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October 2, 2025

Willkie represented MagellanTV LLC, a documentary streaming company, in its sale to Blue Ant Media Corporation (TSX: BAMI), a global streamer, production studio, and rights-management business.

On October 2, Blue Ant Media announced that it acquired MagellanTV, strengthening its position as a leading provider of premium factual content worldwide. 

Founded in 2018 by veterans of National Geographic, PBS and Discovery, MagellanTV operates a streaming video-on-demand service and a growing portfolio of advertising video-on-demand and free, ad-supported streaming television channels across key genres including history, nature, science, space, and true crime.

The Willkie team was led by partner Steve Hurdle and associate Kevin Simms.