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Streaming deals drive WildBrain to revenue growth

Recent deals for Yo Gabba Gabba! and Sonic Prime helped to up the company’s total revenue by 6% to $452.5 million in fiscal 2021.

WildBrain refreshes Strawberry Shortcake

A new 2D-animated YouTube series, CG specials for streaming, a Roblox game, toys, music, books and events are all on the way for the evergreen brand.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2021

Ted Lasso stays on top of the digital originals chart as The Walking Dead leads overall demand in Canada.

Cameras roll on Crave’s Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk is Montreal prodco KOTV Productions’ first English-language series.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 16 to 22, 2021

Ted Lasso continues to lead digital originals while PAW Patrol stays in the top three in the overall demand list.

How a fateful trip led to Proper Television’s first Netflix series

Motel Makeover producers share what made the series an easy sell to the streamer and how their finance partners kept production from going off the rails.

Half of Canadians regularly stream with AVOD

New research suggests 10% of total streaming time now goes to ad-supported platforms.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 9 to 15, 2021

Ted Lasso claims the top spot for digital originals, while PAW Patrol climbs to No. 3 on the overall demand chart.

Amazon names Rupi Kaur Live special as fifth Canadian original

The one-hour special marries the Indian-Canadian poet’s spoken word art with an array of visuals and will debut on Prime Video later this month.

Audible unveils new Canadian originals

The latest slate of original podcasts and audiobooks, announced as the company brings its Plus Catalogue to Canada, builds on its roster of recognizable domestic talent.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 2 to 8, 2021

Loki narrowly maintains its lead in the digital originals list, but loses ground in overall demand, while Letterkenny and Toronto-shot series The Handmaid’s Tale and The Expanse remain.

Wattpad WEBTOON Studios expand Vidio partnership with new slate of originals

The global entertainment and publishing arm for WEBTOON and Wattpad has teamed with Indonesia’s Vidio and Screenplay Films on five new series and a second installment of Turn On.