The deal will see both companies expand their focus in the factual-drama space, capitalizing on Saloon’s global partnerships and contributing to Blue Ant’s growing network of prodcos.
The longtime broadcast exec, most recently president at Sportsnet, will leave at the end of the month.
After a 15-year career at the factual net, MacDonald will be stepping down as GM and VP of Discovery Networks later this year.
Reflecting on the recent evolution in Canadian indie film, celebrating rising talent and saying goodbye to an influential industry executive.
Playback‘s summer issue takes a deep dive into how Canada’s top creatives are making TV today.
From its web series for Elizabeth Banks’ WhoHaha to its first $2-million feature, the Toronto prodco is working to put women’s stories front and centre.
The company has also entered into a content and media sales partnership with Bell Media that will see Viceland’s programming air across Bell Media’s platforms.
The producer and filmmaker helped reshape the NFB in the 1970s, opening an East Coast regional office to foster local filmmaking and storytelling.
Marblemedia’s Mark Bishop and the series’ broadcast partners discuss why the game show is hitting all the right family-viewing notes.
Although it has no plans to start pumping out originals, the company is putting content at the core of its engagement strategy.