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Blue Ant Media Expands Global Streaming and Channels Portfolio with Acquisition of MagellanTV
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Blue Ant Media Expands Global Streaming and Channels Portfolio with Acquisition of MagellanTV\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n Acquisition adds scale, expands monetization channels, and accelerates Blue Ant Media's growth strategy\n \n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Oct. 2, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - Blue Ant Media Corporation (TSX: BAMI) (\"\n \n Blue Ant\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \"), a global streamer, production studio, and rights-management business, announced today that it has acquired MagellanTV LLC (\"MagellanTV\"), a digital streaming company that delivers premium factual content to consumers across the globe, for\n \n $12 million USD\n \n .\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The transaction expands Blue Ant Media's Global Channels and Streaming business, enhances monetization opportunities, and strengthens its position as a leading provider of premium factual content worldwide.\n \n\n Founded in 2018 by\n \n Greg Diefenbach\n \n and\n \n Thomas Lucas\n \n , veterans of National Geographic, PBS and Discovery, MagellanTV operates a streaming video-on-demand (SVOD) service and a growing portfolio of advertising video-on-demand (AVOD) and free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels across key genres including history, nature, science, space, and true crime. With distribution partnerships spanning Roku, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, LG, Comcast, Vizio, Pluto TV, and Google, MagellanTV reaches audiences in 13 countries across more than 20 platforms.\n \n\n \"This acquisition of MagellanTV increases Blue Ant's scale and adds audiences and distribution capabilities that are highly complementary to our business,\" said\n \n Michael MacMillan\n \n , CEO, Blue Ant. \"MagellanTV's business model is primed for optimization within our global infrastructure, and we're thrilled to welcome the talented team to Blue Ant.\"\n \n\n MagellanTV co-founder\n \n Greg Diefenbach\n \n will join Blue Ant as Executive Vice President, Streaming, overseeing the company's direct-to-consumer and subsc...