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Boat Rocker Media

Boat Rocker Media Inc. is a Canadian entertainment company based in Toronto, Ontario. The company owns Boat Rocker Studios, which incorporates Temple Street Productions. Its majority shareholder is Fairfax Financial. Boat Rocker is led by co-executive chairs David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg and CEO John Young.[1]

Boat Rocker Media Inc.
Company typePublic
TSX: BRMI
IndustryMedia
Entertainment
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Founders
  • David Fortier
  • Ivan Schneeberg
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario,
Canada
Key people
John Young (CEO)
OwnerFairfax Financial (51%)
DivisionsBoat Rocker Studios
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.boatrocker.com

Boat Rocker produces and distributes a wide range of scripted and unscripted television shows, animation and family content, such as Invasion,[2][3] American Rust,[2] Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry,[4] Orphan Black,[2] and Dino Ranch.[2]

Boat Rocker owns other entertainment properties, including Jam Filled Entertainment, Insight Productions, Matador Content,[5] and Platform One Media,[6] and does talent management[7] and venture investing.[8]

History

Boat Rocker Media was established in 2003 by Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier.[4][9] Its largest division, Boat Rocker Studios, encompasses Temple Street Productions, which was acquired by Schneeberg and Fortier in 2006.[10][11] The company's other divisions were Boat Rocker Animation, Boat Rocker Ventures, and Boat Rocker Rights.[10]

Boat Rocker Rights' first outside distribution deal was with the pick-up of international rights to Steve Rotfeld Productions' Xploration Station block's programs in late February 2016.[12] Then in June 2016, the unit acquired Mountain Road Productions library distribution rights plus a first look deal with the company.[13]

In 2016, Boat Rocker purchased Radical Sheep Productions, which continued operating as Boat Rocker's family and children's media unit.[14] In early August 2016, Boat Rocker purchased Jam Filled Entertainment, which was to continuing operating with current management and name.[15] Boat Rocker through Jam Filled purchased Arc Productions' main assets on August 22, 2016, and reopened Arc's Toronto office.[16]

In January 2018, Boat Rocker acquired FremantleMedia's Kids & Family Entertainment division, which includes the children's programming library of Thames Television.[17]

In November 2018, Boat Rocker acquired Matador Content, producers of the Paramount Network series Lip Sync Battle and its spinoff Lip Sync Battle Shorties on sister network Nickelodeon.[18]

In March 2019, Boat Rocker invested in Untitled Entertainment, a talent management and production company.[7] It has also made investments in Realm Media,[19] the Toronto Arrows,[20] CAA Creative Labs,[21] and MarcoPolo Learning.[22]

In September 2019, Boat Rocker acquired Platform One Media, a Los Angeles-based television production and sales company operated by television producer Katie O’Connell Marsh, whose credits include Hannibal and Narcos. Marsh stayed on after the acquisition.[19][23]

In December 2020, Temple Street was incorporated into Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted.[24]

Boat Rocker signed first-look deals with Lena Headey’s Peephole Productions[25] and Dakota Johnson's TeaTime Pictures.[26] In March 2021, it partnered with television executive Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh to create Maven, which focuses on female-led stories.[27][28]

Most recently, on December 20, 2021, Boat Rocker had bought out a minority stake in the TeaTime Pictures production company.[29]

Units

Filmography

Animation

RunTitleCo-production withClientNotesRef.
2015–2019Danger MouseBoulder Media, CBBC Production, Windmill Lane StudiosCBBCProduction services in 2018
Distribution services from 2018 to 2019
2016–2017Fangbone!Radical Sheep Productions, DHX MediaFamily Chrgd
The Bagel and Becky ShowRadical Sheep Productions, Jam Filled EntertainmentTeletoon+[15]
2016–2019Dot.Industrial Brothers, The Jim Henson CompanyCBC Kids
2016–presentThe Loud HouseNickelodeon Animation Studio, Jam Filled EntertainmentNickelodeonAnimation services[15]
2017–2019Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He AteRadical Sheep ProductionsCBC Kids
2017–2020Top WingIndustrial Brothers, 9 Story Media GroupTreehouse TV
2018–presentBitz & BobBBC Children's Productions, Boat Rocker RightsCBeebies
2019–2020Kingdom ForceIndustrial Brothers, Boat Rocker StudiosCBC Kids
2020–presentLove MonsterBBC Children's Productions, Boat Rocker StudiosCBeebies
2020Remy & BooIndustrial Brothers, Boat Rocker StudiosUniversal Kids
2021–presentDino RanchIndustrial Brothers, Boat Rocker StudiosDisney Junior[35]
2021A Tale Dark & GrimmNetflix Animation, Novo Media Group, Astro-Nomical EntertainmentNetflixAnimation services by Jam Filled Entertainment[36]
2022–2023Daniel SpellboundIndustrial Brothers, Boat Rocker StudiosNetflixMerchandise distribution services[37]

Live-action

RunTitleCo-production withClientNotesRef.
2011–presentTop Chef CanadaInsight ProductionsFood Network Canada
2013–presentThe Amazing Race CanadaInsight Productions, Bell MediaCTV
2013–presentBig Brother CanadaInsight ProductionsGlobal
2013–presentThe Next StepFamily Channel
2014–presentMasterChef CanadaProper TelevisionCTV
2015–presentLip Sync BattleMatador Content, Eight Million Plus, Sunday Night, Four Eyes Entertainment, Casey Patterson EntertainmentParamount Network[38]
2015–2019KilljoysTemple Street Productions, Mendacity Pictures, Universal Cable ProductionsCTV Sci-Fi Channel
2017Boy BandMatador ContentABC
2017–presentThe Great Canadian Baking ShowProper TelevisionCBC
2017What Would Diplo Do?Matador ContentViceland
2019CavendishTemple Street Productions, Holdfast Pictures, Bridge Burner Entertainment, Somebody Stop ProductionsCBC
2019–2020Mary's Kitchen CrushProper TelevisionCTV
2020The Impossible RowMatador ContentDiscovery ChannelDocumentary
2020–presentDear...Matador ContentApple TV+
2020–presentJunior Chef ShowdownProper TelevisionFood Network Canada[39]
2021Billie Eilish: The World's a Little BlurryMatador ContentApple TV+
2021–presentAmerican RustShowtime[40][41]
2021–presentGo-Big ShowMatador ContentTBS
2021–presentInvasionApple Studios (season 2)Apple TV+
2021The Kids Tonight ShowBroadway Video, Electric Hot Dog, Matador ContentPeacock[42]
2022LOL: Last One Laughing CanadaInsight ProductionsAmazon Prime Video[43]
2023Beacon 23Peephole Productions, Platform One Media, Spectrum Originals, Studio 8 TelevisionMGM+[44]
2024Orphan Black: EchoesYou Say Potato, AMC StudiosAMC

Upcoming

TitleCo-production withClientNotesRef.
Mating SeasonMatador ContentDiscovery Channel[45]
Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?Matador ContentDiscovery Channel[46][47]
Scary Stories for Young FoxesPeephole Productions[48]
Bad Kitty[49]

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