Cinedigm Licenses a Roster of Nostalgia-Fueled DHX Media Programming Featuring Classic Cartoons & Childhood Favorites
November 05 2018 - 10:00AM
The Agreement Provides Cinedigm’s Fandom
Lifestyle Network, CONtv with Hundreds of Hours of DHX Media
Programming, Featuring Inspector Gadget, Mummies Alive!, Where on
Earth Is Carmen Sandiego, Action Man, and More
Cinedigm (CIDM) announced today a content deal with DHX Media
that will provide the Company’s popular digital-first fandom
lifestyle network, CONtv, with hundreds of hours of classic
cartoons and beloved childhood series. Cinedigm will reveal
rollouts for the programming block at a later date.
The collection will include animated series such
as Inspector Gadget, Mummies Alive!, Angela Anaconda, Action Man,
Spider Riders, Heathcliff, and Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?,
as well as the live-action farce Hey Vern, It’s Ernest!. Viewers
can easily access the collection on CONtv’s VOD service, and on the
24/7 linear streaming channel CONtv Live, available on Twitch,
XUMO, and other platforms to come.
“This new roster of nostalgic cartoons and
series transports viewers back in time, allowing them to rediscover
the shows they loved as kids, while introducing a new generation to
these forgotten favorites,” said Erick Opeka, Cinedigm’s President
of Digital Networks. “Cinedigm is proud to bring these beloved DHX
Media shows back into the spotlight on CONtv.”
“Cinedigm has selected some really great gems
from our deep library of classic content for their viewers to
enjoy,” said Jerry Diaz, VP Distribution, DHX Media. “These shows
are the perfect complement to CONtv’s nostalgic line-up, and we’re
thrilled fans will be able to re-live their love of these classics,
or simply discover them for the first time, on the digital
network.”
CONtv is the leading digital-first entertainment
network devoted exclusively to fandom. The network provides
audiences access to thousands of hours of content, showcasing an
eclectic catalog with hundreds of must-watch favorites, from
elusive cult films and television shows, to celebrated genre movies
encompassing sci-fi, horror, fantasy, anime, grindhouse, and
martial arts action.
ABOUT CINEDIGMFor twenty years,
Cinedigm (CIDM) has been at the forefront of the digital
transformation of entertainment. Today, Cinedigm continues
that mission by providing content, channels and services to the
world’s largest media, technology and retail companies. Our content
aggregation and distribution services power the world’s leading
digital platforms and retailers. Cinedigm’s Digital Networks group
provides channels and services that entertain consumers globally
across hundreds of millions of devices. For more information about
our content, channels and services,
visit www.cinedigm.com.
ABOUT DHX MEDIA LTD.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 on YouTube. Headquartered in
Canada, DHX Media has offices worldwide.
Press Contact for CIDM:
Jill Newhouse
Calcaterra310-466-5135jcalcaterra@cinedigm.com
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