Talk:Boat Rocker Media

Request Edits November 2021
I work with Boat Rocker and have a conflict of interest with this page. I am submitting the following proposed changes for independent editors to evaluate. Let me know if I can help.

Proposal 1

In the Infobox:


 * The executive chairmen should be added to Key People because the sourcing makes clear that they are actively managing operations as the senior most executives and owners. Here is the change I propose to the Infobox:

David Fortier (Co-Executive Chairman, Boat Rocker Media & Co-Chairman, Boat Rocker Studios) Ivan Schneeberg (Co-Executive Chairman, Boat Rocker Media & Co-Chairman, Boat Rocker Studios) John Young (CEO)
 * Key People =


 * The exact address of the company’s headquarters is also not the usual format for the Infobox in Good Articles about public companies (e.g. Hochtief, Sony Music Publishing), so I propose just mentioning the city:


 * hq_location = Toronto, Ontario

Proposal 2

GA articles about public companies such as Hochtief or Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment typically have a more of a description in the lead about what are the company’s products/services.

Here is my suggestion for a new second paragraph for the lead:

Boat Rocker produces and distributes a wide range of scripted and unscripted television shows, animation and family content, such as Invasion, American Rust, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Orphan Black, and Dino Ranch. Boat Rocker also owns other entertainment properties, including Jam Filled Entertainment, Insight Productions, Matador Content and Platform One Media. . It also does talent management and venture investing.

Proposal 3

Boat Rocker has made substantial investments covered in mainstream press in several Wikipedia-notable companies and other companies I suggest adding a sentence to the end of the sixth paragraph of the History section to reflect this:

It also has made investments in Untitled Entertainment, Realm Media, the Toronto Arrows, CAA Creative Labs, and MarcoPolo Learning.

Proposal 4

Boat Rocker does not own ShoeInk and therefore the statement that it does in the last paragraph of the History section is not factually correct. There is no source/citation for this because it is untrue. It should be deleted. I also propose removing mundane details about the funding source of Platform One with more relevant details about the person running it, and adding that the head of the company is staying on, as reported by Variety.

In the section “History” in the last paragraph, in the first sentence, that starts “In September 2019, Boat Rocker acquired Platform One Media….” please remove the following:

… backed by Liberty Media and TPG Capital, and Shoe Ink, a Canadian children's animation company renowned by the 9 Story Media Group that is most notable for the PBS Kids television series Elinor Wonders Why.

And insert after the words sales company

run by television producer Katie O’Connell Marsh, whose credits include Hannibal and Narcos. Marsh stayed on after the acquisition.

Proposal 5

The present version does not accurately reflect the recent transformation of Boat Rocker Media’s different studios and platforms into one new studio. I suggest the following sentence be added the final paragraph of the section “History”:

In December 2020, Temple Street was folded into Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted.
 * ✅. The proposal for adding Fortier and Schneeberg's positions in Boat Rocker Studios takes up too much space to be included in the infobox. Their titles in the parent company are more relevant to the page and have been added.
 * The lead was updated considering that there is a separate page for Temple Street Productions that indicates key people. Heartmusic678 (talk) 17:10, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Proposal 6

Boat Rocker has signed Wikipedia-notable artists and producers to exclusive deals, widely reported in the high-quality entertainment media. To reflect this, I suggest that a ninth paragraph be added to the ‘History’ section:

Boat Rocker signed first-look deals with Lena Headey’s Peephole Productions and Dakota Johnson’s TeaTime Pictures. In March 2021, it partnered with television executive Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh to create Maven, which focuses on female-led stories.

Proposal 7

Boat Rocker Media does not own Shoe Ink, and there is no source for this claim in the present version because it is not true. Therefore in the section “Units”, please remove Shoe Ink as a Boat Rocker subsidiary.

Also, I suggest that the following citations be added to the unsourced material in that bulleted section:

Rationale: Currently unsourced.
 * Boat Rocker Rights & Brands
 * Boat Rocker Ventures

Additionally, because the studio has created three new divisions to oversee their studio production, I suggest that the following units also be added to the bottom of the Units list (directly below Boat Rocker Ventures):


 * Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted
 * Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted
 * Boat Rocker Studios, Kids and Family
 * Industrial Brothers (minority stake)
 * Jam Filled Entertainment

Finally, because this level of organizational detail (describing divisions that fall under sub-units of Boat Rocker Studio) can’t be established as current with secondary sources, I propose that all the other divisions currently under Boat Rocker Studios be removed. These divisions represent legacy naming that is not in use anymore.


 * Temple Street Productions
 * Boat Rocker Digital (formerly Boat Rocker Studio)
 * Boat Rocker Animation

Proposal 8

In the ‘History Section’, please replace the existing first paragraph which begins: “With the formation of Boat Rocker Media in early 2016...”. The paragraph has the following errors: a) the original company that became Boat Rocker Media was established in 2003 b) Boat Rocker Media was not placed under Boat Rocker Studios -- the opposite is true. Boat Rocker Studios was placed under Boat Rocker Media.|Playback|Playback b) Fairfax was an investor -- but  it did not place “Temple Street” productions under Boat Rocker because Boat Rocker remained in control of organizational decision making.|The Globe and Mail The proposed rewrite also makes the structure and history of the company clear, and removes additional overly intricate details.

Boat Rocker was established in 2003 by Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier. Its largest division, Boat Rocker Studios, encompasses Temple Street Productions, which was acquired by Schneeberg and Fortier in 2006. The company's other divisions were: Boat Rocker Animation; Boat Rocker Ventures; and Boat Rocker Rights.

Although the Final Prospectus filed by Boat Rocker with SEDAR is available online, because the document is over 400 pages long the relevant extract (from page 10) is provided here:

Proposal 9

Elinor Wonders Why is not a Boat Rocker production. There is no source/citation for this because it is untrue. For this reason, I suggest that the following be removed from the Section Filmography, sub section Animation: -

Proposal 10

With the acquisition of different media companies, the number of shows under production has increased. I propose adding the following entries to the box titled Television in the Filmography section (please note that anything without a Wikipedia page has a reliable source):

Proposal 11

With the acquisition of different media companies, the number of shows under production has increased. I suggest that the following be added to the Filmography section in a new box titled ‘Upcoming’ (please note that anything below without a Wikipedia page has a reliable source):

Upcoming
Thank you. Maslvtr (talk) 20:12, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Heartmusic678 (talk) 15:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)