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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.”
marblemedia signs first-look deal with Ira Levy banner
EXCLUSIVE: The multi-year agreement with Levy’s Spike & Sadie Media spans all genres, with Distribution360 retaining global distribution on all projects.
CBC sets new dramas, builds on comedy slate, says goodbye to two titles for 2022-23
The pubcaster’s fall slate includes new Canadian drama Plan B, starring Karine Vanasse and Patrick J. Adams, but won’t see the return of Coroner or TallBoyz.
CTV drama Sullivan’s Crossing readies cameras for Nova Scotia
The series, based on Robyn Carr’s books, is being produced as an interprovincial coproduction.
CRTC dismisses Bell complaint against Videotron
Bell alleged that Videotron was in non-compliance with the digital media exemption order due to HVOD Vrai’s lower price point for Videotron subscribers and accessibility concerns.
Cineflix Rights secures deals for several Canadian series
Sales of Wynonna Earp, Coroner and Happily Married are among a raft of new deals for Cineflix Rights’ scripted slate.
L.A. studios ‘bullish’ about filming in Toronto: mayor
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city’s first in-person film industry mission to L.A. since 2019 was “successful,” with studios saying: “Keep doing what you’re doing.”
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things leads overall TV demand in Canada
Toronto-shot series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds came in at No. 3 on the digital originals list for the week of May 9, behind HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death.
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