Blue Ant Media Corporation

Blue Ant Media Corporation is a Canadian multinational media company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2011 by Michael MacMillan, the company operates as an international streamer, production studio, and rights-management business. Its core mission revolves around creating and producing captivating factual entertainment, lifestyle series, animation, award-winning documentaries, and a substantial library of 4K natural history content. The company maintains a global presence with offices in major cities including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Sydney, Halifax, Ottawa, London, Washington, and Singapore.

Blue Ant Media's diverse portfolio encompasses a wide array of products and services across its Global Channels & Streaming, Studios & Rights, and Canadian Media divisions. It operates numerous free streaming (FAST) and pay TV channels internationally, such as Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Love Pets, Total Crime, and Declassified. The company also owns and operates the global subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service MagellanTV. As a production studio, Blue Ant creates original content spanning unscripted, animation, reality competition, kids and family, and scripted genres, while its distribution arm manages a catalogue of over 8,000 hours of international program rights.

Blue Ant Media Corporation became a publicly traded entity on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BAMI) in August 2025, following a reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media. Michael MacMillan serves as the Chief Executive Officer, leading the company through a period of strategic expansion. The company has actively pursued acquisitions, notably the January 2026 acquisition of Thunderbird Entertainment, which significantly contributed to a 124% increase in its Q3 2026 revenue within the Production and Distribution segment. Despite reporting a net loss in Q3 2026 due to an impairment in its Canadian media segment, Blue Ant Media recently realigned its Global Channels & Streaming and Rights businesses into a unified content monetization unit to optimize its growing portfolio.