DHX Media Puts Itself Up for Sale

[banned1]

Is this bad?
http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/...f-up-for-sale/

[TSG]

Glitchtastic, I'm the one who actually sent this link to you.
And I honestly have no idea. Does this mean that all claimed DHX videos get un-claimed?

[Glanni's Girl]

Is this bad?
http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/...f-up-for-sale/

Well, it doesn't seem like particularly good news.

[TSG]

What if we all pitch in, and buy DHX together?

[Glanni's Girl]

What if we all pitch in, and buy DHX together?

lol, no thanks.

[Pickelhaube808]

This would only be good if a "good" company bought it, but I doubt that would have any chance of happening.

[german stingy]

yey no more copyright claims

[TSG]

yey no more copyright claims

That's not necessarily what this means.

[Nova Stopmonk]

Uh oh...

[Bonzorio]

This could be bad. DHX Media may claim videos, sure, but that's it.
They seem happy to have literal entire episodes of the show available publicly and freely on YouTube, as long as they receive the ad revenue. (Which is, of course, more than fair!) What if DHX Media gets bought out by a company which is more protective of their properties? What if they start striking instead of claiming? All the LazyTown videos, taken down! This could end the LazyTown YouTube community.


...Either that or business will continue as usual, which is honestly probably more likely. DHX Media doesn't just own LazyTown, it owns a variety of properties. Seeing as no new official LazyTown content has been produced for years, the show is probably not at the top of the priorities list, so I doubt they're overly concerned.

[Petey]

This could be bad. DHX Media may claim videos, sure, but that's it.
They seem happy to have literal entire episodes of the show available publicly and freely on YouTube, as long as they receive the ad revenue. (Which is, of course, more than fair!) What if DHX Media gets bought out by a company which is more protective of their properties? What if they start striking instead of claiming? All the LazyTown videos, taken down! This could end the LazyTown YouTube community.


...Either that or business will continue as usual, which is honestly probably more likely. DHX Media doesn't just own LazyTown, it owns a variety of properties. Seeing as no new official LazyTown content has been produced for years, the show is probably not at the top of the priorities list, so I doubt they're overly concerned.

I agree with everything stated here. However, since there are entire episodes of LazyTown posted on YouTube, that may agitate the company just a little bit. However, despite me knowing nothing about copyright law, I'm pretty sure they won't claim videos posted BEFORE the purchase, just after. Don't quote me on that, though.

[Stingy]

I wouldn't worry about it too much right now. A lot of possibilities exist, probably most of them resulting in very little change from what we have now, but none of them will come to fruition anytime soon.

[Petey]

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere on this thread, but DHX is still looking for alternatives. They have an internal team looking for such alternatives as mergers. This transaction is not certain, and DHX would rather not have their company sold altogether. At least, that's what I saw in the article, and that's how I'm interpreting it. I may be wrong.

[megadjmatt25]

Who's ready for the LazyTuber appocalypse... Viacom

Oy if Viacom buys it We are In for some trouble

[Patchi]

Yeah, but Viacom couldn't get a lot of profit besides views on videos since LazyTown as a franchise is yeah XP
Actually... yeah they totally might want a piece of that

[Rift]

And plus, Viacom already owned LazyTown, that's how the TV Series started!

[PKMNMasterClara]

Oh no...

[Jay Guzmán]

I wish Nickelodeon buys LazyTown because I wish Nick Jr aired Seasons 3 and 4.

[megadjmatt25]

I wish Nickelodeon buys LazyTown because I wish Nick Jr aired Seasons 3 and 4.

That is slightly possible if that were to happen

[Pickelhaube808]

As pointed out by Glitch, DHX has apparently been bought by "Wildbrain"(?). Not sure what any of it means, but I hope it's not bad...

[banned1]

As pointed out by Glitch, DHX has apparently been bought by "Wildbrain"

DHX hasn't been bought by Wildbrain. DHX bought Wildbrain back in 2010. But for some reason all the DHX Media copyrights on YouTube are now shown as Wildbrain.

IDK if this is just more speculation or me being super tired at like 11pm, but.... SEASON 5 ANIMATED REBOOT ANYONE?!?!?

Yeah I don't think this change means that would happen as DHX copyrights has changed on non lazytown videos too.

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[Pickelhaube808]

DHX hasn't been bought by Wildbrain. DHX bought Wildbrain back in 2010. But for some reason all the DHX Media copyrights on YouTube are now shown as Wildbrain.



Yeah I don't think this change means that would happen as DHX copyrights has changed on non lazytown videos too.

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Ah, misinterpreted it. Thanks.