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Blue Ant unveils spring content slate


TORONTO — Blue Ant International unveiled Tuesday its spring lineup of programming that includes more than 60 hours of new conten.

Highlights of Blue Ant’s new slate include: a second season of the award-winning docuseries Prison (3×60; HD; Spring Films); season two of Rich Kids Go Homeless (6×60; HD; Zeppelin Films); and (pictured) Malawi Wildlife Rescue (6×60; HDR & 4K; Icon Films).

Blue Ant International also announced in the news release that it has taken over distribution for 70-plus hours of premium programming from global natural history and factual production house NHNZ.

The NHNZ agreement significantly bolsters Blue Ant International’s catalogue of specialist factual content with more than 70 titles including: Extreme Animals (4×60; HD), Inside the Pack (1×60; HD), Siberia’s Wild Year (1×60; HD), China From Above Seasons one and two (4×60;HD | 2×60; HD &4K), World’s Deadliest Seasons one and two (7×60; HD), Wild Peru: Andes Battleground (2×60; HD), and Mexico Untamed (3×60; HD).

“We’re seeing a renaissance of the specialist factual genre on a global level, so the addition of NHNZ’s premium content strengthens our position as a go-to provider of top-tier natural history programming and allows us to super-serve our clients’ ever-growing appetite for best-in-class nature programming,” said Ludo Dufour, senior vice-president, international co-productions and sales, Blue Ant International, in the news release.

More information about the new documentary series, factual entertainment and specialist factual series Blue Ant International is debuting this spring can be found in the news release. Blue Ant International’s full catalogue of programming can be found here.

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