Julianna Cummins

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City sets fall premiere date for Sunnyside

The sketch comedy series is being moved to Sundays after competing head-to-head with The Big Bang Theory in its first season.

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Starz to develop eOne’s Havana Quartet

The one-hour drama is based on a four-part detective book series from Cuban writer Leonardo Padura. (Star Antonio Banderas pictured.)

Deals: Cineflix, Tricon, Picture Box

Cineflix Rights sells Yap Films and Cineflix Productions series to international broadcasters, plus more deals of the week. (Angry Planet pictured.)

Voyeurism charges against Spun Out star dropped

JP Manoux still faces two charges of mischief.

Aircraft to produce Gordon Korman MOW for YTV

The upcoming TV movie from Aircraft Pictures is based on a novel from the beloved series of Macdonald Hall books for young adults.

Mark Starowicz to leave CBC

After almost five decades at the pubcaster, the long-time exec is leaving CBC to start a new career path as an independent producer.

Strong growth in 4K TV sales forecast for Canada

U.K.-based Futuresource Consulting expects 350,000 4K TVs will be sold in Canada in 2015 as prices come down and consumer awareness rises.

Welcome to Sweden dropped by NBC

The comedy series, produced by eOne, FLX, Syskon and TV4 and executive produced by Amy Poehler (pictured), aired on Sundays at 8 p.m. on the U.S. net.

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Telefilm invests $8.1M across 14 features

Productions selected to receive funding include Kim Nguyen’s Two Lovers and a Bear and Iain Macleod’s Your Money or Your Wife. (Nguyen pictured.)

Production, post revenues reach $5B in 2013: StatsCan

The film, television and video production industry generated $4.2 billion in operating revenue in 2013, while the post industry pulled in $784.1 million, new reports from StatsCan say.

NSI names 2015 Totally Television teams

Kyle Rideout and Josh Epstein are among the writer/producer teams selected to participate in the latest round of the program.

TIFF ’15: Hyena Road, Beeba Boys get gala premieres

The Canadian titles, from Paul Gross and Deepa Mehta, respectively, will have world premieres at the 2015 festival, along with Jon Cassar’s Forsaken.