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The Jim Henson Company Aligns with World's Top Media THE JIM HENSON COMPANY ALIGNS WITH WORLD’S TOP MEDIA PARTNERS TO BRING DOOZERS TO PRESCHOOLERS WORLDWIDE Company Also Appoints New Licensing Agents in Key Territories Hollywood, CA (February 13, 2015): The Jim Henson Company, world-renowned family entertainment producer and distributor, has licensed Parents Choice® Gold Award-winner Doozers—the CG-animated preschool series inspired by the wildly popular characters from the company’s classic series Fraggle Rock—to leading media partners around the world. Additionally, licensing agents have been appointed in key global markets. The announcements were made today by Richard Goldsmith, EVP, Global Distribution and International Consumer Products, The Jim Henson Company. “Media platforms, home entertainment partners and licensees the world over recognize that the inventive, engaging characters and the modern innovative world that is Doozers resonates with children and their parents regardless of language or location,” said Goldsmith. “The industry’s enthusiastic response to our program that encourages design thinking, inventing, and creativity, validates our passion for this charming series.” Kicking off its roster of new agreements, the company has partnered in Europe with leading media platforms, including France Télévisions (France), RTVE for Clan (Spain), Dreamia (Portugal), and AMC Networks International for Canal Panda (Spain); and has also signed with German home video distribution company Polyband, who will distribute Doozers DVDs in German-language markets. In New Zealand, Doozers will air on TV New Zealand, and has been licensed to MediaCorp (Malaysia and Singapore) for its Okto Channel. In Israel, children’s channel HOP! will be the new home of Doozers, while in the Middle East, the series will be available on Radio Television Brunei and on Emirates Cable TV & Multimedia LLC’s E-Junior (UAE). Rounding out Doozers news, the Company has appointed consumer products licensing agencies for the brand, including Biplano (France, Spain and Portugal), Active Merchandising International (Germany), Distefano Licensing (Italy), and The Fusion Agency (Australia). Doozers, which debuted in April 2014 in the U.S. as the first Hulu Original series for kids, first launched in the UK on Cartoonito, in Germany on Boomerang, in Italy on Boing, on Discovery Kids Latin America, Nick Jr. Australia and Cartoon Network Asia. A modern series for modern families, Doozers features the adventures of The Pod Squad: Spike, Molly Bolt, Flex and Daisy Wheel. The four Doozer kids live at the edge of our world and right under our noses in the fantastical, modern and eco-friendly Doozer Creek. They’re green, they’re cute and they’re three inches tall, full of energy, ideas and enthusiasm. Doozers put their ideas into action and change their dreams into reality, from designing a Doozer Derby racing car to flying in a kaleidoscope of butterflies or building a giant gingerbread house. The series celebrates the spirit of being an innovator and inspires all kids to have an “I can do it” attitude. Doozers features a ground-breaking design thinking curriculum, which is part of an overall STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) initiative. The Doozers series is a co-production of The Jim Henson Company and DHX Media Ltd. Serving as Executive Producers for The Jim Henson Company are Lisa Henson, CEO, and Halle Stanford, Executive Vice President of Children’s Entertainment. Steven DeNure and Anne Loi serve as Executive Producers for DHX Media Ltd. About The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital animation. Best known as creators of the world famous Muppets, Henson has received over 50 Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards. Recent credits include the Emmy®-nominated “Sid the Science Kid,” “Dinosaur Train,” and “Pajanimals,” as well as the CG animated preschool series “Doozers.” Features include “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” as well as “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth,” and “MirrorMask.” Television productions include “Fraggle Rock,” the sci-fi cult series “Farscape,” the reality competition, “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge,” and Henson Alternative’s “No, You Shut Up!" currently airing on Fusion. With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and postproduction facilities. The Company is home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television, theme park and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry’s top recording facilities known for its world-class blend of state-of-the-art and vintage equipment. The Company’s Henson Alternative brand is currently touring “Puppet-Up! – Uncensored,” a live puppet improvisational show. http://www.henson.com www.facebook.com/hensoncompany www.twitter.com/hensoncompany About DHX Media DHX Media Ltd. (www.dhxmedia.com), a leading creator, producer, marketer and broadcaster of family entertainment, is recognized globally for such brands as Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Teletubbies, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test, and the multi-award winning Degrassi franchise. DHX Media Ltd. is the owner of Family Channel, the most-viewed children's television channel in Canada, as well as the channels Disney Junior (English & French) and Disney XD in Canada. The Company markets and distributes its library of more than 11,000 half-hours of entertainment programming worldwide, and licenses its owned properties through its dedicated consumer products business. DHX Media Ltd.'s full-service international licensing agency, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Ltd. (CPLG), represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands. DHX Media Ltd. has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich and Amsterdam, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols DHX.A and DHX.B. # # # Media Contacts: Michelle Orsi/Carol Holdsworth 360 Marketing Communications 310.418.6430 / 805.252.1848 [email protected]/[email protected] .
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