{"id":2177706,"date":"2025-11-26T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2177706"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:02:13","slug":"blue-ant-media-to-buy-kims-convenience-producer-thunderbird-entertainment-for-63m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/blue-ant-media-to-buy-kims-convenience-producer-thunderbird-entertainment-for-63m\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ant Media To Buy \u2018Kim\u2019s Convenience\u2019 Producer Thunderbird Entertainment For $63M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Blue Ant Media Corp has snapped up one of Canada\u2019s top production companies, Thunderbird Entertainment.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The deal is priced in total at C$89M ($63.2M), with Blue Ant paying in cash and shares for all common shares in Thunderbird, which makes the likes of <em>Kim\u2019s Convenience<\/em>, <em>Highway Thru Hell<\/em> and <em>Reginald the Vampire<\/em>. This prices Thunderbird\u2019s shares at C$1.77.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>More from Deadline<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The deal comes in a busy year for Blue Ant, coming just months after it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/blue-ant-media-going-public-112353570.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:completed a reverse takeover;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">completed a reverse takeover<\/a> of Boat Rocker Media and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->\u201cThe acquisition of Thunderbird is anticipated to add scale and complementary capabilities that strengthen Blue Ant\u2019s studio business and enhance our earnings and cash flow,\u201d said Michael MacMillan, Blue Ant\u2019s founder and CEO.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->\u201cThunderbird\u2019s world-class service work and proprietary content creation strengthens Blue Ant\u2019s studio portfolio and fortifies our ability to develop, package, and monetize content across multiple platforms, while improving operating efficiency across our combined businesses. We are thrilled to carry on the momentum we started with the RTO this summer.\u201d<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->MORE FOLLOWS<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Best of Deadline<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.deadline.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/31XsHSx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TkcoeG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TntOHq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.finance.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Ant Media Corp has snapped up one of Canada\u2019s top production companies, Thunderbird Entertainment. The deal is priced in total at C$89M ($63.2M), with Blue Ant paying in cash and shares for all common shares in Thunderbird, which makes the likes of Kim\u2019s Convenience, Highway Thru Hell and Reginald the Vampire. 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