HALIFAX – DHX Media has named veteran entertainment industry executive Eric Ellenbogen as a senior advisor.
Ellenbogen will advise on key strategic planning and business development across multiple business units, plus continue to serve on the children’s content company Board of Directors, which he joined last fall. His consultancy agreement will continue through to the end of 2019.
Thursday’s announcement says that Ellenbogen has spent over 30 years running entertainment companies, including senior roles as president of Broadway Video Entertainment (the independent production and distribution company founded by Lorne Michaels); president of Golden Books Family Entertainment; and president and CEO of Marvel Enterprises (subsequently acquired by Disney). He also co-founded Classic Media in 2000, which through a series of acquisitions and divestitures, ultimately became owned by DreamWorks Animation (DWA). Following DWA’s sale to NBCUniversal, Ellenbogen was named co-president of Classic Media, which was restarted as a business unit of NBCUniversal.
“Given his deep experience in the entertainment industry, especially in launching and managing brands, we decided the company would benefit further from his counsel as an advisor. We are pleased that Eric has agreed to serve in this capacity," said DHX Media CEO and executive chair Michael Donovan.
"DHX Media has some of the most enduring brands in kids' and family entertainment, more than a few of which that I wish I had acquired at my former companies”, added Ellenbogen. “That makes it all the better to be helping Michael and his executive team to advance not only those brands, but also many other company initiatives."
