Multiple Media Entertainment

General information

Multiple Media Entertainment (MME) is a full service independent media content creation and distribution company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 2010, the company is involved in all aspects of the entertainment content industry including development and production but focuses on film and television program distribution of scripted and non-scripted programming, including series, specials, mini-series, made for TV movies and feature films.

The company has built a solid reputation as a dependable source of high quality programming to the Canadian media outlets, filmmakers, program producers and suppliers. MME tailors its distribution strategy for every project that it takes on and controls the distribution rights to a film and television library that has grown to more than 200 titles.

The Company continues to acquire high caliber films and television programs for distribution in Canada, the United States and foreign. MME acquires exclusive, long-term rights to film and television content across all media platforms. The company provides a full range of services relating to the sales, marketing, licensing and barter distribution of feature films, television and special interest content across all media.

In August 2014, Quantum International Income Corp. (QIIC) made a controlling investment in MME. The transaction resulted in the direct ownership by QIIC of two-thirds of the voting securities of MME. The prior shareholders and management of MME, Michael Taylor and Drew Craig, collectively retained the remaining one-third voting interest. QIIC is a publicly listed (TSX VENTURE: QIC.U) holding company focused on the acquisition and development of cash-flow positive companies across multiple sectors.

Multiple Media Entertainment was originally founded by industry veterans Drew Craig and Michael Taylor:

Drew Craig, the past-Chairman of MME, is a 3rd generation media and telecom industry executive. In the early days of radio and television broadcast the Craig family owned and operated radio and television stations in Manitoba, Canada. Drew became the CEO of Craig Media Inc. which was Canada’s largest, privately held company. Its broadcast assets included MTV, MTV2, TV Land Canada, CKX-TV Brandon, A-Channel Calgary, A-Channel Edmonton, A-Channel Manitoba and Toronto 1 in Toronto. Craig Media Inc. sold its broadcast assets to CHUM Limited in 2004 for $265 million. Craig Media now operates under the name Craig Wireless Systems Inc.

Michael Taylor, the President & CEO of MME, is a 2nd generation entertainment industry executive. Prior to MME, Michael was the President of Peace Arch Television Ltd., a division of publicly listed (AMEX:PAE, TSX:PAE.TO) Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. Peace Arch Television’s productions included the Emmy Award winning television series The Tudors for Showtime, CBC and Sony. Prior to Peace Arch, Michael was the Vice President of Programming at Craig Media Inc. which included MTV Canada, TV Land Canada and television stations in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Michael was also the former President and COO of Telegenic Programs Inc., Canada's largest independent television program distributor. Programs distributed in Canada by Telegenic included The Academy Awards Show (ABC), Late Show With David Letterman (CBS), Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS), The Bold & The Beautiful (CBS), 20/20 (ABC), Nightline (ABC), Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, etc. Michael has been a Producer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Production Executive, and the Distributor of more than $300 million of Canadian content productions including five television series and more than a dozen films, TV movies and mini-series.