• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Blue Ant Media

Nothing connects like a good story.

  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our News
    • Corporate Team
    • Careers
    • Pitch Us
    • Contact
  • Production
    • About
    • Our Team
    • News
  • Distribution
    • About
    • Our Team
    • News
  • Global Media
    • About
    • FAST Channels
    • Specialty TV channels
    • Publishing
    • Consumer Shows
    • Advertising

COTTAGE LIFE MEDIA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF TERRY SELLWOOD, PRESIDENT; COTTAGE LIFE MAGAZINE APPOINTMENTS

14 July 2015

Terry Sellwood, President, Cottage Life Media to retire August 2015

Cottage Life Magazine appoints Penny Caldwell to Publisher, Michelle Kelly to Editor

To tweet this release: https://bit.ly/1Jf6BtU 

(Toronto, ON, July 14, 2015) – Cottage Life Media, a Blue Ant Media partnership, announced today that Terry Sellwood, President, Cottage Life Media has made the personal decision to retire in August 2015. The company has also announced that Penny Caldwell, Editor, Cottage Life Magazine has been appointed to Publisher of the publication, with Michelle Kelly, current Executive Editor, assuming the role of Editor.

In his 15 years with Cottage Life Media, Sellwood oversaw the strategic direction of the company’s publications Cottage Life, Cottage Life West, Outdoor Canada and Explore Magazine (2000-2012) and its consumer shows across Canada. Charged with growing Cottage Life Media’s profile, Sellwood was the key driver in the company’s success, contributing to its evolution onto new platforms in digital, broadcast television and social media.

“I am honoured to have spent the last 15 years of my career with this industry-leading media company and its incredibly talented team,” said Terry Sellwood, President, Cottage Life Media. “As Cottage Life Media continues its evolution in this new era of publishing, I know they will continue to be a trailblazer in this space.”

“Terry is an icon in our industry and we thank him for his leadership and dedication to the Cottage Life brand during his 15-year tenure with us,” said Al Zikovitz, CEO, Cottage Life Media. “We are also thrilled to announce the exciting appointment of Penny Caldwell, an award winning, 30-year industry veteran, to Publisher of Cottage Life Magazine and Michelle Kelly assuming her role as Editor.”

Cottage Life Magazine has been named the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors’ (CSME) Magazine of the Year for three consecutive years and is the 2015 recipient of the National Magazine Awards Foundation’s (NMAF) new Best Brand accolade.

Cottage Life Media is a Blue Ant Media Partnership and has been the definitive source for weekend living entertainment since 1988. The company publishes Cottage Life, Cottage Life West and Outdoor Canada and produces the annual Spring and Fall Cottage Life consumer shows in Toronto and the Edmonton Cottage Life & Cabin Show. cottagelife.com

Blue Ant Media is a privately held media company that owns and operates 10 media brands including Cottage Life, T+E, Smithsonian Channel Canada, Love Nature and AUX. Blue Ant creates and distributes content ranging from music to outdoor living, DIY to nature, engaging fans across television, digital, magazines and live events and produces experiential events and specialized consumer shows. Blue Ant Media is based in Toronto has an investment in Omnia Media, a Los Angeles-based YouTube network and Choice TV, a New Zealand broadcast network. To learn more, visit blueantmedia.com

Follow us on: Twitter/LinkedIN/Instagram

-30-

Primary Sidebar

Categories

  • News
    • Advertising
    • Consumer Events
    • Cottage Life Magazine
    • Digital
      • Animalogic
      • Blue Ant Plus
    • Distribution
    • Media
      • Animalogic
      • BBC Earth
      • BBC First
      • Cottage Life
      • HIFI
      • Love Nature
      • Makeful
      • Smithsonian Channel
      • T+E
    • Production
      • Beach House Pictures
      • Blue Ant Studios USA
      • Look Mom! Productions
      • NHNZ
      • Saloon Media

Archives

More News

Blue Ant Media Heads to MIPCOM with new slate of Premium Series and Award-Winning Documentaries for International Streamers and Broadcasters  

