News Summary:
On March 17, 2026, Boat Rocker Studios expanded its creative team by appointing Vanessa Esteves and Joey Case to its Kids & Family and Unscripted creative affairs teams in Toronto, aligning with the company’s strategic focus on the creation, ownership, and global monetization of premium content. Previously, on September 3, 2025, Blue Ant, following its reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media and public listing, appointed Dervla Kelly as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Surani Adamesco as Chief Technology Officer. Earlier, on August 21, 2025, Boat Rocker Media Inc. acquired an unknown majority stake in Industrial Brothers Ltd., with co-founder Matthew Fernandes continuing as Chief Creative Officer and Tammy Semen overseeing production and day-to-day operations. This followed the completion of Blue Ant Media Inc.'s acquisition of Boat Rocker Media Inc. on August 1, 2025, for approximately CAD 130 million in a reverse merger transaction. This deal involved Blue Ant Media Inc. acquiring Boat Rocker Media Inc. from parties including David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, John Young, and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, resulting in the creation of Blue Ant Media Corporation, formerly Boat Rocker Media Inc., through a statutory plan of arrangement.
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