DHX Media Acquires Rights to Australian animated comedy series “SheZow!”

DHX Media (Toronto:DHX.TO) has acquired worldwide TV and merchandising licensing rights (excluding Australia) to new animated comedy SheZow! on the eve of next week’s industry sales event, MIPTV. The 26 half-hour animated comedy, which received development and investment funding from Film Victoria, is created by showrunner Obie Scott Wade and produced by Australia’s Moody Street Kids and LA-based Kickstart Productions for Channel 10. It has also presold to ABC Australia.

Michael Donovan, CEO and chairman of DHX Media said: “We are delighted to partner with Moody Street Kids and Kickstart Productions to provide the distribution for this fun and humourous kids series.  It is another example of the strength of DHX Media’s distribution and newly acquired licensing strength via our September acquisition of W!LDBRAIN Entertainment.”