{"id":3220,"date":"2014-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2014\/11\/03\/blue-ant-invests-in-new-zealand-broadcaster-choice-tv\/"},"modified":"2014-11-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T00:00:00","slug":"blue-ant-invests-in-new-zealand-broadcaster-choice-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/blue-ant-invests-in-new-zealand-broadcaster-choice-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ant Invests in New Zealand Broadcaster Choice TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tTORONTO: Blue Ant Media has purchased a majority stake in Choice TV, a free-to-air TV channel in New Zealand that features programming in the genres of travel, outdoors, food, home d&eacute;cor, real estate, comedy and drama.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe channel airs on Freeview and Sky, reaching all of New Zealand&#039;s TV-watching households. Blue Ant becomes a majority shareholder in the broadcast business, which will continue to be led by Julia Baylis. Baylis has been with the channel since its launch in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;This partnership marks our first international broadcast investment and Choice TV programming aligns very well with our content focus,&rdquo; said Michael MacMillan, the CEO of Blue Ant Media. &ldquo;As a growing international media company we see this venture as a great opportunity to further diversify our asset base with a like-minded independent media company.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;The Blue Ant Media investment provides strategic growth for Choice TV, positioning it for continued success in the rapidly changing media environment,&rdquo; said Baylis, the general manager at Choice TV.&nbsp; &ldquo;We look forward to enhancing our programming lineup with quality content that informs, entertains and engages our audiences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Blue Ant Media has purchased a majority stake in Choice TV, a free-to-air TV channel in New Zealand that features programming in the genres of travel, outdoors, food, home d&eacute;cor, real estate, comedy and drama. 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