50 territories have already acquired the doc from Blue Ant’s growing slate of premium access docs, which includes recently announced Taylor
(Cannes, France, October 13, 2025) – Heading into MIPCOM with strong momentum, Blue Ant Rights, the distribution arm of Blue Ant Studios, announced a wave of international sales for Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy (1 x 60’). The ITN Productions documentary has been acquired by more than a dozen leading platforms, reaching over 50 territories across EMEA, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific.
The documentary, which first premiered on Peacock in the U.S., weaves Perry’s rise to fame with the tragic events leading to his final days, as he allegedly received ketamine from individuals “who should have known better.” Perry’s castmates, family, friends, law enforcement, and a brutally honest Perry himself tell this epic Hollywood story.
Sales for Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, follow Blue Ant Rights’ recent acquisition of Taylor (2 x 60’), the highly anticipated docuseries about Taylor Swift.The Company’s growing roster of exciting, access-driven documentaries also features Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family, and Me (1 x 60’), The Great Art Fraud (2 x 60’) and Never Get Busted! (1 x 90’).
“Kicking off MIPCOM with such strong global demand is a tremendous way to start the market,” said Mark Bishop, Co-President, Blue Ant Studios. “Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy is exactly the kind of bold, relevant storytelling we’re committed to bringing to international buyers, and this wave of sales underscores Blue Ant Rights’ growing reputation as a go-to partner for major access-driven documentaries and premium factual content.”
The expansive list of platforms that have picked up Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy includes: Bravo New Zealand (New Zealand); DR Danish Broadcasting Corp. (Denmark); Dox TV (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo); ITV Rights (Ireland and UK); NBCUniversal Global Networks Latin America (across 33 LatAm territories); NRK Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norway); Stan (Australia); TV4 (Sweden); MTV (Finland); Quebecor Content (French Canada).
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About Blue Ant Studios
An award-winning international production and rights management business, Blue Ant Studios’ diverse slate spans premium factual and high-impact documentaries, competition and entertainment formats, lifestyle, kids, youth and family, comedy, drama and animation, for broadcasters and streamers throughout the world. A division of Blue Ant Media (TSX: BAMI), the Studio encompasses Blue Ant Studios Productions, Insight Productions, Proper Television, and Jam Filled Entertainment. Its award-winning slate includes iconic, fan-favourite shows such as Blown Away, Canada’s Drag Race, Mysteries From Above, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker, Gary & His Demons, Race Against the Tide, Top Chef Canada, Northwoods Survival, The Great Canadian Baking Show and Amazing Race Canada.
The Studio’s International distribution arm, Blue Ant Rights, represents over 8,000 hours of acclaimed content from Blue Ant Studios and third-party producers, maximizing rights opportunities and connecting buyers with programming that resonates with global audiences. With offices in Toronto, London, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Ottawa, Halifax, Singapore, and Sydney, the studio is well-positioned in key markets worldwide.