Blue Ant expands content on Samsung TV Plus
October 16, 2023
Nick Snow @ MIPCOM
Production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has expanded its partnership with Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s FAST and AVoD service, as part of a deal that includes the launch of three streaming channels in multiple territories as well as hundreds of hours of content from Blue Ant Media’s international distribution arm.
Blue Ant Media’s renovation and design-focused channel, Homeful, is now available to Samsung TV Plus users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and also recently launched in Mexico and Brazil in Spanish and Portuguese. Paranormal-themed channel, HauntTV, which has also launched in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand in the last year, is now available in the US and pet-focused channel, Love Pets, has launched in the UK, the Netherlands and Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The three channels join the previously launched wildlife and nature channel, Love Nature in the US and crime-focused channel, Crimetime in Canada on Samsung TV Plus.
Additionally, Samsung TV Plus will license hundreds of hours of factual content from the company’s distribution arm across multiple genres including crime, paranormal, lifestyle and natural history.
“Blue Ant Media is thrilled to expand our partnership with Samsung TV Plus,” said Jamie Schouela, President, Global Channels & Media, Blue Ant Media. “We’re excited to add to our existing line-up of channels on one of the leading FAST platforms and now bring HauntTV’s stories of the unexplained, Homeful’s renovation and real estate series and Love Pets’ animal programming to their audiences in multiple countries.”
“This deal combines carriage of Blue Ant Media’s channels with a multi-year content output from our distribution business and is a perfect example of the types of creative solutions and broad partnerships that we can offer,” added Mark Bishop, Co-President, Blue Ant Studios. “We’re committed to being a trusted source of content with must-see programming that taps into our company’s original productions as well as our premium, acquired content.”