HALIFAX – Teletubbies, Inspector Gadget, Strawberry Shortcake and others are among over 450 half-hours of DHX Media's children's content which the company has licensed to China internet giant Tencent in a multi-year deal.
"As we continue to build on the tremendous opportunity for children's content and brands in China, leading streaming companies like Tencent are looking to DHX Media as a key supplier of quality shows that children love,” said Josh Scherba, EVP distribution and content at DHX Media, in the press release. “We are thrilled to launch into this new relationship with Tencent, who have an incredibly robust and growing presence across the internet in China."
Tencent is one of the world's largest technology companies and a dominant internet player in China. Tencent recently became the first Chinese technology firm to cross US$500 billion in market capitalization trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, joining the ranks of Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook.
To date, DHX Media has licensed more than 11,000 half-hours of content across numerous digital and linear services in China, leveraging more than 2,700 half-hours of Mandarin-dubbed content in its library.
