DISTRIBUTION360 NEWSROOM

Kodzo Tretou 8/10/23 Kodzo Tretou 8/10/23

BLUE ANT MEDIA AND MARBLEMEDIA ANNOUNCE MERGER OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS INTO ONE UNIFIED STUDIO AND RIGHTS BUSINESS

MARK BISHOP AND MATTHEW HORNBURG, REPORTING TO MICHAEL MACMILLAN, WILL LEAD THE NEW SUPER-CHARGED STUDIO, DELIVERING WORLD CLASS CONTENT TO PARTNERS AROUND THE GLOBE

MERGER OF THESE OPERATIONS SEES BLUE ANT MEDIA ACQUIRING MARBLEMEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL SALES OPERATION DISTRIBUTION360, EFFECTIVE TODAY

`(L-R: Matthew Hornburg, Michael MacMillan and Mark Bishop. Photo Credit: Steve Craft)`

(Toronto, Canada) August 10, 2023 - International media company, Blue Ant Media and the award-winning, production and distribution company, marblemedia, have announced today the merger of the two companies’ production and distribution operations into one unified studio and rights business. Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg will take the helm of this business, serving as co-Presidents and reporting into Michael MacMillan, CEO and co-founder, Blue Ant Media. With hubs in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Miami and London, the merger of these operations sees Blue Ant Media acquiring marblemedia and international sales operation Distribution360, effective today. Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg will operate from Blue Ant Media’s Toronto office.

The combined businesses, which includes production companies marblemedia, Blue Ant Studios, Saloon Media and Look Mom! Productions, in addition to distributors Distribution360 and Blue Ant International, provide an expanded scope of intellectual properties across all genres including scripted comedy and drama, unscripted entertainment, formats, factual and premium docs, live action kids/family and animation.

The super-charged studio is positioned to create bigger creative projects at scale with renowned IP, innovative originals and the world’s best-in-class talent, while expanding its reach with new partnerships with streamers and broadcasters in North America and around the world.

“marblemedia has long been regarded as one of the most respected production and distribution companies in the unscripted and scripted space, having created huge hits for the biggest streamers and broadcasters in the industry. With Mark and Matt leading our combined studios and rights business, Blue Ant Media is well positioned in its growth as an international media company with production, rights and an established global channels division all operating at scale,” said Michael MacMillan, CEO and co-founder, Blue Ant Media.

“We are excited to join forces with Michael MacMillan, a trailblazer in our industry known for scaling industry-leading companies. Building this new merged production and distribution studio will bring together our talented teams who have a shared vision and belief that original content and rich IP are the greatest differentiator,”  said Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, co-CEOs, marblemedia. “The appetite for premium content remains strong in the global market, and we can better serve this demand with high-quality content and by working with best-in-class collaborators.”

marblemedia is known for delivering premium original unscripted and scripted content including Top 10 Netflix series Blown Away and Drink Masters,  A Cut Above (Discovery), Race Against the Tide (CBC) the upcoming Hulu and Prime Video teen comedy Davey and Jonesie’s Locker and the highly anticipated documentary, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Prime Video), set to have it's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Blue Ant Media has carved out a strong position in the market with recent hits including award-winning Canada’s Drag Race (produced with World of Wonder for Bell Media/Crave), Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (Prime Video), the ground-breaking new documentary series Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies (Peacock), the true-crime hit series, See No Evil (produced with Arrow Media for Investigative Discovery US) and Gary and His Demons (Prime Video, Amazon FreeVee). The production businesses are each supported by Blue Ant International, a global, multi-genre distributor of high-quality, creative content, encompassing more than 5,000 hours of content across all genres; and innovative multi-genre global rights management business Distribution360 representing nearly 2,000 hours of content and formats.

The development is part of a long term growth strategy at Blue Ant Media that includes the recent scaling up of the company’s global channels business, including wildlife and nature brand Love Nature’s expansion into 145+ countries with its streaming and cable TV offerings; the launch of eight new FAST channels internationally; and an extensive lineup of premium cable TV offerings in Canada.

Sam Sniderman will serve as Blue Ant Media’s Chief Commercial Officer, working closely with Michael MacMillan and CFO, Robb Chase on business development, partnerships and M&A. Laura Michalchyshyn will continue her duties as Chief Creative Officer, nurturing and attracting talent for the company’s overall business worldwide. Beach House Pictures will continue to operate independently out of Singapore.

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international content producer, distributor and channel operator. The media company owns and operates numerous production companies in North America and Asia-Pacific, creating content for broadcasters and streaming platforms in multiple genres including factual entertainment, natural history, documentary and animation. Its distribution business, Blue Ant International, offers a substantial catalogue of content, including one of the world's largest 4K natural history offerings. Blue Ant Media operates linear and free streaming channels under several brands including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel (Canada), BBC Earth (Canada), HauntTV, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, CrimeTime, TotalCrime, HistoryTime and Love Pets. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with seven international offices in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, London, Washington and Beijing. blueantmedia.com Twitter⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn

marblemedia is known for creating unrivaled premium scripted, unscripted, family and kids' content for over 22 years, with over 2,100 hours of content distributed in over 200 territories. The company is celebrated for their original and ground-breaking content, which includes unscripted hit Netflix originals Blown Away; and Drink Masters, A Cut Above (Discovery), CBC Originals Race Against the Tide and Best in Miniature, the upcoming teen comedy Davey and Jonesie’s Locker  (Hulu, Amazon Prime Video), and the highly anticipated feature documentary, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Prime Video, CBC). Powered by the reach of its own international distribution company, Distribution 360, the company also operates the successful CAVCO certified YouTube channel, marbleKids.  Recently, Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg were named on the Globe & Mail’s list of 25 most influential people in Canadian Television and the “Titans of Unscripted” on Variety’s 2022 Reality Impact Report. marblemedia was founded in 2001 by co-CEOs Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, headquartered in Toronto with offices in Los Angeles and London. marblemedia.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin

Media Contact:

Sarah Etherden, VP, Global Communications, Blue Ant Media
sarah.etherden@blueantmedia.com
+1-416-725-1696

Kodzo Tretou 1/20/23 Kodzo Tretou 1/20/23

MARBLEMEDIA ELEVATES THEIR SENIOR LEADERSHIP WITH THE PROMOTION OF DIANE RANKIN TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, RIGHTS & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

LONDON/LOS ANGELES/TORONTO January 20, 2023 - Leading producer and distributor marblemedia, is pleased to announce the promotion of Diane Rankin to Executive Vice President, Rights & Executive Producer. In this newly created position, Rankin will lead the content commercialization strategy for the company to support and accelerate growth across the scripted, unscripted, kids and family genres to establish more commercial partnerships, pre-sales and coproduction opportunities, while continuing to elevate the growth of Distribution360 (D360). Known as one of few independently controlled distributors of scale, D360 manages and monetizes IP rights globally, and oversees the CAVCO-certified YouTube channel marbleKids and marbleJr, which features content from Canadian and International producers for global kids’ audiences.

A 25-year industry veteran, who joined the company in 2015, Rankin recently served as SVP, Rights & EP. Rankin has led the company’s international growth across all content divisions; scripted, unscripted, kids & family, and third-party acquisitions. She was responsible for all aspects of sales, rights management, digital (YouTube) programming, distribution strategy, including oversight as an Executive Producer on unscripted series with a dedicated focus to maximize profitability with partners rapidly scaling in the international space. Rankin will continue to report to Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg in her elevated role.

The promotion aligns with marblemedia’s 2023 strategic plans to increase production output by elevating existing, and establishing new international partnerships. Rankin will collaborate with the talented department heads of marblemedia’s scripted, unscripted, kids and family divisions to develop new projects and inform new revenue opportunities. Capitalizing on strong Canadian financial incentives and applicable co-production treaties, Rankin will be tasked with establishing more coproduction and presales opportunities to deliver hit series and formats that are adaptable to foreign markets and global audiences, while continuing to grow revenue across the Distribution360 catalogue of premium scripted, unscripted, kids and family programming including original hit series from marblemedia like Blown Away (Netflix), Drink Masters (Netflix), All Round Champion (TVO, BYUtv), and Overlord and the Underwoods (CBC, Nickelodeon, BYUtv, Hulu) and 3rd party titles like Super Simple Songs (Skyship Entertainment), Crime Stories (Partners in Motion), Bryan Inc. (Si Entertainment), and mathXplosion (GAPC Entertainment).

