Brain Power Studio

What Brain Power Studio does

Brain Power Studio Inc. is a privately held Canadian multi-media production and distribution company headquartered in Newmarket, Ontario, founded in 2009. The company develops, produces, and distributes scripted content across three core pillars: primetime programming (drama series, romance, mystery, holiday films), kids and family feature films, and children's series (animated and live-action). Production is anchored by two fully equipped filming facilities in Barrie and East Gwillimbury, Ontario, supporting an in-house creative team that covers the full production lifecycle including post-production and VFX. The company's self-described competitive position rests on genre breadth (primetime drama through children's content) and end-to-end delivery capability from concept through post-production.

The business operates a vertically integrated model: production feeds into Brain Power Rights, the company's distribution arm launched in 2012, which licenses content worldwide across traditional linear broadcasters, AVOD/FAST streamers, and digital retail. Its revenue model is content licensing and royalties, with distribution relationships covering more than twenty named partners including flagship buyers Lifetime, Hallmark, Netflix, Disney, BET, and Discovery, alongside international broadcasters in France (M6), Italy (Sky Italia), Germany (SUPER RTL), and Denmark (TV2), plus streaming and digital retail channels (Tubi, Roku, YouTube, Walmart, Redbox, Pureflix). Pricing and contract terms are not publicly disclosed, consistent with enterprise content licensing norms.

Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: the company maintains a direct distribution team across Canada and the United States and conducts an active presence at six international television and film markets (MIPCOM/MIPTV, Kidscreen, AFM, NATPE, ATF, Content London). The company is founder-led (Beth Stevenson as Founder & CEO) with an executive team covering original content, business development, post-production/marketing, and finance. No external funding rounds, parent company, or institutional ownership are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Brain Power Studio

Legal name

Brain Power Studio Inc.

Website

https://brainpowerstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brain Power Studio is a Canadian multi-media production and distribution company producing primetime drama, family films, and children's series, licensing its catalog globally through its Brain Power Rights division to top-tier broadcasters and streaming platforms including Lifetime, Hallmark, Netflix, Disney, and Discovery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Television production
• Family content
• Content distribution
• Media licensing
• Children's programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Newmarket

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Content Licensing and Distribution: Licensing and distribution of television and film content across traditional and streaming platforms globally. Rights launched in 2012 and serves top-tier buyers including Lifetime, Hallmark, Disney, Netflix, BET, and Discovery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Brain Power Studio produces multi-genre television and film content, including primetime drama series, romance, mystery, holiday movies, children's animated and live-action series, and family feature films. Its Brain Power Rights distribution division, launched in 2012, licenses the company's catalog worldwide to top-tier traditional broadcasters and streaming platforms. The company operates end-to-end production through two fully equipped Ontario filming facilities and high-end post-production capabilities.

Product overview

Brain Power Studio is a world-class media content production company with a global distribution team. The company operates as a unified media production and distribution operation with three main content pillars: Primetime (drama series and holiday movies), Kids & Family Movies (family-oriented feature films), and Kids Series (animated and live-action children's programming). The company also operates Brain Power Rights, its distribution division launched in 2012, which handles global distribution of its catalog across both traditional broadcast and streaming platforms to major buyers including Lifetime, Hallmark, Disney, Netflix, BET, and Discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primetime Primetime content programming including drama series and holiday-themed movies distributed across streaming and traditional platforms for adult and family audiences.
• Kids & Family Movies Family-oriented feature film content including titles such as Olympians at Heart, A Witches' Ball, Dance Together, Santa's Castle, and 48 Christmas Wishes, produced for global broadcasters and streamers.
• Kids Series Children's animated and live-action series including Fuzzy Tales, The Ponysitters Club, Luna Petunia, Lazoo, Julius Jr., Gastro Blast, and My Family Starring Me, produced for children's broadcasters and family platforms.
• Brain Power Rights Distribution Worldwide multi-genre programming distribution service that licenses Brain Power Studio's catalog across traditional broadcasters and streaming platforms, delivering to top-tier buyers including Lifetime, Hallmark, Disney, Netflix, BET, and Discovery.

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• LuvCentral (New Romance Platform)minorOthers · 1 January 2012New Romance Platform partnership with LuvCentral for content distribution in the romance genre.
• Bell MediacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian media conglomerate partner for broadcast content distribution.
• Danish TV2coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDanish public-service television partner for content distribution.
• M6coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench television network partner for content distribution.
• Sky ItaliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian satellite television partner for content distribution.
• REMSTARcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian media company partner for content distribution.
• RedboxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmerican media company partner for physical and digital content distribution.
• Discovery KidscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChildren's programming channel partner for kids content distribution.
• SUPER RTLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman commercial children's TV channel partner for content distribution.
• LifetimeflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTop-tier American cable channel partner - key buyer for content distribution.
• HallmarkflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTop-tier American cable network partner for holiday and family content - key buyer.
• NetflixflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal streaming giant - key buyer for content distribution.
• Corus EntertainmentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian media and entertainment company partner for broadcast content distribution.
• TubicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFree streaming service partner for content distribution.
• TVOKidscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian children's programming partner for kids content distribution.
• FilmRiseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFilm and TV content distribution partner.
• HooplaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigital media platform partner for content distribution through libraries.
• UP TVminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmerican cable television network partner for family content.
• WalmartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail partner for content distribution.
• RokucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStreaming platform partner for content distribution.
• OTT StudiominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver-the-top content studio partner.
• YouTubecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVideo platform partner for content distribution.
• PureflixminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFaith-based streaming service partner for content distribution.
• DaVinciminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContent distribution partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hallmark Media: Hallmark Media is a large U.S. cable network and production operation producing family-friendly holiday and romance content — directly analogous to Brain Power Studio's primetime romance and family film slate. Brain Power counts Hallmark as a Flagship distribution partner.
• Fremantle: Fremantle is a global production and distribution business operating across drama, entertainment, and documentary — comparable to Brain Power's worldwide distribution focus across scripted and family content.
• Lionsgate: Lionsgate is a major independent studio with global film/TV production and distribution operations — comparable to Brain Power at a much larger scale, with similar multi-genre strategy and direct-to-buyer distribution economics.
• Lifetime (A+E Networks): Lifetime is a major U.S. cable channel focused on women, romance, and made-for-TV movies — overlapping strongly with Brain Power's primetime romance and mystery programming. Lifetime is also a Flagship buyer of Brain Power content.
• ITV Studios: ITV Studios is a leading global TV production and distribution company — comparable to Brain Power's distribution-led model with multi-territory scripted and unscripted content sales.

Regional players

• Corus Entertainment: Corus Entertainment is a Canadian media and content company with broadcast and production operations — a comparable Canadian-headquartered peer that combines content production with broadcaster distribution.
• Blue Ant Media: Blue Ant Media is a Canadian privately held media company operating channels and producing/distributing content globally — comparable to Brain Power in Canadian base, multi-genre catalog, and international distribution orientation.

Direct peers

• 9 Story Media Group: 9 Story is a Canadian independent kids and family content producer/distributor with global distribution — closely comparable to Brain Power's Kids & Family business in geography, genre mix, and international distribution model.
• Boat Rocker Media: Boat Rocker is a Canadian-based global entertainment company producing and distributing scripted and unscripted content — a comparable mid-sized Canadian peer with global distribution and multi-genre content focus.
• WildBrain: WildBrain is a Canadian kids and family entertainment company combining IP ownership, production, and global distribution — directly comparable to Brain Power's kids series catalog and worldwide distribution approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/BrainPowerStudio
• Instagraminstagram.com/brainpowerstudio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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