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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.
NFB inks distribution deal with Tubi
Tubi is now streaming 29 NFB-produced titles, including Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s Angry Inuk, Félix Rose’s The Rose Family, and Tiffany Hsiung’s The Apology.
Crave orders docuseries on Montreal influencer drug scandal
Set for a December release, the three-part series is produced by Montreal’s Urbania and Connect3.
Disney+ Canada hires Toronto-based head of partnerships
Justin Erdman will build private- and public-sector partnerships to drive subscriber growth and viewer engagement with the streamer’s content.
Shaftesbury finds ‘quick access’ with AMC for projects like SisterS
Shaftesbury chairman and president Christina Jennings says their strategic partnership with AMC Networks gives them easy access to resources, connections, and funding for projects like SisterS.
Nelvana adds Breakthrough’s Aliy Brown to sales team
As digital sales and partnerships manager, Brown will focus on sales and distribution within the AVOD and FAST channel space.
Wildling Pictures acquires rights to Professor Goose book series
Natalie Urquhart from Wildling Pictures will attend the Kidscreen Summit later this month to meet with broadcasters and distributors about the project.
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