“Co-financing and collaboration have proven to be critical to the diversification of the content we produce and distribute” shares EVP Rights & Executive Producer, Diane Rankin. “In such a vibrant and ever-changing market, partnership is more important than ever, particularly as we expand further into scripted and continue to elevate premium original content across all our genres through high quality production with global appeal. The opportunity to work with new partners is incredibly exciting as we continue to take an innovative approach to the opportunities in front of us and the deals we are making to meet market demand and navigate the current economic climate.”

“Diane has an incredible track record for developing and managing our strong and diverse slate of titles, while driving new exciting partners to our projects. The evidence of our success is in the work Diane has done with regards to delivering new financing opportunities for our content”, shares Co-CEO, Mark Bishop. “Diane is a key player in the critical success of marblemedia and will play an integral part in the exciting new projects we will be announcing in the coming weeks, and year ahead”.

Prior to marblemedia, Rankin held senior leadership positions at DRG, Cineflix Rights and Brunico Communications.

About marblemedia

marblemedia is a global multi award-winning production company anchored in original storytelling. For over 20 years, marblemedia has been trailblazing the future of entertainment across its premium content divisions primetime scripted, unscripted, kids & family. The company has built up a library of over 2,100 hours of television.

Recent unscripted series include the global phenomenon Netflix Original Blown Away, Netflix Drink Masters, Discovery Original A Cut Above, CBC original Best in Miniature, CBC original Race Against the Tide, and five seasons of the high-octane competition series All-Round Champion.

Recent scripted series include the hit family comedy Overlord and the Underwoods, interconnected family comedies The Parker Andersons/Amelia Parker and teen series Open Heart.

Powered by the reach of its own international distribution company, Distribution360, which has sold programming to over 200 territories. The company continues to rack up accolades such as, being named one of Variety’s Reality Impact Report 2022’s “Titans of Unscripted TV” as well as a “Next Gen Content Producer” by the Hollywood Reporter.

marblemedia was founded in 2001 by co-CEOs Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg with a vision of creativity, partnership, and innovation, the company is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Los Angeles and London, plus a 50-acre production facility north of Toronto.

For more information, please contact:

Kelsey Aikmant
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
kaikman@marblemedia.com

Kodzo Tretou 10/13/22 Kodzo Tretou 10/13/22

DISTRIBUTION360’S MIPCOM ACTIVITY PROMISES TO BE A CUT ABOVE PLUS, NEW SEASONS & SALES ACROSS STAND-OUT COMPETITION SERIES

13th October 2022: Distribution360 continues to carve out a name for itself as a ‘go-to’ distributor for exciting and authentic competitions series and formats as it prepares to launch A Cut Above at MIPCOM next week, alongside new seasons of popular series Race Against the Tide, Best in Miniature and Blown Away.

High octane competition A Cut Above (12 x 60 + Format) sees 12 of the world's best chainsaw carvers put to the ultimate test of creativity, strength, and skill, as they turn ordinary logs into extraordinary works of art. In each episode, the carvers race against the clock to compete in two challenges - the Quick Carve and the Master Carve. Sculptor Katharine Dowson and chainsaw carver Ryan Cook decide who out-carved the rest and send one person home. In the finale, where the logs are bigger and the challenge is longer, the final three carvers fire up their chainsaws one last time. Who will be named a cut above the rest? Commissioning broadcasters are Discovery Canada, where it is currently airing, and Discovery US, where it has just launched.

D360 is pleased to be launching a second season of Race Against the Tide (S2 10 x 30 + Format), where world-class sand sculpting teams return to face the highest tides in the world and be put to the ultimate test as they compete against each other, and Mother Nature, to produce extraordinary sculptures before the tide comes crashing in to take their creations back out to sea. They also need to nail the theme, impress the judges and avoid elimination. Ratings on CBC for Season 2 were up significantly on Season 1 which is tremendous news for the format and testament to the series’ popularity with viewers. CBC’s Season 3 commission was announced this week.

Also renewed at CBC for a second season and available at MIPCOM is Best in Miniature (S2 8 x 60 + Format), the series that tasks expert miniaturists with building their dream home in miniature form, creating it room by room in painstaking detail, all at 1:12 scale. Each week, probe lens technology immerses viewers in innovative room ‘walkthroughs’, in a way that makes them feel like they are viewing at full-size, while the remaining miniaturists battle it out until only three remain in the final, where one will be crowned Best in Miniature.

Finally, D360 is launching Blown Away Season 2 (10 x 30), the award-winning original series that broke the mould for skills-based competition programmes when it first launched on Netflix. Week after week, this compelling glass blowing show proves ‘make or break’ as the competitors look to create stunning works of art and beautiful objects out of glass in themed challenges. Season three recently launched to critical acclaim on Netflix and reached top 10 status in all key markets. This third season will be available for license next year.

All four series are produced by marblemedia.

In related news, D360 can announce that broadcast partner A+E Networks EMEA pre-bought A Cut Above for its feeds in UK, Ireland, Benelux, Sweden, Iberia and sub-Saharan Africa and has also licensed the first two seasons of Blown Away (20 x 30), while Mediawan has picked up season one (10 x 30) of Blown Away for French-speaking Belgium, Europe (excluding France) and Africa.

Meanwhile, season one of Best in Miniature (10 x 60) has just been acquired by TV2 Denmark and by discovery+ Brazil, while Reservoir Productions has optioned the format for France.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights and executive producer comments: “We are excited to be heading into MIPCOM with A Cut Above - another authentic and unique skills-based series packed with high-energy, big characters, and the sort of truly incredible final reveals for which our competition series are fast gaining an enviable reputation. Each of these four series is a stand-out title and with new second seasons now available and recommissions in the pipeline, we are starting to provide useful volume for buyers of finished programmes as well as give a clear signal to buyers and producers of formats, that these titles are definitely ones to watch.”

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About Distribution360:

Distribution360 is a rapidly growing international content business based in London, UK, and Toronto, Canada. D360 is an acknowledged expert in global rights management, with significant experience in content acquisition, pre-sales and co-productions, and finding the best-fit homes for its wide range of kids, factual and digital media content created by award-winning production companies from around the world.

For further information, please contact:

Kelsey Aikman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Kaikman@marblemedia.com

Kodzo Tretou 9/15/22 Kodzo Tretou 9/15/22

DISTRIBUTION360’S REVEALS NEW KIDS’ AUTUMN SLATE

15th September 2022: Distribution360 is delighted to announce that it will be heading into MIPCOM Junior this year with a slate of six new titles, including an ‘out of this world’ family comedy series, an original book review show for tweens, and a new pre-school animation scripted in rhyming couplets. There are also two returning series.

Overlord and the Underwoods (20 x 30) is an original half-our, live-action, single camera family comedy that follows the story of the second most wanted Overlord in the galaxy when he is placed in witness protection with the nicest family on earth. Hilarity ensues after Overlord snitches on his boss, the evil Mega-Lord Supreme, and is sent to live with his distant cousins, the Underwoods, whose lives get turned upside down. It's an out-of-this-world comedy where the 'super evil' Overlord and the super good Underwoods learn a thing or two about treasuring the value of family and diversity and the importance of true friendship and understanding. Produced by marblemedia, in association with Cloudco Entertainment. Distribution360 and Cloudco share worldwide distribution rights.

Lady Ada’s Secret Society (9 x 9 or 1 x 80), is a live-action, modern coming-of-age comedy about a secret computer club operated by Ava, Tina, Rebelle and Frances at their hyper-traditional boarding school where computers, smartphones, and other modern necessities are banned. Sent there to be turned into 'proper young ladies', the girls rebel by executing clever and over-the-top pranks, using technology they either invent or hack while staying one step ahead of their headmistress who wields enormous power over their futures. As they head towards a huge year-end prank the girls must navigate friendships, betrayals, trolls, romances, and (eek!) school dances with the boys from neighbouring McCall Hall. Produced by LASS Productions Inc.

