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Hot Sheet: Digital demand for Jan. 3 to 9, 2022

Cobra Kai overtakes fellow Netflix series The Witcher to lead digital and overall demand in Canada.

CBC reveals several new series for winter podcast lineup

A personal podcast from journalist Anna Maria Tremonti and a weekly current events show hosted by Tamara Khandaker are among the new offerings.

HBO Max orders new Degrassi series from WildBrain

The U.S. streamer has also acquired all 14 seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation, set to launch in the spring.

Deals: ARRAY Releasing, MK2 | Mile End, Autentic, End2End

ARRAY Releasing nabs Donkeyhead, MK2 | Mile End acquires Studio 666, plus more.

Blue Ant International inks deals in Latin America

The sales with leading Latin American platforms include a collection of docs about the Royal Family.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Dec. 27, 2021 to Jan. 2, 2022

The Witcher leads Canadian digital and overall demand to kick off the year, followed by Hawkeye and The Wheel of Time.

In Brief: Mehta’s Funny Boy feted at festival

Plus: Midsomer Murders FAST channel launches in Canada, and Jennifer McGuire named CCO at Pink Triangle Press.

Production sector monitoring Omicron ‘really carefully’ over the holidays

With productions on holiday hiatus, many are taking a wait-and-see approach on how the latest COVID-19 variant might affect their sets.

Deals: Point Grey, QYOU Media, Nelvana

Disney+ picks up Point Grey’s Pam & Tommy, Q India partners with Mzaalo, plus more.

Canadian-made series made waves globally in 2021

Recent data from Parrot Analytics offers insight about what Canadians are watching and what homegrown content is most in demand.

Programmer profile: Corus Studios

The division of Corus Entertainment ends the year with a new sales record, buoyed by an expanded sales team, and enters 2022 looking for ‘left of centre’ pitches.

Tribute: The marble universe

Forged from the comradeship and combined ambition of Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, marblemedia commemorates 20 years of growth.