{"id":2595,"date":"2014-12-10T09:29:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T09:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/12\/10\/thunderbird-acquires-canadian-producer-great-pacific-media\/"},"modified":"2014-12-10T09:29:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T09:29:21","slug":"thunderbird-acquires-canadian-producer-great-pacific-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/12\/10\/thunderbird-acquires-canadian-producer-great-pacific-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird Acquires Canadian Producer Great Pacific Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 10th<\/sup>, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vancouver\/Toronto – <\/strong>Thunderbird is pleased to announce the acquisition of Canadian production company Great Pacific Media. The addition of Vancouver-based Great Pacific and their team to the Thunderbird group of companies will accelerate the growth of Thunderbird\u2019s presence in the unscripted television space.<\/p>\n

Great Pacific is a global leader in factual television. Started in 2010 by TV veterans Blair Reekie and Mark Miller, their programs are seen in more than 170 countries. Their number one hit, Highway Thru Hell<\/em> shattered audience records when it premiered on Discovery Canada and now, in its fourth season, the series is amongst the highest rated programs on National Geographic Channel Europe, Africa and Asia and The Weather Channel USA.<\/p>\n

2015 is going to be another record-breaking year for Great Pacific with two brand new series rolling out. In January Discovery Canada will launch Airshow<\/em>, a documentary series that goes behind the scenes in the dangerous and emotionally charged world of Airshow performers. March will see the premiere of Game of Homes<\/em> on W Network (Corus) where four couples compete to save four houses from the wrecking ball. The team that does the best renovation keeps their home, making it the biggest prize in Canadian cable television history.<\/p>\n

Tim Gamble, CEO of Thunderbird said “We are so excited to be growing our company with Mark, Blair and the Great Pacific team. We admire their accurate, honest and compelling style of storytelling and look forward to working together to produce content that is attractive to our domestic and international broadcasters.\u201c<\/p>\n

Mark Miller, CEO of Great Pacific continued \u201cWe have known and worked with Thunderbird for many years and have a shared vision to fuel our growth through the creation of world class content.\u00a0This makes a lot of sense.\u201d\u00a0Blair Reekie, President of Great Pacific added, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to join the Thunderbird team as we work together to grow our division in factual, lifestyle and formats for the international market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMark is a terrific writer\/producer\/showrunner who, together with Blair, has built an enviable business in a relatively short period of time. Mark will be a great addition to the Thunderbird Board of Directors, where he will help us chart our next stage of growth\u201d said Thunderbird Executive Chair Ivan Fecan.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement follows the recent announcement of Thunderbird\u2019s pending acquisition of London-based theatrical distributor Soda Pictures, as well as the acquisition of Reunion Pictures completed in 2013.<\/p>\n

Media Inquiries:<\/strong>
\nNicola Pender
\nnicola@thunderbird.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

About Thunderbird<\/strong>
\nThunderbird is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based TV and film production company with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. Thunderbird produces award winning programming for Canadian and International broadcasters.\u00a0 The Thunderbird group of companies includes Vancouver-based Reunion Pictures, UK-based distributor Soda Pictures, and a joint venture with Lionsgate, Sea to Sky Entertainment, which is dedicated to creating content for the US and International market. www.thunderbird.tv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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