Ainara’s Bookshelf (10 x 11) from Turtlebox Productions, is a live-action factual title for tweens, inspired by schoolgirl Ainara’s real-life Instagram stories, which she created to showcase literary works featuring BIPOC voices, characters, and points of view. In each episode, Ainara talks directly to the audience, giving a synopsis of her chosen book, and explains why she likes it and why she feels it’s an important piece of work. Each episode will also see Ainara either interview a featured author or have a ‘celebrity chat’ with a famous youth personality, discussing their views on a book.

Rhymington Square (13 x 11) is a fun new pre-school animation series from Skyship Entertainment. Come on down to Rhymington Square, the town with rhyming words everywhere! In a house on the hill at the edge of town, live a group of friends who can show you around. Also from Skyship Entertainment comes Carl’s Rescue Crew (4 x 11), an action-packed new pre-school series, set in the same universe as Carl’s Carwash. When Roadside City is in trouble, Carl’s Rescue Crew is on the way! Be it on land, at sea, or in the sky, Carl’s team of heroes will be there with their special vehicles to save the day!

Polkeroo Reads (26 x 2) from GAPC Entertainment is 26 bites of pre-school literacy fun with loveable kangaroo Polkaroo! Starting with a call to action from the kid narrator asking him what the letter of the day is to be, Polkaroo takes the audience on a romp about his world to discover the alphabet and some simple words that start with nominated letter.

Finally, D360 is delighted to launch a fifth season of All-Round Champion (11 x 60, 55 episodes in total), marblemedia’s hugely popular sporting showdown featuring elite teen athletes competing in each other’s sports, and a second season of Happy House of Frightenstein, 10 x 3. This spooky-ish animated series for pre-schoolers, produced by Headspinner Productions, follows a group of fiendishly funny mini monster in a giant castle-like play structure located in the charmingly spooky backyard of the iconic Castle Frightenstein.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights and executive producer comments: “With new and returning titles across comedy, factual entertainment and animation, our MIPCOM kids’ slate has content that will appeal to a wide range of buyers – as well as young viewers of different ages. We are particularly thrilled to continue our expansion into scripted live-action content with two such entertaining and different comedies as Overlord and the Underwoods and Lady Ada’s Secret Society and are excited to launch Ainara’s Bookshelf, a uniquely current and relevant title that can help introduce young people from diverse backgrounds to stories about people who look like them, written by BIPOC authors.”

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About Distribution360:

For further information, please contact:

Kelsey Aikman
Director of Marketing & Communications
416-646-2711
kaikman@marblemedia.com

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DISTRIBUTION360 STRIKES NEW DEALS FOR KIDS’ CONTENT ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS

14th July 2022: Ahead of the Kidscreen Summit next week, Distribution360 is pleased to announce a raft of new sales across its kids’ catalogue. Covering scripted, competition and fun educational programmes, as well as live-action and animated pre-school titles, these new sales cover five continents, reaching every corner of the globe.

The marblemedia-produced live action comedy series The Parker Andersons / Amelia Parker (20 x 30), has been acquired by UPtv in the US, ABC in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. This inter-connected series follows the heart-warmingly funny everyday of this diverse, newly blended family. It’s one storyworld told from two perspectives, and just like real life, this family learns that their differences end up being exactly what they need to create a happy new life together. Half the episodes are told from the family perspective and half from the point of view of tween daughter Amelia.

Elsewhere in the US, Future Today has snapped up live-action kids’ culinary series Tastebuds (33 x 30), produced by marblemedia, and fun natural history title AnimalFanPedia (26 x 11) from Mobius.Lab Kids. Other buyers picking up AnimalFanpedia include Knowledge Kids in Canada and DuoMedia in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

DuoMedia has also picked up two edutainment series from GAPC Entertainment, ScienceXplosion (45 x 3.5) and MathXplosion (50 x 3) and seasons 1-4 of marblemedia’s All-Round Champion (44 x 60), the exciting sports series where young athletes compete in each other’s events to decide the best overall athlete. Also buying All-Round Champion is Akili in Kenya, which has acquired all four seasons and RTM in Malaysia which has taken seasons 1 and 2 (22 x 60’) along with Skyship Entertainment’s pre-school title Caitie’s Classroom (26 x 22).

D360 has secured further sales for Skyship Entertainment properties including a deal with Mini Me Videos for a package of popular pre-school title Super Simple Songs (75 x 1-4) in Spanish for Latin America, while Asiana Licensing in South Korea has taken a package featuring Super Simple Songs (220+ x 1-4), Super Simple Draw (58 x 3) and Super Simple ABCs – Phonics Fun (52 x 1-2). Elsewhere in Asia, PCCW has renewed its license for marblemedia’s Super Mighty Makers (26 x 11) and MathXplosion (50 x 3) in Hong Kong and Macau.

And finally, beIN Media Group has picked up the second season of Yaya & Zouk (68 x 5), produced by ToonDraw Productions, as well as GAPC’s ScienceXplosion (45 x 3.5) for the Middle East.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights and executive producer comments: “These recent sales demonstrate not only the breadth and depth or our evolving kids’ catalogue but also the wide appeal that our content continues to have with broadcasters, platforms, and viewers all over the world. As we head into Kidscreen, we are excited to build on our relationships with global buyers and introduce new titles in development to the market, while sharing our passion for bringing engaging content to kids, tweens, and family audiences everywhere.”

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About Distribution360:

For further information, please contact:

Michelle Waldron, Beyond the Box

michelle@beyond-the-box.tv

+44 (0) 7768 568970

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LADY ADA’S SECRET SOCIETY DIGITAL SERIES ABOUT A TENACIOUS GROUP OF TECH-SAVVY TWEEN GIRLS DEBUTS ON MARBLEKIDS YOUTUBE CHANNEL APRIL 15, 2022

DISTRIBUTION360 HANDLING GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

TORONTO, April 14, 2022 – Distribution360 (D360) is thrilled to be adding to their library, with the launch of a brand-new digital series, Lady Ada’s Secret Society. The series will debut on the CAVCO certified YouTube channel marbleKIDS, on April 15, 2022 as 9 x 9-minute episodes and D360 will shop the series as both shorts and an 80 min film.

Lady Ada’s Secret Society follows the adventures of Ava, Tina, Rebelle and Frances in their secret computer club as they rebel against their hyper-traditional boarding school where technological advances are dismissed. The girls execute clever and over-the-top pranks, using technology they invented, hacked or borrowed while staying one step ahead of their Headmistress, Mrs. Hein. The pranks demonstrated in the series are modelled after MIT’s famous “Stunt Hacks”, and are clever and fun examples of technological skill, rather than being dangerous or harmful. Comedy and traditional coming of age experiences are equally present as the girls navigate friendship, love, and long nights of de-bugging code.

From a pure entertainment perspective for tweens, Lady Ada’s Secret Society is a show about smart young girls who can rally against the establishment and outwit their less-savvy peers. Its deeper purpose is showcasing characters who are tremendous role models for young girls aged 9-15, who could be considering pursuing a future in STEM subjects, and that going down that path doesn’t have to put you in a box.

Funded by Ontario Creates & The Shaw Rocket Fund; winner of The Cayle Chernin Award, creator Shannon Fewster produced alongside Joshua Demers and Andrew Hunter and Samantha Wan directs. The series stars Ella Jonas Farlinger (Anne with an E), Maia Jae Bastidas (In The Dark), Glenna Walters (Anne with an E), Claire Qute (The Detail)and Terri Hawkes (Sailor Moon); directed by Samantha Wan (Second Jen).

“Our goal was to create comedic role models, showing young girls that are standing up for themselves and defeating adversity when someone tells them “girls don’t” or “girls can’t”, shared producer Shannon Fewster. “Our target demographic is at the critical age where viewers will start to choose their post-secondary courses, and our hope is that showing young women aspiring to be engineers, astronauts and computer scientists will be the spark that they need to continue.”

