Streaming

Rogers, Amazon, NHL ink two-year Monday Night hockey deal

Under the deal, Prime Video will become the home of Monday Night Games in Canada starting in the 2024-25 season.

Bell Media launches 10 FAST channels

The English- and French-language channels include news, lifestyle and factual programming, and a comedy franchise.

Border2Border kicks off comedy web series Settle Down in Toronto

The series follows a successful queer matchmaker who struggles with his own love life and will release on OUTtv.com next year.

Deals: Love Nature, Pluto TV, WildBrain

Love Nature reveals its slate of new original series, Pluto TV launches a Hindi-language FAST channel in Canada, plus more.

HighballTV acquires 26-film catalogue from Films We Like

The North American SVOD will roll out the Canadian and international films between April and July.

Pow Wow Chow, La brigade join APTN’s spring lineup

The programming scheduled also includes the new docuseries Mi’kma’ki and the previously announced children’s series Chums.

Corus focuses on digital strategy as TV revenue declines in Q2

President and CEO Doug Murphy discussed a digital advertising “tipping point” and reduced programming from U.S. networks in a call with investors.

Deals: Blue Ant Studios, OUTtv, GRB Media Ranch

Blue Ant’s rights business adds Stormy to its global catalogue, OUTtv boards a U.K. competition format, plus more.

Radio-Canada’s Ici.Tou.TV Extra unveils first original film

Le cyclone de noel is produced by KOTV and serves as a Christmas-themed film based on the series L’oeil du cyclone.

Tom Hastings out at Paramount+ as cuts hit Canadian team

Hastings is one of a number of Canadian employees that are being laid off this week, Playback has learned.

Epic Story Media, Jakks Pacific giddy up for Wild Manes

The new partnership will see Epic produce a 2D-animated series that will launch on YouTube Kids this summer.

OUTtv rebrands U.K. streaming service to OUTflix

Formerly Froot.tv, the subscription-based platform has expanded its reach in Europe through a deal with Allente.