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Gas Monkey Garage Gears Up for SEMA 2023 Show with Four Custom Cars

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Friday, October 20, 2023

DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gas Monkey Garage, renowned for its automotive craftsmanship and innovation, is gearing up to make a grand entrance at the upcoming SEMA 2023 Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) in Las Vegas. The world-famous garage, which has gained fame through its hit TV show, Fast N' Loud and led by its charismatic CEO, Richard Rawlings, is set to unveil four extraordinary and meticulously crafted cars, from classics to a revolutionary EV, that promise to leave auto enthusiasts in awe.

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  • DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gas Monkey Garage, renowned for its automotive craftsmanship and innovation, is gearing up to make a grand entrance at the upcoming SEMA 2023 Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) in Las Vegas.
  • The four cars set to steal the show at SEMA 2023 are:
    Testa – A legendary Ferrari Testarossa reimagined like only Gas Monkey Garage could.
  • Richard Rawlings, an American entrepreneur, television personality, and car enthusiast founded Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas, Texas in 2004.
  • Gas Monkey Garage's presence at the SEMA 2023 Show promises to be an unforgettable experience for attendees.

Thunderbird Entertainment Recognized as one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies by The Globe and Mail

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Friday, September 29, 2023

This recognition is further testament to the trusted reputation that Thunderbird has established through its high-quality, premium content.

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  • This recognition is further testament to the trusted reputation that Thunderbird has established through its high-quality, premium content.
  • “This year’s Report on Business magazine’s list of Top Growing Companies shows how innovative ideas always rise to the top, perhaps even more so in times of uncertainty,” says Andrew Saunders, CEO of The Globe and Mail.
  • “The Globe and Mail congratulates this year’s winners for meeting and surpassing those economic challenges.”
    Canada’s Top Growing Companies is a report that ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth.
  • “With solid industry relationships and award winning content, Thunderbird Entertainment is growing steadily,” says Jennifer Twiner McCarron, CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media Named to Realscreen’s Global 200 List

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC:THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”), is honoured to announce that its unscripted arm, Great Pacific Media (“GPM”), has been named to Realscreen’s Global 200 list (formerly, the Global 100).

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC:THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”), is honoured to announce that its unscripted arm, Great Pacific Media (“GPM”), has been named to Realscreen’s Global 200 list (formerly, the Global 100).
  • It is compiled with the input of broadcast and streaming executives, agents, distributors, production peers and other industry stakeholders.
  • It aims to bring diverse communities together for dialogue, debate and discussion about the global business of unscripted entertainment.
  • Their annual list of the now top 200 companies working in unscripted and non-fiction content is one of the most anticipated reports of the year.

Vecima Announces Annual General Meeting to be held on December 12, 2022 at 10 am PT

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) (Vecima or the Company) filed its Annual General Meeting (the AGM) materials, including its notice of meeting and management information circular (the Circular), announcing that its AGM will be held virtually on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10am PT.

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  • Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) (Vecima or the Company) filed its Annual General Meeting (the AGM) materials, including its notice of meeting and management information circular (the Circular), announcing that its AGM will be held virtually on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10am PT.
  • As noted in the Circular, Vecima is nominating Mr. Rick Brace as a director nominee for Vecimas board of directors (the Board).
  • Following the AGM, current Vecima director Scott Edmonds will serve as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee.
  • Mr. Edmonds previously served as a director of Vecima from April 2015 to September 2017 and rejoined Vecimas Board in June 2022.

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).

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media Strengthens Leadership Team with Executive Promotions

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Great Pacific Media (GPM), the unscripted content arm of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC:THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company), is pleased to announce two key promotions that will further strengthen its leadership team.

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  • Great Pacific Media (GPM), the unscripted content arm of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC:THBRF) (Thunderbird or the Company), is pleased to announce two key promotions that will further strengthen its leadership team.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220817005037/en/
    Lindsay Macadam, Executive Vice President of Great Pacific Media (Photo: Business Wire)
    Lindsay Macadam moves up to Executive Vice President of GPM from the role of Senior Vice President of Content & Business Development.
  • She is now heading up production legal across all program genres, overseeing a team at Thunderbird that supports Atomic Cartoons and Thunderbird Distribution and supporting the business affairs team at GPM.
  • 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.

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.