Diane Rankin, SVP Rights & EP at D360 continues: “Lady Ada’s Secret Society is a strong girl empowerment series that we are excited to bring to our marbleKids YouTube audience as well as to buyers around the World who are looking for smart, STEM-based content for older kids and tweens.”

About marbleKids

marbleKids is a CAVCO certified YouTube channel for kids and tweens featuring premium scripted and unscripted animated and live action content curated by Distribution360. Since its launch in 2013, the channel has grown into a premium viewing destination attracting 85 million views and a growing subscriber list of 119K+ from all over the World. With new content every week marbleKids features known brands like hit series Splatalot and Atomic Betty, and digital originals like Happy House of Frightenstein, Smashalot and the upcoming Lady Ada’s Secret Society. Stream content at https://www.youtube.com/user/marblemediaKids

About D360

Distribution360, a marblemedia company, is a rapidly growing specialist in international distribution and global rights management, representing a robust catalogue of programming across all genres, digital media and formats from award-winning production companies around the world. Learn more at distribution360.com.

Press contacts:

C2C Communications

info@c2ccommunications.com

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NEW COMPETITION SERIES SPEARHEAD FORMAT FOCUS IN DISTRIBUTION360’S AUTUMN SLATE

20th September 2021: After announcing a move into scripted earlier this year, Distribution360 now unveils amajor push into formats, with two competition titles, Race Against the Tide and Best in Miniature, leading its new programming slate this autumn.

Created and produced by marblemedia, Race Against the Tide is available both as a 10 x 30 series and as a format. World-class sand sculpting teams are put to the ultimate test as they compete against each other and against Mother Nature, battling the unstoppable ticking clock of the tide. They also need to nail the theme, impress the judges and avoid elimination. The skilled competitors dig, pound, and carve their way to extraordinary sculptures entirely made of sand, before the tide comes crashing in to take their creations back out to sea. Plus, when it comes to sand carving, gravity is also boss; the natural jeopardy created by science provides authentic high-stakes drama and gives the series truly unique format beats. The completed first series was filmed on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, in Canada – home to the highest tide in the world!

Best in Miniature, 10 x 60 and format, also created by marblemedia, is another skills-based competition format. In the series, where the motto is ‘Go Little or Go Home!’, it’s intricate precision and design technique that will save contestants from elimination. Expert miniaturists are tasked with building their dream home in miniature form, creating it room by room in painstaking detail, all at 1:12 scale. For the first time in episodic television, the innovative new Probe lens is used for the room reveals. This gives the ‘walkthrough’ the same look and feel of a full-sized design show and allows viewers to feel so immersed they will forget they are inside a dollhouse!

Rounding out the new factual competition shows on the autumn slate is season two of Blown Away, 10 x 30. This is the utterly compelling glass blowing show where it really is make or ‘break’ as contestants look to create stunning works of art and beautiful objects out of glass in themed challenges. Also a marblemedia competition series, both seasons of Blown Away have proved a massive hit on Netflix, with this new season only now available for worldwide sales.

Distribution360 also adds new titles to its kids and family slate this autumn, with two formats for younger audiences leading the way.

Just Like in Space, 13 x 30 and format, is an entertaining and dynamic science series for children aged 8-12, where the young hosts explore what it’s like in space. Alex and Joaquin are two space-crazed vloggers who have discovered a secret space agency bunker. In their pursuit to understand the cosmos they collaborate with the agency's android, Mia, to explore a new space-related concept every episode. With help from real-life astronauts and scientists, and Mia’s AI capabilities, they conduct scientific experiments that replicate an experience of being in space. Each mission explores a new subject such as black holes, weightlessness and the movement of the planets. The series is an entertaining way for kids to explore and understand scientific concepts about the universe. Produced by Connections Productions.

Escape if you Can, 26 x 30 and format, is an exciting new challenge show for kids that sees three contestants in every episode enter the spooky chambers of a mad professor and then try to escape. Racing against the clock, they need to work together as a team to solve puzzles, challenges and a science experiment to earn the numbers for the secret code they must crack to make their escape. Produced by Orbite Media.

Happy House of Frightenstein, 10 x 3, is a spooky-ish animated series for preschoolers. It follows fiendishly funny mini monsters Count Jr., Wolfie, Iggy, and Griz as they play, laugh, and grow together in the Happy House of Frightenstein, a giant castle-like play structure located in the charmingly spooky backyard of the iconic Castle Frightenstein. Produced by Headspinner Productions.

Finally, season four of All-Round Champion, 11 x 60, is also joining the autumn slate. This sporting competition show for all the family continues to feature ten young athletes at the top of their game, learning new skills to compete in each other’s sports. However, for the first time, this new season sees a mix of summer and winter sports, including track cycling and ski cross. Distribution360 has recently competed deals for seasons one and two (22 x 60) of All-Round Champion with ABC in Australia, RTM in Malaysia and Now TV in Hong Kong. All four seasons have been produced by marblemedia.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights and executive producer comments: “The past year or so cemented the benefits of having strong and compelling formats in your catalogue, especially when they are tightly structured and can be readily and safely reproduced. Both Race Against the Tide and Best in Miniature tick these boxes, but more than that, they successfully provide a window into a world of authentic skills and the incredible characters that practice them. We are thrilled to increase our formats presence with such strong new titles and are confident that the completed versions of the shows, which are themselves totally bingeable, will also prove successful in the international marketplace”.

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DISTRIBUTION360 SECURES NEW UNSCRIPTED DEALS IN EUROPE

14th July 2021: Distribution360 announces that it has concluded several new deals in Europe for a wide range of its factual entertainment and documentary titles.

In France, M6 has licensed There’s Something You Should Know (6 x 30), a fresh and inclusive new dating show, where suitors choose matches from telephone conversations, only for the matches to reveal a physical disability ahead of meeting. The series aims to demystify stereotypes and promote honest discussions around disability. Planete+ has licensed Red Arrows: Inside the Bubble (1 x 60), a documentary with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the iconic aerobatic display team, while ARTE has acquired the hour-long Into the Arctic: Awakening, featuring artist and explorer Cory Trépanier as he undertakes a journey of discovery into some of Canada’s most spectacular wilderness landscapes.

Italian broadcaster RAI 5 has acquired seasons two and three of Tales By Light (12 x 60), a beautiful series following some of the world’s most respected photographers as they push their craft to the limits and capture different cultures, wildlife and landscapes with unique perspectives.

Welt24 in Germany has licensed true crime title Sex, Fame & Murder. This one-hour documentary provides an up-close and personal look at the life of a fame-hungry and notorious Canadian, Luka Magnotta, who committed a gruesome murder and then went on the run, sparking an international manhunt.

In Eastern Europe, Kontent has acquired the 10 x 30 series Vedettes à Poils (Furry Stars) for Russia, the Baltics and CIS. The show shines a spotlight on championship dogs and their passionate owners as they compete in prestigious competitions. Also in the region, First HDTV (Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine, and CIS) has licensed three factual titles: science show Tomorrow’s World Today (2 series: 24 x 30), the 4 x 60 access series, Britain’s Ultimate Pilots, and season one of WW2 Treasure Hunters (8 x 60), which looks to reveal forgotten war stories through finding long-buried artifacts.

Finally, European OTT platform and thematic channel distributor Alchimie has acquired Vedettes à Poils (10 x 30), Pilotes de Demain (Pilots of Tomorrow, 8 x 30), Britain’s Ultimate Pilots (4 x 60), WW2 Treasure Hunters S1 (8 x 60) and Murder by Shark: The Birkenhead Disaster (1 x 60). The latter is a fascinating documentary exploring a shipwreck off the west coast of Africa, which saw three tons of gold mysteriously vanish and the death of 436 people, many of whom were eaten by blood-thirsty sharks.

Diane Rankin, D360’s SVP rights & executive producer comments: “We are delighted to have concluded these recent deals with a range of key partners across Europe. From high-end documentaries to factual entertainment, our unscripted catalogue continues to showcase original content from producers around the world who are expert at gaining exclusive access to share new stories about fascinating people, places and events.”

