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Turner Broadcasting acquires Inspector Gadget reboot
The DHX Media series will be carried on Boomerang channels across Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
CraveTV to launch Dec. 11 for ‘price of a latte’
The TV streaming service is an add-on to Bell Media’s pay TV offerings and will also be available on Eastlink and Telus’ Optik TV.
Jean Marc Vallee’s Demolition sells out worldwide
VVS Films has picked up the Canadian rights, Fox Searchlight has the U.S. and other international territory rights after dealmaking by CAA and Sierra/Affinity.
Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad feature to shoot in Toronto
With Marvel’s X-Men franchise firmly entrenched in Montreal, Toronto will host the DC Comics-based feature next year. (Dallas Buyers Club‘s Jared Leto, set to co-star, pictured.)
Bell Media to call upstart SVOD CraveTV
The shomi and Netflix Canada rival will only be sold to Canadians with TV subscriptions, not cord-cutters.
DHX Media acquires Nerd Corps for $57 million
Nerd Corps co-founder Asaph Fipke and president Ken Faier will join the Halifax-based kids and family content producer. (Nerd Corps series Endangered Species pictured)
Telefilm’s Carolle Brabant on Canadian content in a VOD world
“We are identifying the target audiences, but the environment is fragmented and we lack audience tracking tools,” she told the agency’s annual public meeting.
TIFF unveils its top 10 Canadian festival movies for 2014
The latest works by David Cronenberg, Xavier Dolan and Sturla Gunnarsson are set to screen as part of the annual homegrown movie showcase at Bell Lightbox. (Monsoon pictured)
Diamond Tongues headed to Slamdance for world bow
The indie, co-directed by Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson, joins the Park City, Utah competition lineup in January. (Diamond Tongues star Leah Fay Goldstein pictured)
Frantic Films taps Graham Ludlow to boost scripted TV slate
The Vancouver-raised, Los Angeles-based consultant earlier stick-handled three TV movies for CTV and Lifetime
Telefilm/CFC comedy boot camp unveils 4 new projects
Scripts by directors Sudz Sutherland, Robert Cuffley and Jason James are among the latest projects for the Telefilm Canada Feature Comedy Exchange.
How Blackstone gives a TV reckoning to real-life drama
Showrunner Ron E. Scott tells Playback Daily he’s “putting the big blocks in” as he grabs recent headlines to develop a fifth season of Blackstone for APTN.
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