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Deals: NFB, Nelvana, Blue Ant Media
New York Times picks up the NFB’s short doc Now Is The Time for its Op-Docs platform, plus Nelvana and Blue Ant Media’s latest global sales.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 2020
The Mandalorian continues to hold the #1 spot, while Star Trek: Picard rises to #2.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Jan. 21 to 27, 2020
The Mandalorian and The Witcher continue to lead, while new entrant Star Trek: Picard claims the #4 spot.
Netflix takes int’l rights for Yap Films’ Unabomber docuseries
The four-hour docuseries, commissioned by Reelz, arrives two years after the story of Ted Kaczynski was adapted as a scripted series by Discovery.
Crave unveils more stand-up specials
Produced in partnership with Just For Laughs Television, the new one-hour originals feature comedians like Aisha Brown, Graham Kay and more.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Jan. 14 to 20, 2020
The Mandalorian and The Witcher continue to lead, while Letterkenny cracks the Top 10 Digital Original list.
Follow the money: How Canadian creators are rocking it on YouTube
Column: Irene Berkowitz examines how Canadian creative entrepreneurs are monetizing their content both on and off the platform.
Netflix sees growth slowing in Canada, but gains abroad
The streamer, which now has in the region of 6.6 million domestic members, acknowledged that the slowdown in North America was affected by the entrance of other streamers.
Crave taps the French market by going bilingual
The Bell Media streaming service is adding 6,000 hours of French-language content, including its original series Pour toujours, plus un jour.
Quebecor files complaint over CBC’s French-language SVOD
President and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau stated Ici Tout.TV Extra is an “alarming departure” from the pubcaster’s mission by placing content behind a subscription fee.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Jan. 7 to 13, 2020
The Mandalorian comes out on top, while Letterkenny claims the #7 spot on the Digital Original list.
TIFF partners with Crave to stream 2019 world premieres
TIFF Selects, a new collection on the Bell Media streamer, will bring the festival’s world premieres to Canadian audiences, including Antigone and The Twentieth Century.
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