Blue Ant Studios

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Blue Ant Studios

Company overview

An award-winning international production and rights management business, Blue Ant Studios’ diverse slate spans premium factual and high-impact documentaries, competition and entertainment formats, lifestyle, kids, youth and family, comedy, drama and animation, for broadcasters and streamers throughout the world. A division of Blue Ant Media (TSX: BAMI), the Studio encompasses Blue Ant Studios Productions, Insight Productions, Proper Television, and Jam Filled Entertainment. Its award-winning slate includes iconic, fan-favourite shows such as Blown Away, Canada’s Drag Race, Mysteries From Above, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker, Gary & His Demons, Race Against the Tide, Top Chef Canada, Northwoods Survival, The Great Canadian Baking Show and Amazing Race Canada.

The Studio’s International distribution arm, Blue Ant Rights, represents over 8,000 hours of acclaimed content from Blue Ant Studios and third-party producers, maximizing rights opportunities and connecting buyers with programming that resonates with global audiences. With offices in Toronto, London, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Ottawa, Halifax, Singapore, and Sydney, the studio is well-positioned in key markets worldwide.

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Campaign Profile

Blue Ant Rights takes its factual expertise into scripted sector

19-02-2026

Leona Connell, senior scripted consultant at Blue Ant Rights, and senior VP of acquisitions Barnaby Shingleton discuss the distributor’s moves into scripted content, what they are looking to acquire for distribution and its slate for the London TV Screenings.

How is Blue Ant Rights’ slate evolving in 2026 as you expand into scripted?

Barnaby Shingleton: Scripted is new for us, and in 2026 we’re taking our first steps with the launch of three dramas at the London TV Screenings, which we’re very excited about. To some extent, these titles lean into our factual heritage, which feels like a comfortable and natural way for Blue Ant to enter a new genre.

Contacts

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Mark Bishop Co-President
Blue Ant Studios

Diane Rankin EVP Content Development & Commercial Strategy
Blue Ant Studios

Ben Barrett Global Head of Content Financing & Partnerships
Blue Ant Studios

Barnaby Shingleton SVP, Acquisitions
Blue Ant Studios

Featured playlist: Blue Ant Studios Campaign - Feb 26

BEYOND THE SILK ROAD Blue Ant Studios

Led by actor Dominic West, BEYOND THE SILK ROAD is a feature-length documentary exploring the heart of Kyrgyzstan, a hidden gem of Central Asia. Through encounters with traders, herders and highland farmers, it reveals how the ancient Silk Road and nomadic traditions continue to shape the country’s identity. MORE

DEEPFAKING SAM ALTMAN Blue Ant Studios

When Los Angeles filmmaker Adam Bhala Lough fails to land an interview with the elusive Sam Altman, he travels to India to deepfake the tech CEO, only to create a glitchy LLM “Sam Bot” that moves into his home, befriends his son and begins co-directing the movie. MORE

Adam Richman Eats Italy Blue Ant Studios

Adam Richman returns with a new food adventure, travelling across Italy to experience the dishes associated with its cities and regions. With Italy’s deep culinary heritage as his guide, Adam explores a range of local specialities, tasting how place and tradition shape what’s on the plate. MORE

FATAL FIRST DATES Blue Ant Studios

In an age of dating apps and instant connection, the search for love can carry unseen risks. FATAL FIRST DATES tells the true stories of people who set out in search of romance and instead found themselves face to face with tragedy. MORE

FOR THE LOVE OF PETS Blue Ant Studios

FOR THE LOVE OF PETS is a heart-warming docuseries following the staff, volunteers and animals at animal welfare organisations and emergency hospitals across Australia. From life-saving and life-changing surgeries to rehabilitation, behaviour work and rehoming, the series captures the daily realities of caring for animals in need. MORE

IN THE PINES Blue Ant Studios

Inspired by real events, IN THE PINES is a character-driven crime drama set inside a dangerous criminal enterprise built on deception. Sara, a down-on-her-luck outsider, is drawn into a high-stakes world by Dan, a regular guy trying to support himself and his daughter. Their friendship feels real - until a shocking event turns the tables on everything they thought they knew. MORE

LAST NIGHT OUT Blue Ant Studios

LAST NIGHT OUT explores the tragic consequences of seemingly ordinary nights that spiral into devastating crimes. MORE

MURDER USA Blue Ant Studios

MURDER USA is a true-crime series that takes viewers inside homicide investigations from everyday American communities. Drawing on local news archive, police audio and first-hand testimony, each episode reconstructs a case from the moment the crime occurs through the twists, setbacks and breakthroughs of the investigation. MORE

RACE AGAINST THE TIDE (UK) Blue Ant Studios

In this Scotland-based spin-off of the hit format RACE AGAINST THE TIDE, BAFTA winning comedian host Iain Stirling keeps a watchful eye on the ever-nearing tide as a heart-racing competition unfolds. Seven talented teams of sand sculpturists, both amateur and professional, battle it out in a high stakes contest to see who can create the most jaw dropping sculptures. MORE

SUPERBEAST Blue Ant Studios

SUPERBEAST is nature unleashed. From dense jungles to icy oceans, deserts to coral reefs, every environment becomes a high-stakes arena where survival demands peak performance. Strength, speed, precision, and timing collide as creatures push their bodies and instincts to the limit. MORE

WILD PHILIPPINES Blue Ant Studios

This two-part documentary takes viewers on a journey through the varied natural world of the Philippines, a group of islands located on the Ring of Fire in the Pacific. Across both episodes, animal protagonists are followed at different stages of their lives, revealing how they adapt to this dynamic environment. MORE

WORLD'S MOST SECRET PLACES Blue Ant Studios

They are the places you are not allowed to see inside. Places of power, wealth and cutting-edge technology. Used by the military, intelligence agencies and powerful private interests. Some are iconic. Others are buried underground or hidden in remote, spectacular locations. Protected by layers of security, and off limits to all but the chosen few, they are the WORLD'S MOST SECRET PLACES. MORE

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Company overview

Campaign Profile

Blue Ant Rights takes its factual expertise into scripted sector

Contacts

Mark Bishop Co-President Blue Ant Studios

Diane Rankin EVP Content Development & Commercial Strategy Blue Ant Studios

Ben Barrett Global Head of Content Financing & Partnerships Blue Ant Studios

Barnaby Shingleton SVP, Acquisitions Blue Ant Studios

Featured playlist: Blue Ant Studios Campaign - Feb 26

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