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Blue Ant International
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News round-up: All3 takes ‘Total Control’ from Keshet; India’s Lionsgate Play strikes BBCS first; Cineflix partners with Hayley Orrantia
All3 strikes Blackfella Films deal All3Media International has struck a new deal with Australian producer…
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ATF round-up: Abacus sells into Asia; South Korea’s Watcha bags ‘Possession’; Blue Ant strikes crime deals
Nat Geo, Wowow among Abacus’s ATF deals National Geographic and Wowow Japan are among companies…
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HBO Max strikes first deal with Blue Ant for kids programming
HBO Max has struck its first deal with Blue Ant International, securing a variety of…
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Deals round-up: Blue Ant adds ITN shows; Vuulr cooks with Gusto; BBC picks up ‘Berlin 1945’
Blue Ant signs 30 hours of factual ITN content Blue Ant International has added more…
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News round-up: Amazon extends ‘Hanna’; Movistar Play originals hit market; Blue Ant reps ‘Dolce Vita’ franchise; and more…
‘Hanna’ takes third trip to Amazon Amazon has commissioned a third season of its original…
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News round-up: ‘Block Out’ format sells to Spain and Netherlands; Abacus gain global rights to Andrew Sadek doc; Blue Ant shifts 320 factual hours worldwide; and more…
RTVE and Avrotros buy ‘Block Out’ format RTVE in Spain and Avrotros in the Netherlands…
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Blue Ant hires Discovery exec Blanksma to SVP sales role
Global distributor Blue Ant International has appointed Gerbrig Blanksma as SVP of international sales and…
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Factual round-up: TVF tackles Coronavirus; Reelz marks VIS UK first; Red Arrow, Blue Ant add to slate
TVF working on Coronavirus specials UK-based independent distributor TVF International is working on two investigative…
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Love Nature 4K, White Pine and Blue Ant team for ‘Wild Pacific Rescue’
Natural history specialist Love Nature 4K has greenlit Wild Pacific Rescue , a six parter produced by White…
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Deals round-up: CJENM lands DRG’s ‘Small Fortune’; BBC orders from Plimsoll; Blue Ant sales
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has acquired rights to Youngest Media’s primetime entertainment format…
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ATF round-up: Blue Ant secures Asia sales; Indian streamer adds Turkish drama; GRB preps drama, true crime
KBS, Discovery claim Blue Ant shows South Korea’s KBS, Discovery and A&E Network India are…
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Blue Ant scores Japanese sales with NHK, FNG Japan
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has swooped for Blue Ant International’s blue chip natural history doc…
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Off The Fence’s Ludo Dufour boards Blue Ant International
Long-time Off The Fence exec Ludo Dufour has boarded Blue Ant International and will relocate…
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Exclusive: Blue Ant Int’l inks first-look deal with Zeppelin Films
Blue Ant International has struck a first-look deal with former BBC commissioner Elliot Reed’s Rich Kids…
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Blue Ant Int’l bolsters true crime slate ahead of MIPTV
Blue Ant International has bolstered its factual slate with three true crime series. The Canada-headquartered…
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NATPE: Walking Dead most in-demand; ITVS GE’s LatAm formats deal; MGM goes to court
Walking Dead named Parrot’s most in-demand series Parrot Analytics has named AMC’s The Walking Dead…
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Blue Ant expands UK office with DRG exec
Blue Ant International is expanding its UK operations with the appointment of DRG’s Fleur Wheatley…
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Sniderman joins Blue Ant from Vice’s Pulse
Blue Ant Media has added to its senior management team by bringing in Sam Sniderman…
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Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec
Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…
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Former Tricon exec to head sales at Blue Ant
Blue Ant Media has brought in ex-Tricon exec Nick Solowski as head of sales and…
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Discovery itching for Blue Ant factual
Discovery Networks has acquired 55 hours of lifestyle and factual programming from Canadian distributor Blue…
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Blue Ant has Something to Tell You in Cannes
Canada’s Blue Ant International is hitting the Croisette this month with new titles including long-running…
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Banijay UK chief to exit
Rod Henwood is stepping down from his post as CEO of Banijay UK, Belgium and…
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Ex-Banijay sales exec joins New Flemish Primitives
Former Banijay International sales manager Siobhan Herriot is joining The Flemish Primitives as head of…
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NATPE: Discovery takes Blue Ant factual
Discovery Networks Latin America and Brazil’s Globosat have bought factual programming from Canada’s Blue Ant…
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Blue Ant cuts Zig Zag deal, brings 4K to Cannes
Blue Ant International has inked a development and distribution deal with UK indie Zig Zag…
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Blue Ant brings 4K to Cannes
Blue Ant International is launching a slate of new 4K shows at MIPCOM next month….
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News brief: AMCNI, TVN add Blue Ant factual
AMC Networks International’s central Europe division and Polish broadcaster TVN are among buyers of programming…
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Blue Ant plots Big Feed in 4K
Blue Ant International is developing new 4K productions, including a series that goes behind the…
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Blue Ant brings nature and wildlife to Cannes
Toronto-based distributor Blue Ant International has picked up a raft of new nature and wildlife…