Holmes Family Effect to touchdown on CTV following Super Bowl LV

Holmes Family Effect is set to make its debut following Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Feb. 7 at about 10 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca and the CTV app.

Produced by Make It Right Productions in association with CTV, the new CTV Original series (pictured) stars TV personality and executive producer Mike Holmes and his daughter and son, following the family as they tackle their most important projects to date. Each episode sees the trio surprise deserving individuals. Of note, this December, U.S. broadcaster FOX picked up Holmes Family Effect for its 2020/21 midseason schedule.

Grant Greschuk serves as series producer, while Paul McConvey is supervising producer.

Following its premiere, the series will move to its regular time slot on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET as of Feb. 14. The show will also begin streaming on Friday, March 12 on Crave. Bell Media handles worldwide distribution for the show.

Roselyne Brouillet to head international activities at Trio Orange

In its bid to expand internationally, Montreal-based Trio Orange has hired Roselyne Brouillet as director of international distribution and business development.

Trio Orange, which specializes in both scripted and non-scripted content including factual shows How Much for This House and Animal Shelter, has tasked Brouillet with procuring partnerships and business opportunities. She will work to secure new distribution deals for the catalog of content across the international market.

Brouillet comes to Trio Orange with more than 20 years of experience in the television industry, having worked as a commissioner, buyer, programmer, producer and distributor of content. She also brings established relationships with global players to move the Quebec company into a stronger position worldwide.

Island Horse Productions options Inside

Island Horse Productions’ Kenneth J. Harvey has optioned his 2007 novel Inside.

Set to be produced as a film through Harvey’s Newfoundland and Labrador-based production banner, Harvey is also set to direct based on a script penned by him. The project is scheduled to go into production in spring 2022. The Giller Prize-nominated novel follows a man who returns to his St. John’s neighbourhood after 14 years in prison.

Previously, Island Horse Productions produced Immaculate Memories: The Uncluttered Worlds of Christopher Pratt, which received a nomination for Best Feature Documentary at the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards.

With files from Realscreen