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DISTRIBUTION360 MOVES INTO SCRIPTED,LAUNCHES NEW FAMILY & KIDS’ CONTENT

14th April 2021: Distribution360 is delighted to announce the addition of a number of new titles to its growing family and kids’ catalogue, with the business’ first-ever scripted series spearheading the latest slate. In addition, D360 has extended its successful partnerships with Skyship Entertainment and GAPC Entertainment by acquiring six new kids’ series from the two Canadian producers.

The Parker Andersons / Amelia Parker (20 x 30) is an innovative, family-viewing scripted concept that follows the warm and funny everyday world of a diverse, newly blended family across two inter-connected sitcoms. It’s one storyworld from two perspectives, and just like real-life, this family learns that their differences end up being exactly what they need to create a happy new life together. The Parker Andersons focuses on the family that comes together when Tony Parker, a British widower with two kids, moves to Chicago for work and meets and marries Cleo Anderson, who also has two kids, creating a new family of six. Amelia Parker, from the perspective of Tony’s daughter, is a heartfelt, coming-of-age series about a girl finding her voice. Produced by marblemedia and Beachwood Canyon Productions, the project was created by Frank van Keekan (The Next Step) and Antony Q. Farrell (NBC’s The Office, CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie and CBBC’s Secret Life of Boys) is showrunner.

This spring, D360 also launches three new animated titles from Skyship Entertainment - Finny the Shark (12 x 11), Captain Monsterica and The Purple Protector (12 x 6) and Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates (26 x 4), as well as live-action edutainment series Caitie’s Classroom (26 x 22). Loveable shark Finny is a spin-off character from Skyship’s long-running franchise Super Simple Songs, who explores friendship, family, and everyday life through the (fish-eye) lens of a pre-schooler. Superheroes Captain Monsterica and his sidekick The Purple Protector battle the bad guys and solve any problem big or small, while Captain Seasalt provides a swashbuckling adventure through the alphabet. In Caitie’s Classroom, children sing, dance, learn, explore, play, and create together.

Also new to the slate are GAPC Entertainment’s live-action series Where’s My Alphabet (26 x 2) and Polkaroo Counts (30 x 2). Both series help young children learn about numbers and letters in fun new ways while helping to shape their knowledge, skills and imagination.

In related news, D360 has finalised a major deal with Roku for more than 500 episodes of Skyship titles from its existing catalogue. Roku has acquired Super Simple Songs (125 x 1-4), Mr Monkey, Monkey Mechanic (29 x 5), The Bumble Nums (47 x 5), Carl’s Carwash (56 x 6), Milo’s Monster School Vlog (26 x 7), Paper Puppet Playhouse (13 x 1-10), Sing Along with Tobee (52 x 5), Super Simple ABCs (52 x 1-2), Super Simple Draw (58 x 3) and Turn and Learn ABCs (65 x 4).

Distribution360 has also secured recent deals for GAPC Entertainment’s ScienceXplosion (45 x 3.5) with TV5 Monde in France and has sold marblemedia’s primetime family game show Just Like Mom and Dad (42 x 30) to Mi Media International in Brunei. Finally, Pedri Animation’s award-winning stop motion series George & Paul (26 x 5) has been renewed by Daeyko Kids in Korea.

Diane Rankin, D360’s SVP rights and executive producer comments: “We are truly excited to be breaking into scripted and thrilled that we get to make this debut with such a warm, funny and innovative project as The Parker Andersonsand Amelia Parker. The interconnected concept sets them apart as something truly different for buyers, as does their ability to work anywhere from streamers’ comedy selections to primetime family viewing slots and dedicated kids’ and youth channels.

“We are also delighted to extend our relationships with Skyship Entertainment and GAPC Entertainment. As these new deals demonstrate, our existing catalogue of Skyship and GAPC content continues to sell well around the world, and we are in no doubt that these six new titles will also be much in demand by broadcasters and platforms keen to find entertaining new ways to help young children learn and grow.”

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TITANIC ARRIVES IN THE US! REELZ ACQUIRES TITANIC: STORIES FROM THE DEEP

3rd March 2021: Distribution360 is pleased to announce that new broadcast partners for the ground-breaking documentary series Titanic: Stories from the Deep (4 x 60) have been secured in both the US and Germany.

Reelz has acquired the series for the US and will have a night of Titanic in a mini-marathon on March 7, with all four episodes airing back-to-back starting at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. In Germany, Spiegel History (Geschichte) has also acquired the series to air in March.

Produced by Infinity Filmed Entertainment Group and Partners in Motion, Titanic: Stories from the Deep successfully uncovers remarkable new history from 12,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. With the use of cutting-edge technology, the unique collection of artefacts salvaged from the underwater resting site of the wreck tells brand new personal stories, such as why Howard Irwin’s suitcase was on board, despite the fact that he was not! Presented by Victor Garber (Argo, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), who featured as Thomas Andrews in James Cameron’s movie Titanic, each episode follows these artefacts from recovery to restoration, to uncover their connection to passengers on the ship; and for one unique artefact per episode, a connection to someone living today.

The series was originally financed by UKTV’s Yesterday, Viasat History, Foxtel and Canada’s Hollywood Suite, with the participation of the Rogers Documentary Fund.

Diane Rankin, D360’s SVP rights & executive producer comments: “With its focus on rarely seen artefacts, Titanic: Stories from the Deep brings previously untold stories to the surface and we’re so pleased to find great broadcast partners in Reelz and Spiegel History to bring this excellent series to more audiences around the world.”

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DISTRIBUTION360 SECURES RAFT OF NEW KIDS’ DEALS IN ITALY, THE US & THAILAND

8th December 2020: Distribution360 reveals today that it has secured new deals for a number of its leading kids’ titles, placing more than 600 episodes in Italy, Thailand and the US.

In Italy, public broadcaster RAI has acquired two series that were specifically created to make learning as entertaining as possible. MathXplosion (50 x 3) sees ‘mathemagician’ Eric Leclerc help kids aged six to 11 foster a love of numbers in a fun, funny and approachable way, while in ScienceXplosion (45 x 3.5) he delights in sharing the amazing ways that science can be found all around us. Both series are produced by GAPC Entertainment.

In the US, the recently launched Kartoon Channel has acquired the iconic animated series about galactic guardian Atomic Betty (78 x 30). The channel has also acquired 100 episodes of pre-school music title Super Simple Songs along with Carl's Car Wash (13 x 6), The Bumble Nums, (12 x 5) and Mr. Monkey, Monkey Mechanic (12 x 5), all of which are produced by Skyship Entertainment.

US-based educational SVOD Epic! has licensed Super Simple Songs and renewed its existing license for MathXplosion (50 x 3). Also, in the US, streamer Pure Flix has acquired the first season of Treasure Champs (15 x 15) which helps children explore and understand desirable attributes or ‘treasures’ such as kindness and wisdom.

Skyship content has been in demand in other territories too: Cineplex in Thailand has acquired a major package for its True Visions branded channels and platforms comprising more than 300 episodes across a range of pre-school titles. Series in the deal include Super Simple Songs (150 x 1-4), Super Simple ABC Phonics Fun (36 x 2), Turn and Learn ABCs (26 x 4), Pratfall ABCs (26 x 0.5), The Bumble Nums (46 x 5), Treetop Family (12 x 7), Finley’s Factory (15 x 3), Paper Puppet Playhouse (13 x 2-11) and Carl’s Car Wash (25 x 6).

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights, comments: “We have some exceptional ‘edutainment’ content in our kids’ catalogue, so are always delighted when titles from the ‘Xplosion’ and ‘Super Simple’ franchises find new homes with such great partners. With so many parents and caregivers continuing to help with at-home learning activities, the D360 team has been able to support buyers’ programming strategies to acquire entertaining content that really does make learning fun for their audiences."

