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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

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.

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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.

CBC’s Sort Of tops DGC Awards TV nominations

The Porter, Yellowjackets and Transplant also earned nominations for the DGC Awards.

Roblox to stream Spin Master’s Bakugan: Battle Planet

All 100 episodes of the anime series’ first season will be available to stream on the gaming platform, expanding on last year’s single-ep drop.

Deals: Ashgrove, eOne, Spin Master, ICI Tou.TV

Ashgrove sells remaining international distribution rights to Cardinal XD, eOne renews exclusive deal with Creature Films, plus more.

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Hot Sheet: Better Call Saul demand rises

Netflix’s Stranger Things continues to lead overall Canadian demand in its summer streak.

HBO Max, Discovery+ merger not planned for Canada

Warner Bros. Discovery intends to consolidate the streaming services in the U.S. market in summer 2023.

Blue Ant Media promotes FAST strategy, acquisitions leaders

Craig Junner and Andrea Harrick have moved up within the global media division to further drive its FAST expansion.