Lauren Malyk

Lauren Malyk is a staff writer at Playback. She joined the publication in 2018 following stints with the Ottawa Citizen, the Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians and TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin. A graduate of Ryerson University’s bachelor of journalism program, she also has experience in communications. You can follow her on Twitter at @lmalyk.

Posts by Lauren Malyk

In Brief: The Order and Bajillionaires land premiere dates

Nomadic’s werewolf drama and Six Eleven Media’s kids comedy are set to debut this March, while Shredders of Metal will return for a second season.

Globomedia picks up Spanish rights to Dance Revolution

Globomedia signed the deal with Israel’s Armoza Formats, which is selling the Quebec dance-competition format internationally.

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Apple streaming service expected to launch in spring: reports

Media outlets are reporting the tech giant may unveil its streaming service at a March event.

Wattpad strikes development deal with Huayi Brothers Korea

The companies will develop and coproduce Wattpad stories for the Korean market, with Wattpad Studios’ head of Asian operations Dexter Ong overseeing the partnership.

CMF invests in new seasons of Chateau Laurier, Gayl Pile

The funder invested a total of $10 million across 49 digital media projects in three different sections.

Bingo Animation wins inaugural China Tales Incubator

Launched in 2018 by Nelvana, WeKids and Toon Boom Animation, the program aims to develop, produce and distribute content for global audiences.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 2019

Murdoch Mysteries comes in at #22, followed by Cardinal and Coroner at #25 and #26, respectively.

No Equal Entertainment options WWW series

Wynonna Earp and Lost Girl writer Shelley Scarrow will adapt Robert J. Sawyer’s sci-fi novels for TV.

Dorg Van Dango goes int’l with Nickelodeon

The Canada/Ireland copro from DHX Media and Cartoon Saloon is expected to be released around the world in 2020.

NBCU International acquires The Murders for Europe and Africa

The Muse-produced series will air on Universal TV in the U.K. and Africa starting later this year.

La Course des Tuques zooms past $2.5M at the box office

The feature is the sequel to the 2015 box office hit La Guerre des Tuques.

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levelFILM strikes output deal with Good Deed Entertainment

The agreement, unveiled at EFM, will see levelFILM handling domestic distribution of Good Deed’s catalogue through 2022.