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Smithsonian Networks
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Love Nature expands originals with Big Wave & WildBear commissions
Blue Ant Media’s global wildlife and nature brand Love Nature has unveiled a slate of…
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Love Nature links with Samsung TV for FAST launch in Spain
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks wildlife brand Love Nature has become available in Spain as…
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Round-up: Love Nature builds ‘Otter Dynasty’; Ampersand adds ‘Building Bastille’; Endeavor joins Nordic ‘Congregation’
Love Nature builds Otter Dynasty Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks joint venture Love Nature has…
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News round-up: Insight TV lands on Pluto TV; SPI channels head to Germany & Russia; Love Nature expands in Lat Am
Insight TV heads to Pluto TV UHD broadcaster Insight TV has launched three of its…
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Love Nature launches on Les Bouquets Canal+ in Africa
Online and linear wildlife and nature channel Love Nature has launched in more than 25…
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Smithsonian Channel to launch in the UK with local originals
Smithsonian Channel is to launch in the UK with a string of local originals including…
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Will 2019 mark the end of niche SVOD?
Media giants are closing their niche streamers to prepare for mega mainstream platforms, but will…
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MIPCOM: The Big Deals
With this week’s MIPCOM market coming to a close, TBI looks at the top deals…
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Blue Ant JV expands development & production division
Love Nature, a joint venture between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, has appointed a…
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Love Nature goes live on Amazon Channels in Germany
Wildlife and nature video streaming service Love Nature has launched on Amazon Channels in Germany…
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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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Love Nature HD preps first Asian launch
Love Nature is set to make its Asian debut later this month by launching in…
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Warrior Women invades Smithsonian, Euro nets
US-based Smithsonian Networks and German pubcaster ZDF have signed on as coproducers of a new…
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Plimsoll buys into Jackson’s Magnify
Entertainment and wildlife prodco Plimsoll Productions has taken a “substantial” minority stake in Andrea Jackson’s…
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New SVOD service plots two-year wildlife project
New 4K on-demand service Love Nature has partnered with UK factual indie Plimsoll Productions on…
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Nature-focused 4K SVOD service launches
A 4K subscription on-demand service that focuses exclusively on nature programming has gone live in…
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Ex-WWE boss to run Smithsonian, Blue Ant 4K co
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks have teamed to launch Blue Skye Entertainment, a new…
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Smithsonian latest to go SVOD route
Smithsonian Networks has become the latest American channel to launch its own subscription on-demand player….