More talent deals are incoming at Blue Ant as the Canadian giant seeks “significant growth” over the coming years, according to Content Production Co-President Sam Sniderman.

The company has tied with former Cash Cab indie Lion Television US boss Tony Tackaberry and Oscar-nominated All In: The Fight For Democracy co-director Lisa Cortés over the past few weeks and Sniderman told a Banff World Media Festival Spotlight session earlier this week that these deals are “the only way we’re really going to grow.”

The strategy forms part of Blue Ant’s drive for “significant growth” that also includes incubations with the likes of Doomlands producer Look Mom! Productions and buying companies outright, such as UK distributor Drive Media Rights, which closed recently.

“This is the only way we’re going to grow,” said Sniderman, who oversees the commercial and financial performance of Blue Ant’s international production business.

“It’s...