DHX Media Promotes Darcee McCartney and Rebecca Lugo

DHX Media promoted both Darcee McCartney and Rebecca Lugo. As newly named sales managers, they will report to Jerry Diaz, VP, distribution.

“Both Darcee and Rebecca are passionate about kids’ and family shows and have a keen understanding of the international content market,” says Mr. Diaz. “We’re confident they’ll be strong assets on the sales team, and we’re happy they’ll be joining us at Miptv this April to share our exciting slate of new shows with clients, as well as our deep library of classics.”

McCartney (pictured top left) will oversee client relationships for Central Eastern Europe, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Middle East, and Africa. She has been with DHX Media for seven years and was previously senior manager, client operations.

Lugo (pictured top right) will oversee client relationships for Latin America, Brazil, US Hispanic market, Local US Digital, Ireland, and in-flight entertainment. She has been with DHX Media for five years and was previously a sales associate.

Both will be based in Toronto.

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James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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