{"id":24250,"date":"2025-12-03T12:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/big-media-licenses-factual-content-to-blue-ant-media\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:19:00","slug":"big-media-licenses-factual-content-to-blue-ant-media-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/big-media-licenses-factual-content-to-blue-ant-media-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG Media Licenses Factual Content to Blue Ant Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BIG Media has licensed <em>Truthseekers<\/em> and <em>Scanning History<\/em> to Blue Ant Media for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pickup of these two titles from BIG Media\u2019s growing slate of premium factual series strengthens its ongoing partnership with Blue Ant Media, which continues to invest in our original productions across history, science, wildlife and factual entertainment,\u201d said Danny Wilk, president and co-founder of BIG Media. \u201cBlue Ant Media is a great partner, and we are dedicated to supporting their teams by providing a reliable supply of quality original content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Truthseekers<\/em> season three will debut on Cottage Life in September 2026 and Scanning History on the Smithsonian Channel in Canada in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p><em>Truthseekers<\/em> season three is an eight-episode series that blends mythology, scientific inquiry and evidence-based exploration into some of history\u2019s most enduring mysteries. 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