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Deals: Sphere Animation, OUTtv, Bell Media, Black Market Releasing
Sphere Animation copro The Game Catchers gets a second season and sales, OUTtv launches on The Roku Channel in the U.S., Bell Media partners with FilmRise, and more.
CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst unveiled
BANFF ’22: CBC content heads revealed the program for senior-level writers as they discussed programming priorities.
Magnify Digital, OCAD, Telus Fund launch screen media content research project
Supported by Mitacs Accelerate and the Canada Media Fund, the project will measure how successful screen media content is and how it impacts audiences’ lives.
American Rust finds new home on Amazon’s Freevee
The Boat Rocker family drama has been renewed at the AVOD platform after being cancelled at Showtime in January.
Bell Media accelerates its commissioning strategy
Executives Justin Stockman, Carlyn Klebuc and Pat DiVittorio discuss the broadcaster’s robust content slate, which includes nearly 100 titles and 973 hours of scripted and unscripted series and docs.
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things dominates TV demand in Canada
Toronto-shot Amazon Studios’ The Boys, which premiered its third season on Prime Video on June 3, was also on the top 10 digital demand list in Canada.
Bell Media nears 100 original titles for 2022-23 slate
The originals lineup includes English and French-language scripted and unscripted titles across its linear networks, streaming platforms and specialty channels
Corus, Paramount Global to launch Pluto TV in Canada
The free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service will offer a full spectrum of more than 20,000 hours of content, including Corus originals.
OUTtv picks up scripted slasher comedy Sloppy Jones
The LGBTQ+ specialty network and streamer has also picked up docu-reality series X-Rated: NYC.
Deals: Kino Lorber, UP Faith & Family, Cineflix Rights, Hulu
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Framing Agnes, UP Faith & Family has picked up season two of Hudson & Rex, plus more.
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things still tops overall TV demand in Canada
Toronto-shot Amazon Studios’ The Boys and Crave sitcom Letterkenny were also on the top 10 digital demand list in Canada.
CBC balances ‘dual strategy’ for linear and Gem
CBC exec Sally Catto says the pubcaster’s traditional channel and streamer are still both “vital for different reasons to different audiences.”
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