Highway Thru Hell

Great Pacific Media’s Highway Thru Hell Expands International Distribution with Dedicated FAST Channel from Banijay Rights

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The channel will begin rolling out in the U.K. from March 13, with an April 17 launch in Australia to follow.

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  • The channel will begin rolling out in the U.K. from March 13, with an April 17 launch in Australia to follow.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240312370098/en/
    Seasons 1-10 of Great Pacific Media's hit docuseries Highway Thru Hell, and all seven seasons of the production company's Heavy Rescue: 401, will be available on a dedicated FAST channel from distributor Banijay Rights, set to launch initially in the U.K. on March 13.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Platforms confirmed in the U.K. include Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Freevee, Plex, and Samsung TV Plus in Australia.
  • It’s now available on platforms across 180 territories and in production for a 13th season that will see it mark 204 episodes.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Reports Fiscal 2024 Q2 Results

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) today announced its Q2 2024 financial results, which ended December 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) today announced its Q2 2024 financial results, which ended December 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.
  • The Company has returned to profitability in Q2 2024, with the last half of fiscal 2024 set to be the strongest, weighted to the fourth quarter.
  • Several cost-reduction activities have been implemented and the Company expects to realize in excess of $3 million in overall cost reductions for fiscal 2024.
  • Thunderbird awards and accolades received during and subsequent to Q2 include, but are not limited to:
    Thunderbird placing No.

Great Pacific Media’s Highway Thru Hell Celebrates Season 13 Renewal with 200th Episode

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Currently in production, the new season will push the series past the historic 200th episode mark to make 204 episodes of Highway Thru Hell.

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  • Currently in production, the new season will push the series past the historic 200th episode mark to make 204 episodes of Highway Thru Hell.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231219431324/en/
    Jamie Davis, star of Great Pacific Media's Highway Thru Hell.
  • The series will mark its 200th episode in the upcoming 13th season, currently in production.
  • Season 12 of Highway Thru Hell returns with new episodes on Monday, January 8 at 10 p.m.

Thunderbird Entertainment Establishes Thunderbird Brands to Further Grow Licensing Business

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”), a global award-winning, full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights management company, has formalized its consumer products operations under the new Thunderbird Brands banner.

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”), a global award-winning, full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights management company, has formalized its consumer products operations under the new Thunderbird Brands banner.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230531005361/en/
    Thunderbird Brands will make its industry debut at Licensing Expo (Booth #K236), the premier event for the global licensing and consumer products industry, taking place in Las Vegas, June 13 to 15.
  • Mittens & Pants: Last year, Thunderbird Distribution acquired the global media distribution and licensing rights to this super-cute preschool series produced by Windy Isle Entertainment, which launched on television platforms in early 2023.
  • “Thunderbird Entertainment is a pure-play content company that employs 1,300 people focused on making outstanding scripted, unscripted, kids and family, and animated content for platforms worldwide.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Reports Fiscal 2023 Q3 Results

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) today announced its financial results for fiscal Q3 2023, which ended March 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.

Key Points: 
  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) today announced its financial results for fiscal Q3 2023, which ended March 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update.
  • “I am very proud of the talented teams working hard to create many wins in spite of the headwinds we faced as an organization in fiscal 2023,” said Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Thunderbird CEO and Chair.
  • Industry-wide economic factors and the proxy contest delayed the start of several productions, moving them from fiscal 2023 to fiscals 2024 and 2025.
  • During the quarter, Thunderbird also welcomed Lisa Coulman to its Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee.

Great Pacific Media’s Highway Thru Hell Captures Epic Disaster in Unprecedented 11th Season

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Recently announced new series include Deadmans Curse (History, Hulu), Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet (APTN, Cottage Life) and Styled (HGTV, Hulu).

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  • Recently announced new series include Deadmans Curse (History, Hulu), Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet (APTN, Cottage Life) and Styled (HGTV, Hulu).
  • Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, factual, and animated programming for the worlds leading direct-to-consumer platforms, as well as Canadian and international broadcasters.
  • The Company develops, produces, and distributes its content through its various divisions, including Thunderbird Kids & Family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media), Thunderbird Scripted and Thunderbird Distribution.
  • Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella include The Last Kids on Earth, Molly of Denali, Highway Thru Hell, Reginald the Vampire, Strays and Kims Convenience, among others.

Great Pacific Media Forges Strategic Partnership with New Development Hub Original Content Lab

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

This long-term partnership will be invaluable in accelerating our development pipeline and our delivery of premium factual content to the international market.

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  • This long-term partnership will be invaluable in accelerating our development pipeline and our delivery of premium factual content to the international market.
  • This partnership, with GPM and OCLs combined development and sales experience, ensures a clear path to the production of the highest-quality factual content out there.
  • Great Pacific Media (GPM) programs are seen in more than 170 countries, and the Thunderbird Entertainment Group division specializes in the financing, development, production and co-production of factual, documentary, and reality television.
  • Original Content Lab Inc (OCL) is a content-creation company launched by industry veteran Sean Connolly in May 2022.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media Signs Director Brad Peyton and Renowned Futurist Michio Kaku to New Series If: Imagine the Impossible

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Great Pacific Media (GPM), a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTCQX:THBRF), has partnered with director, writer and producer Brad Peyton and visionary physicist Michio Kaku for its new series, If: Imagine the Impossible.

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  • Great Pacific Media (GPM), a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTCQX:THBRF), has partnered with director, writer and producer Brad Peyton and visionary physicist Michio Kaku for its new series, If: Imagine the Impossible.
  • Peyton joins If: Imagine the Impossible as director and executive producer and will be responsible for bringing to life the incredible hypothetical scenarios the series will explore.
  • A native of Gander, Newfoundland, Peyton is currently in production on Jennifer Lopezs upcoming sci-fi thriller Atlas.
  • Previously, he helmed Dwayne Johnson blockbusters San Andreas and Rampage and the Netflix series Daybreak .

 Thunderbird Entertainment Announces New Shows and Updates on Company Production Slate 2021/22

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) is thrilled to showcase new shows on its production slate.

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company) is thrilled to showcase new shows on its production slate.
  • The Company is currently working on nine additional shows, either previously announced or remaining confidential, for a total of 27 programs in production as of todays date.
  • For information on Thunderbird and to subscribe to the Companys investor list for news updates, go to www.thunderbird.tv .
  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a global award-winning, full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Ottawa.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media Celebrates the Renewals of Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Great Pacific Media is proud of the enduring legacy of Highway Thru Hell and its spinoffs Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers and we are thrilled to bring them all back for new seasons on Discovery, said David Way, President of Great Pacific Media.

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  • Great Pacific Media is proud of the enduring legacy of Highway Thru Hell and its spinoffs Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers and we are thrilled to bring them all back for new seasons on Discovery, said David Way, President of Great Pacific Media.
  • ET on Discovery, features 18 brand-new episodes, which highlight the grit, ingenuity and heart of heavy recovery like never before.
  • Mud Mountain Haulers launched in 2021 as a second spin-off of the Highway Thru Hell franchise.
  • In its first season, Mud Mountain Haulers was the number three Canadian program on Discovery for the A25-54 demographic.