| Northern Pictures | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Genre: | Television production |
| Foundation: | 2010 |
| Founder: | Sue Clothier |
| Location City: | Sydney |
| Location Country: | Australia |
| Key People: | Peter Anderson (MD)[1] |
| Industry: | Television |
| Services: | Television program production |
| Parent: | Blue Ant Media |
| Divisions: | Australian Geographic |
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).