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BRYAN BAEUMLER CONTINUES TO BUILD HOMES WITH INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS HGTV US ACQUIRES BRYAN INC., WITH 230+ HOURS OF ‘BRYAN’ CONTENT LICENSED WORLDWIDE IN OTHER DEALS

17th August, 2020: Bryan Baeumler, the popular Canadian TV host, DIY expert, house builder, and all-round renovation guru, continues his global march, courtesy of Distribution360.

D360 has sold a season of Bryan Inc. (13 x 60’) to HGTV US, who will begin broadcasting the series at the end of this month as Renovation Inc. Produced by Si Entertainment for HGTV Canada, where it was the channel’s highest-rating series premiere in more than five years, Bryan Inc. combines an informative property series with reality. Sarah, Bryan’s wife, joins his construction company as a project manager and together they buy, renovate and sell properties while helping their clients to create the homes of their dreams. It’s a huge learning curve and stressful time for Sarah, but the couple works through every professional and personal challenge – which includes raising four very active kids – with their warm humour and signature banter.

Two seasons of Bryan Inc. (26 x 60’) have also been acquired by Imagine Media in Israel, along with all three seasons of House of Bryan (50 x 30’) and all six seasons of Leave it to Bryan (130 x 30’).

D360 has also recently licensed multiple seasons of Leave it to Bryan to Medya Film in Turkey (39 x 30’) and AG Rubin Group in Russia (65 x 30’), with KIP International in Bosnia taking all six seasons (130 x 30’).

The 50 episode House of Bryan franchise gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the life of the iconic contractor. In the first season, he transforms his modest 50-year-old bungalow into the ultimate dream house. Season two (House of Bryan: On the Rocks) follows Bryan as he builds his family’s dream vacation home, while season three (House of Bryan: In the Sticks) tracks the progress on his family’s new residence in the country.

In Leave it to Bryan, Bryan meets with homeowners who have three renovation projects on their wishlist. His job is to separate what the homeowner wants from what they actually need and, after taking their keys and waving them goodbye, he cracks on with one task, leaving them guessing as to which project gets completed. Leave it to Bryan and House of Bryan are also produced by Si Entertainment for HGTV Canada.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights comments: “Bryan is one of Canada’s best-loved and most recognisable personalities, and we are delighted to play a part in exporting his infectious enthusiasm, brilliant advice and delightful family to the US, as well as to numerous international territories. With the American pick-up of Bryan Inc. and these new multi-season deals in Israel, Russia, Turkey and Bosnia, our series featuring Bryan and the Baeumler family continue to prove themselves entertaining and addictive viewing around the world”.

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DISTRIBUTION360 TO DISTRIBUTE ANIMALFANPEDIA FROM MOBIUS.LAB KIDS AND SECURES RAFT OF NEW DEALS FOR KIDS’ CONTENT

27th April 2020: Distribution360 is delighted to announce that it has acquired the rights to AnimalFanPedia,the new series from Mobius.LAB Kids, a production unit within Cisneros Media dedicated to creating innovative kids’ content. The international distribution rights cover North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

D360 also confirms that its wide range of pre-school, kids and family programming continues to be in demand, after finalising a number of new deals with broadcast partners and SVOD platforms around the world.

AnimalFanPedia(26 x 11) is a fun-filled series that takes kids and families on a wonderful new journey into the animal kingdom. Narrated by Maxwell Glick (The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, The Office), the episodes travel from the depths of the ocean to the rainforest treetops to meet a wide range of the planet’s creatures and learn about their habitats, ecosystems, and environments. The series is packed with both fun and ‘eco’ facts, delivered with a humorous twist, and provides an engaging opportunity to teach young people about conservation and the natural world.

New Deals

D360 has signed a deal with Worldwide kids’ app Azoomee to acquire marblemedia’s craft show, Super Mighty Makers (13 x 30), as well as Super Simple Draw(26 x 7) from Skyship Entertainment, and fun science title, ScienceXplosion(45 x 3.5). It has also renewed MathXplosion(50 x 3). Both Xplosion series are produced by GAPC Entertainment.

D360 has also licensed ScienceXplosionto specialist kids channel Da Vinci, covering Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. And fellow kids’ science series Blynk & Aazoo(24 x 7) has been licensed to PCCW in Hong Kong.

Three Arrows Media’s Treasure Champs(30 x 15), which explores ‘treasures’ such as kindness and wisdom will be made available on streamers Minno (fka Jelly Telly) and Castle, while fellow pre-school title Nico Can Dance(65 x 2) – a live action/animation mix from Atomic Cartoons that encourages children to get moving – has been licensed to Curious World’s international VOD platform.

In France, D360 has negotiated a deal with AB Thematiques for marblemedia’s Holy Baloney(10 x 3), the entertaining quiz show for kids that’s set in a refrigerator and hosted by Tony Baloney – a baloney sandwich!

Finally, in Canada,Splatalot (52 x 30), the award-winning, hilarious medieval-themed physical gameshow for tweens, produced by marblemedia, has been licensed to both CBC’s Gem VOD service, and Game TV; while more than 150 hours of Heartland, the long-running family drama series from SEVEN24 Films and Dynamo Films, has been licensed to both Corus (season 12, 11 x 60) and Radio-Canada (seasons 1-8, 140 x 60) for French-speaking Canada.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights comments: “We are excited to announce our first collaboration with Cisneros Media. AnimalFanpediais a wonderful ‘edu-tainment’ title and a perfect series for channels and platforms to schedule for their kids’ audiences, particularly while so many young viewers are at home and not in school. We are also pleased that these recent new deals – along with others in the pipeline – will allow our varied content to be made so widely available, helping to educate, inform and entertain kids of all ages.”

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DISTRIBUTION360 STRIKES DEALS WITH TWO NEW CANADIAN PRODUCER PARTNERS

14th April 2020: Distribution360 is pleased to announce the addition of new food and adventure programming to its catalogue, following deals with two new production partners.

Red Chef Revival (6 x 30), produced by Black Rhino Creative, capitalises on the current interest in authentic cooking and travel by following three high-profile Indigenous Canadian chefs as they leave their kitchens behind to explore the cuisine of their native culture. The chefs, New York Times-featured Cezin Nottaway, Top Chef finalist Rich Francis and Chopped finalist Shane Chartrand, journey from Fort McMurray to the Nemiah Valley, meeting fellow Indigenous people and learning to cook new recipes with ingredients you won’t find in any cookbook, such as moose nose, bison heart, and beaver tail. An Intimate series, with fascinating insights to Canada’s Indigenous population, Red Chef Revival is more than a cooking show, it’s the story of a people, on a plate.

From Campside Productions, D360 has acquired its new feature documentary, Into the Arctic: Awakening (1 x 75), featuring artist and explorer Cory Trépanier as he completes his Arctic odyssey on journeys of discovery in some of Canada’s most spectacular wilderness landscape. In this new film, we follow as he voyages through the Northwest Passage, meets with Inuit elders, and paddles the most northerly canoe route in North America. D360 has also acquired the previous two films in this series: Into the Arctic (1 x 60) and Into the Arctic II (1 x 90), the dramatic stories of Trépanier’s first legs of his multi-year quest to explore and paint the vast wilderness of the Canadian Arctic. A fourth film, Truewild: Kluane (1 x 90), makes up the package. This tracks Trépanier as he straps an easel to his back and steps into the Yukon’s Kluane National Park & Reserve for a month, aiming to capture its untamed beauty on canvas. The films work as standalone titles or can be packaged together as a series.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights comments: “Both Black Rhino Creative and Campside Productions are small, creative producers, passionate about telling authentic and meaningful new stories about Canada. We are delighted to now be in a position to share their unique work with the world and find it great homes with international broadcasters and platforms keen to engage their viewers with interesting new content, especially during the current crisis.

“Red Chef Revival is like no other cookery show I’ve seen, and a true celebration of Canada’s Indigenous population, while Cory Trepanier is an exciting artist and who succeeds in showcasing the breath-taking Canadian wilderness – from its icy peaks to dense forests - through an intriguing new lens.”

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D360 CLOSES NEW DEALS ON RAFT OF FACTUAL TITLES

27th January 2020: As it heads into Realscreen this week, Distribution360 is pleased to announce that it has concluded a number of international deals for recent titles from its factual catalogue.

