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Majority of Canadian kids access streamers: report
Netflix is the most popular SVOD for kids between two and 17, but its competitors aren’t too far behind, MTM finds.
Hot Sheet: House of the Dragon soars to top five in TV demand
HBO’s Game of Thrones has trumped over Netflix’s Stranger Things on the overall TV list for the week of Aug. 22 to 28.
Apple TV+ greenlights Aircraft, Mercury Filmworks kids titles
The streamer has also renewed projects from Sinking Ship Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group.
Corus Entertainment relaunches Nick+ as Teletoon+
Teletoon+ will be available to Prime Video, Bell Fibe TV, Virgin Plus, and RiverTV subscribers on Sept. 1.
CRTC’s 2020-2021 broadcasting sector report shows BDU declines, DMBU increases
The report cites BDU decreases in areas including revenue and Canadian programming contributions, while DMBU services saw gains in revenue and viewing.
Hot Sheet: She-Hulk breaks into digital demand’s top five
Stranger Things, Only Murders In The Building, and The Orville: New Horizons have also landed on the top five of the digital originals list for the week of Aug. 15 to 21.
Netflix greenlights unscripted projects from marblemedia, Insight Productions
Drink Masters and Cook At All Costs are set to debut on the streamer later this fall.
Hot Sheet: House of the Dragon boosts Game of Thrones popularity
Netflix’s Stranger Things sustained its lead on both the digital originals and overall TV demand charts in Canada.
Farpoint Films inks first-look deal with producer Ryan Cooper
The deal comes less than a month before Cooper and Farpoint will begin production on the CBC Gem original series Alter Boys.
Comedian Jay Baruchel signs first-look deal with Boat Rocker
Baruchel is among several first-look deals the company has made, with others including Shamier Anderson and Stephan James’ Bay Mills Studios.
Deals: Beyond Rights, Black Fawn, Netflix Canada, Amazon Freevee
Beyond Rights sells Canadian unscripted series at home and abroad, Toronto’s Black Fawn Distribution brings Astonishing Tales of Terror to home video, Netflix’s latest Cancon additions, plus more.
Hot Sheet: The Orville: New Horizons lures in audiences
The sci-fi space adventure, which counts Maltese-Canadian producer Jon Cassar as an executive producer, was 26.21 times more in demand for the week of Aug. 1 to 7.
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