The newly-created role will see Carlyn Staudt overseeing Blue Ant Media’s portfolio of international pay TV, FAST, SVOD and AVOD channels outside of Canada.
The company will premiere a new series of “Hey Duggee” on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer, as well as signing a global licensing deal with Ty Inc. to produce a line of Beanie Babies for “Bluey.”
Deborah Gurofsky was elevated to SVP & Managing Director of Media Pulse, while Taylor Farmer and Asha Chohan have been appointed to senior roles on the team: Director of Programmatic Revenue & Operations and Account Director, respectively.
The title will be presented in Toulouse, at the opening of the event on Tuesday September 17th at 10.00am (Blue Room), by writer-director Joeri Christiaen and producer Perrine Gauthier.
The title is a coproduction between the animation teams at Blue Ant Studios (formerly Look Mom! Productions) and Lakeside Animation Studios. The film was created and directed by acclaimed Toronto-based animator, Sam Chou.