In Canada, Blown Away(10 x 30’) the hit Netflix Original competitive show about glass-blowing, created and produced by Distribution360’s parent company, marblemedia, has been licensed to Bell Media for its Z-Tele French-language channel. Also in Canada, Rogers Media/SCN has licensed Innovation Nation(6 x 30’). Produced by Partners in Motion, the series travels the globe to look at the scientific discoveries shaping our planet.

In the US, Court TV Mystery (fka The Escape Network) has picked up two true-crime titles; long-running true-crime series Crime Stories(76 x 60’) which examines some of North America’s most horrifying crimes, tracking every detail of each dramatic criminal investigation right through to conviction, and 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings(1 x 60’), which chronicles the events of May 4, 1970 in Ohio wherea campus anti-war protest got out of hand, leaving four dead and many injured. Both titles wereproduced by Partners in Motion.

Distribution360 has also finalised a package of 40 hours with Vobile in China, comprising Crime Stories(18 x 60’); Legend Hunters(9 x 60’), which looks for the truth behind real-life mysteries; Terror in the Woods(8 x 60’), a Wild Dreams Films production examining paranormal encounters in the wild; plus Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF(4 x 60’) and Red Arrows – Inside the Bubble(1 x 60’) – both from Archie Productions. Meanwhile, Phoenix TV in Hong Kong has acquired London’s Modern Buildings,the 5 x 30’ series created by Zatzu Media.

Finally, in Europe, Towercom in Slovakia has picked up season one of Flying Cork Media’s Tomorrow’s World Today(11 x 30’), which examines how pioneers are using technology to create a more sustainable society, Russia’s Kontent has taken Innovation Nation(6 x 30), while the AG Rubin Group, also in Russia, has committed to Puppy SOS(13 x 30’) the puppy behaviour programme from White Iron Pictures.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights comments: “Continued strong interest in true-crime, paranormal, and technology - particularly where it relates to future sustainability - has driven many of these new deals. With the input of our international expertise and this market demand, we are supporting new development from marblemedia that also falls into these popular genres, plus others including history, and we look forward to discussing our new slate of projects with buyers next week in New Orleans. We’ll also be on the hunt for similar premium factual concepts from producers, for development and future international market launches.

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DISTRIBUTION360 FINALISES MULTIPLE DEALS IN ASIA FOR KIDS CONTENT

19th December 2019: Distribution360 is pleased to announce today that it has secured several deals across territories in Asia for a wide range of its kids’ programming.

KTH in South Korea has acquired 504 episodes (various lengths) of Skyship Entertainment content, which includes Super Simple Songs, Super Simple Draw, Super Simple ABCs, Turn and Learn ABCs, Pratfall, Milo's Monster School Vlog, Finley's Factory, Mr Monkey, Monkey Mechanic, The Bumble Nums, Treetop Family, Carl's Carwash, Paper Puppet Playhouse, Pit Stop, and Sing Along with Tobee. This huge slate of live action and animated content features song and dance in learning-filled episodes, set in a wide range of worlds for young children to explore.

D360 has placed four titles with specialist kids channel Da Vinci. In the multi-award-winning seriesMathXplosion (50 x 3) - acquired by Da Vinci for nine Asian markets, including China and India - ‘mathemagician’ Eric Leclerc helps kids aged six to 11 foster a love of numbers in a fun, funny and approachable way, while in ScienceXplosion(45 x 3.5) – acquired for India - he shows the amazing ways that science can be found all around us. Both series are produced by GAPC Entertainment. Snapshots(6 x 30), winner of the 2018 International Emmy Kids Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment, will air in more than 30 Asian territories, including China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea. Snapshotsis a fun photographic series from Forte Entertainment that challenges talented kids to take the best possible photo. Finally, Spellz (52 x 12), acquired for nine territories including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China, and also produced by GAPC Entertainment, sees world-famous magician Jay Sankey, and kid assistant Bridget Hall, reveal the inner workings of some spectacular magic tricks.

MathXplosionhas also been licensed to True Visions in Thailand and PCCW in Hong Kong and Macau. True Visions’ deal with D360 also includes 52 x 11 episodes of The Super Simple Showand 26 x 7 episodes of art show Super Simple Draw, while PCCW’s package also features Super Mighty Makers(13 x 30), a fabulous craft show for six to nine-year-olds, led by super-crafting host Bondini. Super Mighty Makersis produced by D360’s parent company, marblemedia, and sees a team of kid superheroes with special DIY powers set out to use these powers for good and create something useful to help make someone’s day.

Diane Rankin, Distribution360’s SVP rights, comments: “I am delighted to see so many of our recent kids’ titles find such great homes across Asia. Whether for pre-schoolers or older age groups, we purposely set out to fill our kids’ catalogue with distinctive shows that not only entertain and inform in new and exciting ways but that also have a sense of optimism about them. Super Mighty Makersis one such series as it shows kids having fun while also having a positive impact on people’s lives by making stuff that is helpful and useful to others”.

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D360 HEADS TO MIPCOM WITH 13 NEW SERIES INCLUDING OVER 770 HOURS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE CONTENT

TORONTO, ONTARIO (SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) - Global distribution company Distribution360 (D360) heads to MIPCOM with a growing portfolio of kids & family programming and several long-running lifestyle series in the home and food genres. D360 takes a big step into French-language content with a volume deal agreed with Montreal’s Zone3, alongside other titles from French Canada, and also launches new content for marblemedia, GAPC Entertainment and Little Scooter Media.

On the kid’s slate, D360 is excited to debut Subito Texto (309 x 30’), a long-running scripted tween series revolving around five students running the school newspaper and the trials and tribulations they face growing up; and Brigade Animo (130 x 15’) a kid’s wildlife series that sees Dr. Seb and his three young vet assistants learn about animals from near and far. Both series come from prolific production company Zone3 and form part of a larger foray into French language content for D360. The distributor has also acquired the French language preschool series Es-tu prêt? (40 x 2.5’) and the narration-only STEM & magic series ScienceXplosion (45 x 3.5’) which is available with both French and English tracks; both series are from GAPC Entertainment.

From marblemedia, All-Round Champion (11 x 60’) is the sports competition series that sees top youth athletes compete in each other’s sports to ultimately crown the best all round athlete; the show is the first English-language adaption of NRK format award-winning format, Best i mest. D360 is working in collaboration with the format distributor Beta Film to represent the marblemedia version internationally.

Also debuting this market is new STEM series Blynk & Aazoo (24 x 7.5’) featuring everyday kids asking two wacky aliens, Blynk and Aazoo, some of their wildest science questions. With the help of real-life scientists, Blynk and Aazoo use their imaginations to create an invention that helps answer the query.

Additional French language content comes in the lifestyle genre from Zone3, with the debut of several long-running franchises, including C’est quoi ton plan? (65 x 30’) the home renovation show where three mystery designers offer up three separate plans for one room in a house, leaving the homeowner to choose which plan becomes a reality, and Des idées de grandeur (306 x 30’) the home makeover series for homes with design challenges like unique layouts, tight spaces, or quirky architecture. Also on the slate is spin-off series Des idées de grandeur dans ma cour (98 x 30’) which features makeovers for difficult outdoor spaces; Sauvez les meubles! (65 x 30’) where expert bargain hunter, Vanessa Sicotte, discovers hidden gems and upcycles pieces to create trendy personal living spaces; Design V.I.P. (199 x 30’) sees in-demand designer Marie-Christine Lavoie apply her eye for design to celebrity homes and spin-off series Party V.I.P. (10 x 30’) where Marie-Christine plans a major event from inception to completion, with the help of a celebrity friend. And finally rounding out the volume deal with Zone3 is cooking series à la di Stasio (214 x 60’), where host Josée di Stasio invites viewers into her kitchen, as she and a guest prepare simple yet delicious recipes that celebrate the inherent joy of cooking. These acquisitions were brokered by Jordan Cavallo, Senior Manager, Acquisitions & Operations and D360’s French language sales specialist Smiljka Baljozovic.

