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Hot Sheet: Stranger Things demand stays red hot in Canada
Demand for the Netflix series remains high after hitting an all-time record last week following the release of season four’s final two episodes on July 1.
Netflix to acquire Sydney, Vancouver animation studio
The acquisition was announced as the streamer revealed its Q2 2022 results, which saw a more muted subscriber loss than predicted.
Crimes of the Future carves out international sales
David Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller has been acquired in more than a dozen territories, including India, Latin America, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Corus expands StackTV’s reach in Canada
Sports-focused streaming service FuboTV has added StackTV as part of a premium package.
Deals: CBC Gem, Blue Ant Studios, Gravitas Ventures, Gusto
CBC heads to the Arctic in its latest acquisition, Canadian series and films secure U.S. distributors, plus more.
CMF allocates $14.6 M to 31 Indigenous and Francophone projects
CMF committed $8.9 million in production funding to 16 projects through its Indigenous program and $5.7 million to 15 project in its Francophone Minority program.
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things demand hits fever pitch in Canada
Toronto-shot The Boys from Prime Video and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds from Paramount+ made waves on both the digital originals and overall TV demand charts.
WildBrain signs on to rep Carmen Sandiego internationally
Building on an existing partnership with HarperCollins Productions, WildBrain has sold the franchise’s latest 2D-animated series to Disney for Japan and France.
Nelvana, TIME Studios to coproduce NFT-based toons
The two NFT projects build on the existing partnership between Nelvana and TIME Studios, which was first announced in January.
Amazon’s Prime Video renews The Lake for season two
The Canadian original comedy starring Jordan Gavaris and Julia Stiles is now in production in Northern Ontario.
The Porter earns 2022 Emmy nomination
A number of homegrown actors and creatives, as well as Canadian-shot series, are up for core categories in the 74th annual Emmy Awards.
Headspinner partners with former Wiggles star Emma Watkins
The Toronto prodco is in development on the preschool series Emma Memma: Sing. Dance. Sign. with Watkins’ production banner Apricot Sea.
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