DHX Media Launching Kids’ SVOD Service

DHX Media is set to debut its brand-new children’s SVOD service, Kids Room, this summer.

Kids Room, which will be available via Comcast’s Xfinity X1, will be an ad-free service with kid-friendly shows from DHX Media’s catalog of kids’ and family content. The service will enable X1 customers across the U.S. to subscribe to and access it over the internet by saying “Kids Room” into their X1 voice remote or by finding it within the networks section of Xfinity On Demand. Kids Room can be purchased by X1 customers for a monthly fee, and also will be available on Xfinity Flex to Comcast’s internet-only customers.

Kids Room will launch with hundreds of episodes of kids’ content, including such preschool programs as Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, In the Night Garden, Teletubbies, Polly Pocket and Strawberry Shortcake. Shows for older kids that will be available for streaming include Slugterra, Kid vs. Kat, Chuck’s Choice, Endangered Species, Storm Hawks, Sabrina: The Animated Series and Angela Anaconda, with more to come.

Joe Tedesco, executive VP and general manager for DHX Television, said: “Kids Room is a new offering for DHX Media, and we are delighted Comcast’s Xfinity customers will be among the first to enjoy it. As one of the world’s leading producers and owners of children’s content, we see Kids Room as a natural touchpoint to entertain kids with great programming in the expanding landscape of streaming opportunities. We’ve selected some really fun shows for the service from our deep content library, and we’re confident children are going to love Kids Room.”