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WildBrain Studios’ Peanuts special among Annie Awards nominees
9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films, Mercury Filmworks and Tangent Animation are among the other Canadian companies up for trophies at the annual animation awards.
Deals: Point Grey, QYOU Media, Nelvana
Disney+ picks up Point Grey’s Pam & Tommy, Q India partners with Mzaalo, plus more.
In Brief: Bachelor in Paradise Canada renewed for a second season
Plus: Cameras roll on CBC Gem’s Revenge of The Black Best Friend, B.C. gets a boost from Superman & Lois, and more.
HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada join RiverTV
The Corus specialty channels are among several Canadian offerings on the millennial-geared live TV and on-demand streaming provider.
Changemaker Organization of the Year: Canada Media Fund
How the CMF is steering its ship toward a different model.
Telefilm production spend hit new low, while overall program spend rose in 2020/21
The funder saw an overall 4% increase in funding support across all programs, with increases to development and documentary programs, however spending on production programs dropped by 43% – a historically low level.
Ontario cinemas face new capacity restrictions amid Omicron COVID-19 variant
Movie theatres and other larger venues will be capped at 50% capacity in response to the highly infectious variant, just a couple of months after cinemas fully reopened.
Cineplex awarded damages of $1.24 billion following failed takeover
Cineworld says it plans to appeal the decision in the suit, which was launched by Toronto-based Cineplex after the U.K. firm cancelled its $2.8 billion takeover.
Super Channel picks up four more Go Button Media series
The new deal, which includes the docuseries Colossal Machines, brings to seven the amount of titles Super Channel has acquired or commissioned from Go Button.
Canadian Academy adds three new board members as four others depart
The new members hail from Blue Ant International, Thunderbird Entertainment Group and Netflix Canada.
Quebecor Fund disburses more than $2.8 million to production companies
The fund’s Main Television Production Assistance Program will support French-language projects including Plan B and Double Faute from Productions KOTV.
Deals: Téléquébec, Hayu Canada, Epic Storyworlds, Brain Power Studio
Téléquébec takes rights to APC Studios doc WANTED: Women in Science, Hayu Canada gets The Circus, and more.
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