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Blue Ant sets first original for FAST channel HauntTV

B.C.-based docuseries Haunted Gold Rush will be released on HauntTV in the U.S. on Oct. 27 before heading to T+E in Canada.

OUTtv commissions, renews unscripted titles

The Canadian LGBTQ+ network has ordered three reality series, in addition to renewing the docuseries Pride for a fourth season.

APTN lumi orders anthology series Tales from the Rez

Written and directed by Blackfoot filmmaker Trevor Solway, the horror-comedy anthology series is currently in production in Siksika, Alta.

Nelvana gives classic titles second life with FAST channel strategy

What’s old is new again as Nelvana utilizes its 50-year content library to help emerging and expanding ad-supported platforms meet their programming needs.

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Hot Sheet: The Lord of the Rings prequel returns to top 10 digital chart

Netflix’s Stranger Things and HBO’s Game of Thrones continued to top the digital and overall TV demand charts for the week of Oct. 3 to 9.

Netflix reveals details of ad-supported subscriptions

Canadian advertisers will be able to target ads based on content on Nov. 1, though more options are in the works.

Deals: D360, Abacus Media Rights, Cineflix Rights, Memento International

Canadian scripted and unscripted titles sell wide internationally in the lead-up to MIPCOM, while Charlotte Le Bon’s feature Falcon Lake finds U.S. distribution.

CBC Gem orders Murdoch Mysteries spinoff series

Macy Murdoch, produced by Toronto’s Shaftesbury, is slated for release on CBC Gem in spring 2023.

The Hardy Boys renewed for third and final season

Season three of the Nelvana and Lambur Productions series is now in production and is set to premiere in 2023.

CBBC orders two-part Malory Towers Christmas special

The special was filmed in tandem with its fourth season in the U.K. and Canada in June.

Crave comedy series by Carolyn Taylor skates into production

The series is produced by Catalyst and Blue Ant Studios as part of their non-scripted coproduction joint venture.

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Hot Sheet: New Disney+ series Andor cracks digital top five

Netflix’s Stranger Things still topped the digitals list for the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2.