Blue Ant Rights Taps Sky Studios Alum to Lead Acquisitions

Blue Ant Rights has appointed Sky Studios alum Barnaby Shingleton as senior VP of acquisitions.

Shingleton brings more than 25 years of experience across global distribution, production, broadcast and development to the role. Most recently, he served as director of factual at Sky Studios. He has also held senior leadership roles at Sky Vision and Zodiak Rights.

At Blue Ant, Shingleton will lead Blue Ant Studios’ global acquisitions strategy, deepening relationships with producers, broadcasters and other partners worldwide. He will report to Mark Bishop, co-president of Blue Ant Studios.

“Barnaby is an exceptional executive with a proven track record of building premium content businesses and delivering global-scale results,” Bishop said. “His deep experience across content monetization and international distribution makes him a natural fit for Blue Ant as we continue to grow as a public company and expand our global rights and acquisitions strategy. We’re thrilled to welcome him to the team.”

“I’m delighted to be joining Blue Ant Studios at such an exciting moment in the company’s evolution,” Shingleton commented. “Blue Ant has built a strong global reputation for premium storytelling and creative ambition, and I’m looking forward to working with the talented teams to expand the acquisitions strategy, and help bring compelling stories to audiences globally.”

In addition, Valentina Daley has been promoted to VP of acquisitions and production executive, reporting to Shingleton. She will oversee all U.S. and Canadian producer relationships for third-party acquisitions, in addition to acting as production executive on third-party series commissioned through the studio.