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DHX sells portion of Peanuts brand to Sony Music Entertainment
The $237 million transaction will see DHX retain 41% of the brand, with the proceeds being used to reduce its debt.
eOne adds three to Canadian unscripted team
The hires include longtime unscripted exec Toby Dormer, who has been tapped to oversee eOne’s slate as SVP of unscripted development and production for Global.
New Metric Media to receive Banff’s innovative producer award
Exec producer Sheila Hockin and Game of Thrones director Jeremy Podeswa are also among the festival’s award winners.
WGC names Dennis Heaton new president
The Vancouver-based showrunner replaces outgoing president Jill Golick, whose term expired last week.
NOHFC invests $24M across 18 productions
New Metric Media’s Bad Blood (pictured) and Circle Blue Media’s Angelique’s Island are among the projects selected to receive funding.
Octavio is Dead to world bow at Inside Out
Sarah Fodey’s doc The Fruit Machine will also premiere at the Toronto LGBT film festival.
Unscripted SVOD service Hayu to launch in Canada
Following launches in markets including the U.K. and Australia, the reality-focused platform from NBCUniversal International will arrive in Canada before year’s end.
Hot Docs unveils $2M fund for Canadian, international doc makers
The new program, Hot Docs Partners, aims to connect financiers with feature-length projects, with Toronto’s Blue Ice Docs signing on as the lead investor.
Telefilm launches Cancon exhibition program
The new funding will support Canadian theatres’ promotional efforts for homegrown films.
Reel FX opens Montreal animation studio
With its new flagship studio, the U.S. company aims to create 400 new jobs in the city by 2020.
Netflix orders Halfire’s Another Life
Created by Slasher‘s Aaron Martin, the 10-episode sci-fi series will start production in Vancouver this summer.
How to teach an old roommate new tricks
With help from some social influencers, the creators of CBC’s My 90-Year-Old Roommate aim to find new audiences for the series’ second season.
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