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Hot Sheet: Prime Video series sweep digital originals top three

Hazbin Hotel leads the digital chart for the 10th consecutive week.

FilmRise acquires AVOD, FAST rights to Corner Gas

The deal includes all six seasons and Corner Gas: The Movie.

In Brief: Potluck Ladies to compete at SeriesFest in Denver

Plus: Canada/France doc I Shall Not Hate wins an audience award abroad and a Nova Scotia prodco is up for a Webby Award.

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Hot Sheet: Invincible leaps to second spot on digital chart

Hazbin Hotel continues to lead both the digital originals and overall TV charts.

OTT subscription revenues forecast to grow in Canada

Convergence Research Group’s annual Couch Potato Report says revenue in Canada grew by 14% in 2023.

Indigenous Screen Office allocates $300K to 12 podcast projects

The ISO has also announced a new partnership with Stockholm-headquartered company Acast, which will support the projects.

Raising the curtain on Murdoch Mysteries’ musical episode

Writer and composer Paul Aitken and executive producer Christina Jennings discuss hitting the right notes for the historic episode.

Anti-piracy website StreamSafely expands to Canada

EXCLUSIVE: The website is aimed at helping consumers find programming across a variety of streaming platforms available in Canada.

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Hot Sheet: Letterkenny rises on digital originals chart

The 96th Academy Awards broadcast landed on the overall TV list at No. 3.

Crave’s The Trades explores comedic side of blue collar work

The team behind The Trades discuss the Trailer Park Boys connection and the audience anticipation for the series.

Bell Media president Sean Cohan on his global growth plans

In a Q&A with Playback Daily, Cohan discusses his vision for Bell Media amid a turbulent time for the global media sector.

Canadian titles earn 40 Rockie Awards nominations for 2024

Rockie Awards International Program Competition will be held at the Banff World Media Festival on June 11.