TORONTO – Blue Ant Media and independent production company Muse Entertainment announced Tuesday they have partnered up to launch Love Drama, a new free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel that offers a variety of scripted drama, including romance, mysteries, thrillers and holiday-themed content.
The channel’s programming includes more than 300 hours of movies, series and miniseries from Muse Entertainment’s extensive library of scripted entertainment.
Love Drama is now available in Canada on LG Channels and Pluto TV and in the U.K. on Virgin Media and Netgem TV. The channel will roll out across additional platforms and territories around the world in the new year, according to a press release.
Drawing on content from Muse’s catalogue, the channel will feature monthly programming events, including the “Love Christmas” event that runs all December and features holiday movies such as Welcome to Christmas, Holidaze, Marry Me at Christmas and A Rose for Christmas.
Other programming events coming to Love Drama will include “Murder Mystery Party” in January, featuring thrillers and mysteries such as 2005 TV movie Mind Over Murder and 2011 TV crime drama Jack of Diamonds. The channel’s “Love Valentine” event in February will feature scripted romantic movie specials, including 2021 TV movie Two For the Win.
Additional scripted drama series and movies slated to roll out on Love Drama in the coming months include the award-winning 2011 miniseries The Kennedys, as well as other TV gems from Muse’s library such as Bomb Girls, This is Wonderland and White Hot, A Sandra Brown Mystery.
“This partnership allows us to bring Muse Entertainment’s wealth of scripted Canadian-produced programming together with Blue Ant’s expertise in curating and operating international, genre-focused FAST channels,” Jamie Schouela, Blue Ant Media’s president of global channels and media, said in the press release. “The depth and quality of Muse’s portfolio is perfect for creating a programming destination for entertaining, scripted programming that audiences worldwide seek out and love.”
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Blue Ant Media on this exciting initiative,” said Aren Prupas, president and CEO of Muse Entertainment. “Combining Muse’s 25 years of dynamic, award-winning productions with Blue Ant’s growing international presence and expertise in the FAST media ecosystem ensures Muse’s vast catalogue of premium scripted content will find new and renewed audiences worldwide; an exciting strategic step for our company with the perfect partner.”
Independent producer and distributor Muse Entertainment is headquartered in Montreal with development and production operations in Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver.
