{"id":16311,"date":"2019-05-07T10:17:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/dhx-media-launching-kids-svod-service\/"},"modified":"2019-05-07T10:21:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:21:13","slug":"dhx-media-launching-kids-svod-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/dhx-media-launching-kids-svod-service\/","title":{"rendered":"DHX Media Launching Kids\u2019 SVOD Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
DHX Media is set to debut its brand-new children\u2019s SVOD service, Kids Room, this summer.<\/p>\n
Kids Room, which will be available via Comcast\u2019s Xfinity X1, will be an ad-free service with kid-friendly shows from DHX Media\u2019s 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 \u201cKids Room\u201d 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\u2019s internet-only customers.<\/p>\n
Kids Room will launch with hundreds of episodes of kids\u2019 content, including such preschool programs as Bob the Builder<\/em>, Fireman Sam<\/em>, In the Night Garden<\/em>, Teletubbies<\/em>, Polly Pocket<\/em> and Strawberry Shortcake<\/em>. Shows for older kids that will be available for streaming include Slugterra<\/em>, Kid vs. Kat<\/em>, Chuck\u2019s Choice<\/em>, Endangered Species<\/em>, Storm Hawks<\/em>, Sabrina: The Animated Series<\/em> and Angela Anaconda<\/em>, with more to come.<\/p>\n Joe Tedesco, executive VP and general manager for DHX Television, said: \u201cKids Room is a new offering for DHX Media, and we are delighted Comcast\u2019s Xfinity customers will be among the first to enjoy it. As one of the world\u2019s leading producers and owners of children\u2019s content, we see Kids Room as a natural touchpoint to entertain kids with great programming in the expanding landscape of streaming opportunities. We\u2019ve selected some really fun shows for the service from our deep content library, and we\u2019re confident children are going to love Kids Room.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DHX Media is set to debut its brand-new children\u2019s SVOD service, Kids Room, this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":16312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[178,4534],"class_list":["post-16311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-dhx-media","tag-kids-room","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n