Kristin Brzoznowski

HALIFAX: Revenue for DHX Media in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 was C$84.1 million ($65 million), down 2 percent from the year-ago figure but in line with the management's expectation.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has been commissioned to produce seasons three and four of DOKI for Discovery Kids Latin America.

The company's president and COO talks about the latest activities across its four main divisions: DHX Studios, DHX Distribution, DHX Television and DHX Brands.

GLENDALE: DreamWorks Animation posted revenues for the first quarter of $190.4 million, up 14.4 percent on the prior-year period, led by solid performance in the TV series and specials, consumer products and new-media segments.

NORWOOD: Toy State has secured a licensing partnership with Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) to design, develop and manufacture lines of toy vehicles featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand.

LONDON: CAKE and the Australian production outfits Cheeky Little Media and Mighty Nice have signed a U.K. publishing deal with Hodder Children’s Books for the new CGI comedy series Bottersnikes & Gumbles.

LONDON/NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Octonauts producer Silvergate Media has received an investment from Shamrock Capital Advisors that will allow the company to accelerate its global growth.

EL SEGUNDO: Mattel has reported that worldwide gross sales were down 1 percent in the first quarter, as the Barbie brand hits a slump.

GLENDALE/JAKARTA: Following launches in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, Indonesia becomes the fifth territory in Asia to debut the DreamWorks Channel.

PAWTUCKET: Hasbro reported that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2016 increased 83 percent to $48.8 million, with strong demand for Disney Princess dolls and toys based on the Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens.