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Bell Media making strategic investment in Blink49 Studios

Bell Media announced Monday it is making a strategic investment in Blink49 Studios, the independent production company founded in 2021 by former Entertainment One executives, including John Morayniss who serves as the studio’s CEO. Headquartered in Toronto and with offices in Los Angeles and Vancouver, Blink49 is already backed by global producer and distributor Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content). As part of its investment, made through Bell Ventures, Bell Media alongside Fifth Season is striking a production and global distribution partnership with Blink49, aimed at growing the studio’s slate of scripted and unscripted content. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, is set...