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DHX-Disney divorce almost done

HALIFAX – Family Channel owner DHX Media announced today the Disney branding on its specialty channels will be phased out this year.The company said in a press release Wednesday evening that its kids channels will be re-named and overhauled and focused on its popular Family brand. The Disney Junior preschool channels targeting kids aged 2-6 in English and French will be rebranded as Family Junior and Famille Junior, respectively, and the Disney XD channel targeting kids 6-12 will be rebranded as Family XTRM. The new brands will debut by November 30, 2015, reads the release.“This is a new world that...