28 September 2023

Powerful New Documentary, Inside the Statue Wars,  Delves into the Nationwide Battle Over Public Statues and Asks if Reconciliation is Possible While They Still Stand

21 September 2023

The 2023 Fall Home Show Prepares for the Colder Months Ahead With Over 250 Exhibitors and Industry Experts On Hand to Help Ontarians Renovate and Decorate Their Home This Season

11 September 2023

Eat, Slay, Love! Crave, World of Wonder, and Blue Ant Studios Announce New Original Series SLAYCATION, from the DRAG RACE Universe

11 September 2023

Momo Film Co Joins Forces With Korea-Based Bros Studio to Develop Popular Kenaz Webtoons Into Television Series

22 August 2023

Blue Ant Media and marblemedia Announce Merger of Production and Distribution Operations Into One Unified Studio and Rights Business

10 August 2023

MobileSyrup Expands Reach With Revamped Weekly Newsletter, Antenna, Building on 60K Subscriber Base

13 July 2023

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur: The Story of the Discovery of the Largest Known Dinosaur

10 July 2023

IMAX, BEACH HOUSE PICTURES AND CHINA REVIEW STUDIO JOIN FORCES ON “THE ELEPHANT ODYSSEY”, A NEW FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ON CHINA’S WANDERING ELEPHANTS

3 July 2023

Smithsonian Channel™ Announces Inspiring New Series ArtNation, Set to Debut in Canada on Tuesday, June 20 at 10 p.m.ET/PT

24 May 2023

Cottage Life Signs On as Official Media Sponsor of Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival, Celebrating Canadian Music and Entertainment

16 May 2023

Blue Ant International Announces Slew of Co-Production, Pre-sales and Distribution deals with A+E Networks, Smithsonian Channel™ and True Royalty TV

9 May 2023

BBC First to air King Charles III and the Queen Consort’s Coronations for Canadian Audiences

5 May 2023

Spring Ahead to the Cottage Season at the Ottawa Cottage Life & Backyard Show, April 21-23 at the EY Centre

28 March 2023

Blue Ant International Spring Slate Sees More Than 450 Hours of New Premium Programming at MIPTV

23 March 2023

The Spring Cottage Life Show Returns March 23-26 at the International Centre, Mississauga

16 March 2023

Adjoa Andoh Narrates BBC Earth’s Latest Landmark Series, Serengeti III; Premiering March 19 During the Channel’s Nationwide Free Preview Event

7 March 2023

New Report Findings Show FAST Revenues will account for nearly 20% of the UK’s $3bn premium online ad-supported video market by 2027

2 March 2023

CATALYST AND BLUE ANT STUDIOS  ROLL INTO PRODUCTION ON NEW CRAVE ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES CREATED BY AND STARRING CAROLYN TAYLOR

11 October 2022

Canada’s Leading Pregnancy, Baby and Toddler Event Arrives on the West Coast: The Baby Show Debuts October 22-23 at Canada Place

11 October 2022

Love Nature Dives Beneath the Surface to Explore the Greatest Predator on Earth–Sharks, in its Latest Global Original Planet Shark, Premiering During the Channel’s Highly-Anticipated “FinFest” TV Event, October 10-16

4 October 2022

Blue Ant Media Expands Advertising Offering with Acquisition of Media Pulse, Canada’s Exclusive Connected TV Marketplace

29 September 2022

Love Nature Unveils Slate of Original and Returning Series at Jackson Wild Summit

25 September 2023

Blue Ant Media Appoints Jon Penn as Managing Director, Asia Pacific; Launches Expanded Business in APAC region

14 September 2023

T+E’s Serves Up Scares With Seventh Annual “Creep Week” Event, Running October 6-15 During the Channel’s Nationwide Free Preview Event 

12 September 2023

Blue Ant Media Partners with IRIS.TV to Enhance Advertising Value for Brands Across Global Free Streaming Channels

29 August 2023

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Accessibility

Copyright © 2023 · Blue Ant Media