{"id":2911,"date":"2022-07-20T10:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-lilly-singh\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T12:26:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T16:26:37","slug":"blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink49 Studios &amp; Bell Media Strike Partnership with Lilly Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blink49 Studios and Bell Media have signed a first-look global scripted and second-look unscripted deal with Lilly Singh and her company Unicorn Island Productions.<\/p>\n<p>The deal will focus on creating and producing compelling television content that showcases underrepresented communities. It was spearheaded by Singh and Polly Auritt, head of development at Unicorn Island Productions, as well as Carolyn Newman, executive VP of global scripted, and Virginia Rankin, executive producer for Blink49 Studios. Projects developed under the pact will be executive produced by Singh, Auritt, Newman and Rankin, with Blink49 Studios handling production and the worldwide distribution.<\/p>\n<p>John Morayniss, CEO of Blink49 Studios, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be in business with Lilly and Polly, who are passionate storytellers, particularly when it comes to underrepresented voices in our media landscape. We\u2019re also excited to be partnering with Bell Media, Canada\u2019s leading content creation company, on this unprecedented deal. Bell Media is taking a leadership role in supporting Canadian talent like Lilly, and entering into this innovative studio partnership with Blink49 will ensure the content coming from Unicorn Island Productions will reach audiences in Canada and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justin Stockman, VP of content development and programming at Bell Media, said: \u201cA native of Scarborough, Ontario, Lilly is a singular creative talent, and along with Polly and the team at Unicorn Island Productions, has a distinct perspective that is so compelling for viewers. Bell Media is thrilled to join forces with our partners at Blink49 to work with Lilly and the team at Unicorn Island Productions on developing content and amplifying new voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singh added: \u201cI am thrilled to be collaborating with Blink49 Studios and Bell Media since they are like-minded champions of underrepresented voices. With their support, I\u2019m looking forward to bringing compelling and inclusive stories to audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blink49 Studios and Bell Media have signed a first-look global scripted and second-look unscripted deal with Lilly Singh and her company Unicorn Island Productions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":2912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[93,677,678,679],"class_list":["post-2911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bell-media","tag-blink49-studios","tag-lilly-singh","tag-unicorn-island-productions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blink49 Studios &amp; Bell Media Strike Partnership with Lilly Singh - TVCANADA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blink49 Studios &amp; Bell Media Strike Partnership with Lilly Singh - TVCANADA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Blink49 Studios and Bell Media have signed a first-look global scripted and second-look unscripted deal with Lilly Singh and her company Unicorn Island Productions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVCANADA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-20T14:55:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-20T16:26:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/07\/bell-media-logo-0722-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/\",\"name\":\"Blink49 Studios &amp; Bell Media Strike Partnership with Lilly Singh - TVCANADA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-20T14:55:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-20T16:26:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/blink49-studios-bell-media-strike-partnership-with-lilly-singh\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blink49 Studios &amp; Bell Media Strike Partnership with Lilly Singh\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/\",\"name\":\"TVCANADA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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