Articles Tagged ‘YTV’
marblemedia plans follow-up to Splatalot
TVThe kids game show Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! has been sold to Disney XD and YTV.
Weekly roundup: Awards, distribution sales and TV premieres
FILMFUNDINGTVAmong this week’s briefs is news of Yung Chang’s doc The Fruit Hunters (pictured) winning a top honour at the annual International Environmental Film Festival in Paris and TV season premieres for Continuum, The Next Step, Wingin’ It and Life with Boys.
YTV finds Cache Craze
TVThe series, produced by 9 Story Entertainment and which features competing family teams searching for virtual caches that are unlocked after completing various challenges, premieres on March 9 at 6 p.m.
9 Story distribution expands into acquired programming
TVFor its first foray into managing completed programming, the Toronto-based kids prodco and distributor takes on Slap Happy Cartoon’s Nerds and Monsters (pictured).
Almost Naked Animals gets Scholastic deal
TVWEBThe deal for 9 Story Entertainment’s animated children’s series covers comic readers, joke books, chapter books, eBooks and digital interactive story books for the U.S., Canada and Mexico in English and Spanish.
Corus launches new YTV prank series
TVExtreme Babysitting is an original prank series for families, produced by General Purpose Pictures and CCI Entertainment in association with YTV and slated to premiere Jan. 5.
Nerds and Monsters begins production
TVCorus Entertainment greenlit the animated series from Vancouver-based Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. for YTV.
Round-up: premieres, screenings and rebrandings
FILMTVHighway Thru Hell (pictured) gets a second season; The Pet Network rebrands and unveils enhanced programming slate.
9 Story, YTV begin a Cache Craze
INTERACTIVETVThe 10-episode competition series, in production in Toronto, will feature challenges based around recreational treasure-hunting activity geocaching.
YTV’s The Next Star signs up brand integrations
TVThe tween competition reality show has teamed with Sears Canada, Hilroy and The Allan Candy Company Ltd. for product integrations in its upcoming fifth season.
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ACTRA Awards 2013 - Clayton Ruby, Harriet Sachs and Rossif Sutherland at the 2013 ACTRA Awards in Toronto (photo: Jag Gundu)