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Shaw and Rogers launch shomi
The Netflix Canada contender becomes available in beta first to Rogers and Shaw internet or cable customers.
eOne’s Mark Slone on rebirth of ‘Canada Cool’
Entertainment One has seen seven of its Canadian movie releases pass the $1 million mark during its latest fiscal year.
Production starts on How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
Kristian Bruun, Rosemary Dunsmore and The Strain‘s Natalie Brown (pictured) have also boarded Jeremy Lalonde’s follow-up to Sex After Kids, now shooting in Toronto.
Canadian paranormal investigators spooked on Halloween shoot
“The spirit was a big surprise. The fella said his name was Roger,” The Other Side producer Wally Start told Playback Daily about the APTN doc series.
Shomi, BBCWW sign Canadian licensing deal
The Canadian SVOD also landed the exclusive Canadian streaming rights to the NBC drama The Blacklist (pictured).
CBC hires outside company for Jian Ghomeshi probe
“These reports are extremely disturbing and of great concern to all of us,” English services head Heather Conway told employees in an internal memo.
Bell Media unwraps new streamer, code-named ‘Project Latte’
The TV-focused SVOD will be backed by HBO’s back catalogue of programming, including The Sopranos and The Wire.
Rogers, Vice to launch new studio, channel in Canada
The Toronto facility will be operated by Vice, and is part of a $100 million joint venture between the partners.
CRTC comish gives ‘credit’ to casters for OTT partnerships
Raj Shoan, a regional commissioner for the CRTC, said earlier this year networks had been caught “flat-footed” by digitial competition.
Cameras roll in Toronto on Syfy’s The Expanse
Canadian actors Paulo Costanzo and Cas Anvar (pictured) have boarded the space drama, which is the latest Syfy series to shoot in Canada.
Industryworks Studios’ The Lost Legion gets U.S. distribution
Lionsgate will release the feature on its home entertainment platforms, as part of a side-deal with Grindstone Entertainment.
Veteran filmmaker Richard Nielsen dies at 86
The writer-director made The Wars and Labour of Love.
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