and\n licensor of children's entertainment content, today announced the new\n animated preschool series Ella the Elephant will premiere on Monday, February 17 on the Disney Junior channel in\n the U.S. DHX Media is also pleased to provide second quarter analyst\n call details, below.\n\n\nElla the Elephant, an animated preschool series based on the popular books Ella the Elegant Elephant by Carmela and Steve D'Amico, is produced by DHX Media in association\n with TVO Kids and Fremantle Media Kids & Family Entertainment. The\n series will air weekdays at 7:00 a.m. ET/ PT and again at 1 p.m. ET/ PT\n on Disney Junior in the U.S. as well as on weekends at 9 a.m. ET/ PT.\n\n\nPrior to its acquisition by DHX Media, Cookie Jar Entertainment\n announced that it had partnered with FremantleMedia for the TV\n distribution and merchandising rights for 26 half hours of Ella the Elephant and licensed the series to Disney Junior.\n\n\nDHX Media maintains international distribution rights in the television,\n brand licensing, home entertainment, and other ancillary categories for\n Canada, the U.S., Middle East and India, while FremantleMedia serves as\n the distributor throughout the rest of the world.  DHX Media has\n licensed the series to TVO in Canada, Tele-Quebec, and Yumurcak TV in\n Turkey, and sold home entertainment rights to Warner Home Video in the\n U.S.\n\n\nAnalyst call details\n\n\nThe Company will hold a conference call for analysts to discuss its Q2\n 2014 financial results on Friday, February 14th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.\n EST, following the release of its financial results. Media and others\n may access this call on a listen-in basis. Conference call details are\n as follows:\n\n\nTo access the call, please dial +1(888)231-8191 toll-free or\n +1(647)427-7450 internationally. Please allow 10 minutes to be\n connected to the conference call.\n\n\nReplay: Instant replay will be available beginning approximately two\n hours after the call on +1(855)859-2056 toll free or +1(416)849-0833,\n and passcode 64166583, until midnight EST Friday, February 21st.\n\n\nAbout DHX Media\nDHX Media (www.dhxmedia.com) is a leader in the creation, production and licensing of family\n entertainm...