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MIPTV Deals: Bell Media, FilmRise, Cineflix Rights
Bell Media, CBC and Corus Entertainment acquire new titles and the original The Kids in the Hall scores a streaming deal as day two of Cannes market MIPTV gets underway.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for March 21 to 27, 2022
Our Flag Means Death tops digital originals demand while Bridgerton hits No. 4 in the lead-up to its season two premiere.
Canadian producers weigh the risks and benefits of self-distribution
Producers behind Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor and White Elephant talk about handling distribution on their own.
Programmer profile: The Roku Channel
The Roku Channel is crafting a content strategy that capitalizes on consumer interest in AVOD.
Netflix extends studio lease at B.C.’s Martini Film Studios for another five years
The Langley studio offers eight sound stages and more than 260,000 square feet of total space.
Bell Media announces development project with all-Black executive production team
The planned bilingual anthology series Festivale, by and about Black Canadians, will also serve as an incubator supported by the Black Screen Office.
Op-Ed – C-11: Can we change the conversation?
Policy analyst and media researcher Irene S. Berkowitz issues a “call to action” to find common ground between legacy and new media creators, noting their divide is a false fight.
France Télévisions calls on the Odd Squad
The live-action series about a group of whiz kids who solve mysteries using math and science launched March 26 on streaming platforms and France 4.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for March 14 to 20, 2022
Netflix’s The Last Kingdom jumps to No. 3 on the digital originals list, while The Mandalorian overtakes Star Trek: Picard to lead.
Network execs dive into global programming trends
BANFF Connect ’22: Programming heads at Discovery, Starz and CBC discussed what they’re looking for and how to pitch.
Roku orders scripted comedy from Boat Rocker, TeaTime Pictures
Slip, created by star and director Zoe Lister-Jones, will begin production in Toronto in April.
Deals: First Generation Films, Sovimage, Underknown
Apple TV+ picks up Pinecone & Pony, Olympusat acquires Faits divers, and Underknown expands portfolio with Aperture.
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