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Netflix’s Blown Away returns in March

Blown Away is back for season four on Netflix starting on March 8th, and things are about to get even hotter. Hunter March (Sugar Rush, E! Nightly Pop) joins as the new host, which promises to be a fiery competition like no other. Ten incredible glassblowers will try to brave the heat in a grueling […]

February 8, 2024

Season 2 of Killer’s Caught on Camera ordered

FilmRise, the New York City-based film and television studio and streaming network, CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership, a joint venture between AMC Networks International UK and Paramount Global, Blue Ant Studios, a leading worldwide producer and distributor and Back 2 Back Productions, a UK production company, have green-lit the second season of their hit […]

January 29, 2024

Curiosity taps Dufour as VP of Licensing

Curiosity Inc, the factual entertainment and media company, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ludo Dufour as Vice President of Licensing, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Dufour, an experienced international media executive, joins the team to lead and drive the global licensing of Curiosity’s large and growing portfolio of award-winning factual films, […]

November 24, 2023

Blue Ant Media names new leadership

International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced new leadership across the company’s yet-to-be named studio and rights business, led by Co-Presidents, Mark Bishop (pictured) and Matthew Hornburg. News of the company’s studio and rights leadership team arrives after Blue Ant Media’s recent acquisition of marblemedia, which saw the two […]

November 22, 2023

Blue Ant expands content on Samsung TV Plus

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 […]

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Blue Ant Media partners with IRIS TV

International producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, is partnering with content data platform, IRIS.TV, to enable video-level contextual advertising across the company’s portfolio of free-streaming channels. As an IRIS-enabled partner, Blue Ant Media provides brands the ability to target audiences through relevant content at the right moment. It does so by allowing advertisers […]

August 29, 2023

Blue Ant Media, marblemedia merge

International media company, Blue Ant Media and the production and distribution company, marblemedia, have announced the merger of the two companies’ production and distribution operations into one unified studio and rights business. Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg will take the helm of this business, serving as co-Presidents and reporting into Michael MacMillan, CEO and co-founder, Blue Ant Media. With hubs in Toronto, New […]

August 10, 2023

Radar MCN launches Total Distribution strategy

Six months on from launch, having achieved positive results through its growing network of owned and managed channels, as well as a series of global FAST channels, Radar MCN is now spearheading a new Total Distribution strategy for the wider WTFN Group. Under General Manager Derek Dyson, this new strategy means that Radar MCN will […]

July 4, 2023

Love Nature appoints Sahel in sales role

Love Nature, a wildlife and nature brand with linear and streaming channels available in over 145 countries, has announced the appointment of Sabrina Sahel to the role of Affiliate Sales Director, EMEA, Love Nature. Sahel is tasked with growing Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature channel business across EMEA. Operating out of Blue Ant Media’s new […]

April 6, 2023

Blue Ant Media launches Love Pets FAST channel

International producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced the launch of its free, advertising-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel, Love Pets. The new pet-themed channel features heartfelt stories about the animals in our lives, big and small, and the devoted people who care for them. Love Pets debuted on Sling Freestream across the […]

March 9, 2023