Blue Ant Media confirms two promotions in the middle of its global FAST expansion

Blue Ant Media promotes Craig Junner to SVP, Programming + Content Strategy, Global Media, and Andrea Harrick to VP, Content Acquisitions, Global Media. Both executives have played integral leadership roles in the creation and launch of four new free-streaming channels in the U.S and Canada, including the recently announced HIstoryTime, now available in the U.S. and Canada.

“In less than one year, Blue Ant Media’s expanding FAST portfolio has seen us building four new media brands, HauntTV, Total Crime, Homeful and HistoryTime, and distributing them alongside Love Nature’s free streaming channel,” said Jamie Schouela, President, Global Media. “Craig and Andrea’s promotions are not only a reflection of their leadership in Blue Ant’s current content strategy, but also the work ahead as we continue to create new free streaming channels for platforms around the world.”

In his role as SVP, Programming + Content Strategy, Craig will continue to lead the programming strategy for Blue Ant Media’s portfolio of pay TV and FAST channels. Since joining the company in 2011, he has successfully led all areas of the company’s content team in Canada, from channel partnerships to acquisitions and development of original series to content scheduling.

Andrea Harrick, VP, Content Acquisitions, Global Media, also joined Blue Ant Media in 2011 and, during her tenure, supported the company’s content pipeline for all of its media channels in Canada and internationally. Andrea will continue to lead acquisitions for Blue Ant Media’s growing global portfolio.