Northern Pictures

Northern Pictures
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision
GenreTelevision production
Founded2010
FounderSue Clothier
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Key people
Peter Anderson (MD)[1]
ServicesTelevision program production
ParentBlue Ant Media
DivisionsAustralian Geographic
Websitenorthernpictures.com.au

Northern Pictures is an Australian-based television production company, which develops and produces unscripted and factual television programs for multiple television channels in Australia and internationally. The company was founded by Sue Clothier in 2010.[2]

In 2013, Clothier sold the company to David Haslingden, a media executive who also acquired New Zealand company NHNZ around the same time, through his Racat Group.[3] In the same year, the company formed a joint venture with Keshet International to operate Keshet Australia.[4]

In 2017, Haslingden sold his production company holdings (including Northern Pictures) to Canadian company Blue Ant Media.[5]

In 2018, the Australian Geographic publication was sold to Northern Pictures.[6]

Northern Pictures employs a number of staff including Peter Anderson (Managing Director), Karina Holden (Head of Factual), Catherine Nebauer (Head of Kids & Scripted) & Tosca Looby (Factual Series Producer/Director).

  1. ^ Groves, Don (7 February 2018). "Peter Anderson named MD of Northern Pictures as Sue Clothier moves to new role". If.com.au.
  2. ^ "Northern Pictures strikes the right balance". The Australian. 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ Delaney, Colin (20 February 2013). "Incoming Nine chairman David Haslingden buys Northern Pictures". Mumbrella.
  4. ^ Boon, Cameron (29 May 2013). "Keshet Media Group pushes into Australian with Northern Pictures partnership". Mumbrella.
  5. ^ Knox, David (26 May 2017). "Northern Pictures sold in Canadian deal". TV Tonight.
  6. ^ Tutty, Josie (2 March 2018). "Bauer Media sells Australian Geographic to Northern Pictures". Mumbrella. Retrieved 3 March 2018.