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Michael MacMillan, The Canadian Television Chief Who Brought The ‘CSI’ Franchise To The World, On Doing It All Again With Blue Ant Media
Blue Ant Media founder and CEO Michael MacMillan on building Love Nation, what he learned from selling 'CSI' globally and FAST channels.
The Canadian film and TV producer and business exec had made his name as CEO and Chairman of Alliance Atlantis, the company that built the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise into a worldwide phenomenon, before selling in 2007 to Canwest Communications and Goldman Sachs — making a lot of cash and taking a well-earned early retirement. In the 13 years that have followed, Blue Ant has transformed from a channel operator to a content company playing in the international rights ownership game, with shows such as Canada’s Drag Race, Doomlands, Blown Awa y, Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell and Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies. Acquisitions of companies such as Choice TV and David Haslingden’s Asia-Pacific firm Racat Group, including Singapore’s Beach House Media, followed, while more recently there has been a major focus on launching FAST channels such as HauntTV, Total Crime, Hopeful and Love Drama, with at least 75% of shows on each one exclusive to the service.
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