“As a Canadian company we are thrilled to be representing content from producers in both national languages; we see many opportunities for these programs in a changing international marketplace across linear and OTT.”, says Diane Rankin, SVP Rights, D360. “Nous sommes très contents de représenter ces programmes en français, car les productions en différentes langues sont populaires à travers le monde.” adds D360 Sales Director for Western & Eastern Europe, Smiljka Baljozovic.

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INFINITY FILMS and PARTNERS IN MOTION TEAM UP WITH D360 ON NEW FACTUAL SERIES TITANIC: STORIES FROM THE DEEP

TORONTO, ONTARIO (March 28, 2019) - Global distribution company Distribution360 (D360) and award-winning producers Infinity Films and Partners In Motion are excited to announce the production of Titanic: Stories from the Deep (4x60). This fresh take on Titanic programming tells the personal stories behind objects salvaged from the sunken luxury liner’s wreck site and features multi Emmy and Tony award nominated actor Victor Garber as presenter.

Produced by Infinity Films and Partners in Motion (both Vancouver), the series shoots in New York, Atlanta, Charleston, Phoenix, London, Liverpool, Southampton, Paris and Belfast this spring. Cable channel Hollywood Suite and BDHQ-TV a premium unscripted Youtube channel serve as commissioners out of Canada, with the support of the Rogers Documentary Fund. Distribution360 has secured presales with broadcast partners UKTV (UK and Ireland), Viasat World for Viasat History (Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Sub Saharan Africa) and History on Foxtel (Australia and New Zealand). D360 will be featuring the series at MIPTV for further international sales.

With exclusive access to the artifacts salvaged from the ocean floor granted by EMG LLC, as well as seldom-seen items from private collections, Titanic: Stories from the Deep is a ground-breaking documentary series uncovering new stories of love, fate, secrets and heroics. Presented by Victor Garber, who co-starred as Thomas Andrews in James Cameron’s Titanic, each episode explores the real stories behind the artifacts and through the use of cutting edge technology they are connected to specific passengers on the ship, and then to relations living today. Ron Goetz and Shel Piercy are Executive Producers with Cynthia Chapman producing and Theresa Piercy story producing; Shel Piercy also directs. The series is set to deliver in summer 2019.

“When Ron & Shel brought the concept of Titanic: Stories from the Deep to us, we knew they were onto something truly unique. Most Titanic content is focused around conspiracies and the disaster itself, and this approach to tell personal stories and showcase the amazing items that were able to be recovered from the wreck was something we knew viewers around the world would want to see.”, says Diane Rankin, SVP International at D360.

“These stories come powerfully to life when told by those directly connected to a passenger forever impacted by the sinking of Titanic”, says Ron Goetz, Partners in Motion. “It’s as though history jumps off the shelf wielding an emotional punch that gives the sinking of Titanic an immediacy and power that helps us understand why the world remains fascinated by the story of this tragedy 107 years later”, adds Shel Piercy, Infinity Films.

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DISTRIBUTION360 BUILDS SUCCESS IN ANIMATION

TORONTO, CANADA (February 8, 2019) Distribution360 announces international sales across 8 animation series ahead of Kidscreen 2019, with award-winning digital stop motion program, George & Paul launching in new international markets.

Distribution360 (D360) has secured sales for its upper preschool property, George & Paul (26 x 5’). Broadcaster and platform deals have been agreed with CITV’s preschool block LittleBe (UK), Daeyko Kids (South Korea), Jetsen Huashi Wangju (China) via a deal with Bomanbridge, Hop (Israel), YLE (Finland), RTV (Slovenia) and TVNZ Kidzone (New Zealand). The imaginative series, produced by Pedri Animation, Beast Animation & Ka-Ching Cartoons for NTR and Ketnet features two best buddies who live in a world made of blocks that they utilize in clever inventions to help in their adventures, encouraging creative play and problem-solving. The series is a previous recipient of the Cinekid Best Animation Award.

D360 has also kicked off sales of the CBeebies preschool series Treasure Champs (30 x 15’/30 x 4’), produced by Three Arrows Media, closing deals with CJEMN in Korea and TVOkids in Canada. The series follows the heartwarming adventures of two animated characters who explore a different value —such as generosity, courage and patience— in each episode. The series is available as a 15 minute mixed media animation/live action series, or as 4 minute animation-only shorts.

Across their catalogue of animation, D360 has finalized a number of new deals with international buyers for Yaya & Zouk, Genius Genie, Alphabet Stories, YOUniverse, Nico Can Dance and Atomic Betty. Mixed-media property YOUniverse (25 x 2.15’) has been picked up by TVNZ Kidzone (NZ), and renewed for the Hopster App. YOUniverse, along with Alphabet Stories (26 x 1.5’), was also picked up by Discovery Kids for their global streaming app, Alphabet Stories was also renewed with Hopster and Epic! Creations (US) for their streaming service. Nico Can Dance (65 x 2’) has been licensed by Prava i Prevodi in Serbia, along with season one of perennially popular series Atomic Betty (26 x 30’).

ToonDraw Animation’s series continue to find success with series 1 of YaYa & Zouk (78 x 5’) going to Jetsen Huashi Wangju for Mainland China. And their new preschool series, Genius Genie (78 x 5’) has been licensed by YLE in Finland and First HDTV Russia.

D360 will be attending Kidscreen Summit next week, with animation acquisitions on their agenda, alongside further sales of their current animation and live action catalogue.

“2019 is off to a great start for our children’s slate and we are excited to see these amazing kids titles reach more international audiences. We carry this success into Kidscreen where we will be looking for new partnerships on both the production and broadcast side to build on this momentum”, says Diane Rankin, SVP International, Distribution360

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DISTRIBUTION 360 ANNOUNCES 300 HOURS of FRANCHISE SALES and NEW TEAM APPOINTMENTS

TORONTO, ONTARIO (January 25, 2019) - Heading into the Realscreen Summit, Distribution 360 is pleased to announce ongoing success of series starring home and reno lifestyle star Bryan Baeumler with deals for 300 hours across his franchise brands; alongside team announcements including a new acquisitions appointment.

D360 has secured a raft of new sales across these lifestyle franchises produced by Si Entertainment. The deals include a premiere in the UK and a new home in the US for superstar Bryan Baeumler who has been entertaining and helping viewers and DIYers worldwide for over 8 years.

UKTV has licensed 104 hours across all of Leave it to Bryan (130 x 30’), Bryan Inc. (26 x 60’) and Disaster DIY (26 x 30’), BYUtv has picked up all episodes of Leave it to Bryan for the US for a total of 65 hours, three seasons of Leave it to Bryan have gone to Viacom in Italy through a deal with GA&A, U7 Group (Russia) also acquired three seasons of Leave it to Bryan for Your Home Channel (Tvoy Dom), Bryan Inc 2 (13 x 60) has been sold to Blackstar TV (South Africa), and Foxtel (Australia) has licensed Bryan Inc. 2 (13 x 60) and renewed Leave it to Bryan seasons 1 & 4, and House of Bryan seasons 1 & 3.

Alongside this success in lifestyle sales comes exciting changes for the D360 team. Poised to expand our unscripted catalogue, Jordan Cavallo has been appointed to Senior Manager of Acquisitions & Operations to oversee new titles and financial efficiencies for our production partners across materials and deliveries - Jordan will attend Realscreen Summit next week. In sales, Smijlka Baljozovic has been promoted to Director of Sales taking on an expanded role overseeing sales management in addition to covering her territories in Eastern & Western Europe. And finally, D360 is pleased to announce the addition of Ali Spizarsky as the new Sales Manager, overseeing Asia, English Canada, Africa, Middle East and In-flight. Ali spent the last two years at Corus Entertainment as a Sales Coordinator.

”Bryan Baeumler has been entertaining audiences for over 8 years and we’re thrilled to be going from strength to strength distributing these series internationally. Our growth in the fact ent genre has driven the opportunities for promotions and new hires and I’m so excited to announce the promotions of Smiljka and Jordan and to bring Ali on board to join the team so we can continue on this great track!”, says Diane Rankin, SVP, Distribution 360.