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Deals: Blue Ant Media, Media Ranch, Off The Fence, Lost Jen
Blue Ant expands Love Nature and Drag Race Universe channels, Media Ranch sells Watch! format to MGM Alternative, plus more.
Photo gallery: Netflix Canada office opening reception
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and many homegrown stars were among those who attended the event in Toronto.
CBC/Radio-Canada gets Spellbound with latest acquisition
The live action tween series, starring Canadian actor Hailey Romain, will debut on CBC Gem and Ici Tou.TV in the 2023-24 broadcast season.
Netflix orders Mae Martin limited thriller series Tall Pines
Sphere Media is the prodco on the series, which comes as the streamer also signs a three-year deal with Just For Laughs Group’s Juste pour rire TV.
ACTRA Toronto reveals noms for 21st annual awards
The performers’ union has also announced that actor and stuntman Paul Rutledge will receive the ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award.
Hot Sheet: Daisy Jones & the Six cracks digital originals top four
Meanwhile, South Park knocked HBO’sThe Last of Us from No. 1 for the overall TV chart.
Little Bird wins audience award at Series Mania
The Crave and APTN lumi original limited series had its world premiere at the television festival in France.
Deals: Boat Rocker, CBC/Radio-Canada, 9 Story, Cineflix Rights
Boat Rocker Rights picks up The Secrets of Friendship, CBC/Radio-Canada expands its Paralympics broadcast deal, plus more.
Blue Ant International sets 450+ hours of new content for MIPTV
The global distributor’s slate includes Carolyn Taylor-starring figure-skating series I Have Nothing from Toronto-based Catalyst and Blue Ant Studios.
Hot Sheet: Ted Lasso soars to silver for digital originals
Meanwhile, Letterkenny held firm to No. 3 while Netflix’s Shadow and Bone entered the digital originals list at No. 5.
Prime Video opens the taps on The Sticky in Quebec
Production is underway on the maple syrup heist Canadian coproduction, with a cast including EP Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sphere Media among the producers.
Auteur-driven SVOD Tënk expands into English Canada
The Quebec-based platform’s catalogue of more than 40 films on SVOD and 350 films on VOD is now available.
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