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Fawesome expands FAST channel lineup

Fawesome, the leading free ad-supported streaming platform owned by Future Today, has expanded its FAST channel lineup, with seven new channels that add content across the News, Sports, Weather, Culinary and Entertainment categories. With 80 FAST channels added to Fawesome over the last 12 months, Future Today continues to invest heavily in its free streaming […]

April 8, 2025

Blue Ant acquires Boat Rocker Media

Blue Ant Media, the Canadian broadcasting and media company controlled by Michael MacMillan, has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Blue Ant will go-public via a reverse take-over of Boat Rocker Media. Blue Ant has interconnected operations spanning content creation and acquisition, rights management, international distribution, streaming, broadcasting, consumer shows, and connected TV […]

March 25, 2025

Love Pets on Samsung TV Plus in US, Canada

International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has expanded its ongoing partnership with Samsung TV Plus with the launch of Love Pets in the US and Canada. Love Pets, which features stories about the animals and pets, is the latest offering from Blue Ant Media’s portfolio of streaming brands to join […]

March 14, 2025

Blue Ant FAST channels on MyFree DirecTV

International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced at NATPE Global that three of its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels are now available on MyFree DirecTV. DirecTV’s US-based audience now has access to three of Blue Ant Media’s curated media brands, including: wildlife and nature programming on Love Nature, […]

February 5, 2025

Blue Ant: Crime and mystery sales trending across CEE

Blue Ant Studios has reported a surge in sales and demand for true crime and mystery content in CEE. From limited series to long-running crime formats, buyers from a wide range of channels and platforms are turning to Blue Ant Studios to fill their schedules. Over 270 hours of premium series and documentaries from Blue […]

June 20, 2024

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 […]

October 16, 2023Nick Snow @ MIPCOM