DHX MEDIA : HIRES RICHARD ROWE AS DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL CONTENT ACQUISITIONS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS - JULY 17, 2015.
July 17, 2015 at 04:08 pm EDT
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Halifax, NS, 17 July 2015 - DHX Media ("DHX" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DHXM; TSX: DHX.A, DHX.B), a key player internationally in the creation of content for families and children, has strengthened its international team with the appointment of kids' industry veteran Richard Rowe as Director of International Acquisitions and Co-productions.
Rowe's global role will see him sourcing original content for co-production as well as sourcing programming for DHX Media's distribution unit.
Josh Scherba, SVP Distribution at DHX Media, said: "We welcome Richard to the DHX team and look forward to benefiting from his talents and experience. His far-reaching role will be a considerable asset to us as we look to consolidate international relationships and secure the best new content for our business."
Richard Rowe added: "I have spent a significant amount of time working with DHX in various roles, both at Turner and more recently at Rowe Media. I have found it to be a company full of great people and doing great things, and I can't wait to get started in a permanent capacity".
Rowe spent the first 12 years of his career at Turner Broadcasting. During this time his remit included most international markets, working in a variety of roles that covered programming, acquisitions, co-productions and development. More recently he created Rowe Media to provide consultancy services to the children's television industry.
WildBrain Ltd. is a Canada-based kidsâ content and brands company. The Company develops, produces, and distributes films and television programs for domestic and international markets; licenses its brands in the domestic and international markets; broadcasts films and television programs in the domestic market; sells advertising on various ad-supported video-on-demand platforms; and manages copyrights, licensing, and brands for third parties. It operates a range of business lines, including production studio services, content distribution, consumer products licensing, and representation and television broadcasting. The Companyâs television programs are comprised of approximately four kids and family networks such as Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Telemagino, American Ninja Warrior Junior, Ruby and the Well, Madagascar: A Little Wild, Lucas the Spider, Caillou, and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. It has its operations in Canada, the United States and Europe.