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Radio-Canada introduces first Indigenous drama series
Six-episode miniseries Pour toi Flora from Nish Media represents Radio-Canada’s first drama production written, directed and produced by Indigenous creators.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for April 20 to 26, 2021
Disney+ titles such as The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, WandaVision and The Mandalorian lead the Digital Original side, while Apple TV+ lands shows on the list and Letterkenny comes in at #9.
Bell Media revenue dips 5% to $713M; Crave subs up to 2.9M
The streaming service had its best quarter since the final season of Game of Thrones was on air, adding 139,000 new subscribers in Q1.
Netflix picks Toronto for Canadian HQ
Toronto mayor John Tory announced the move yesterday (April 27), with Netflix expected to start its search for a local exec in June.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for April 13 to 19, 2021
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier leads, while Letterkenny comes in at #10 on the Digital Originals side.
Netflix Q1: revenue grows, subs slow, streamer sets $17B content spend for ’21
While revenue climbed 24% year-over-year to US$7.16 billion, Netflix missed its subscription forecast of 210 million.
Roku to launch Roku Originals brand in Canada following Quibi acquisition
Around 75 titles created originally for mobile app Quibi will be available for viewing on TV when Roku Originals launches in Canada later in the year.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for April 6 to 12, 2021
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier leads the Digital Original list, followed by WandaVision at #2 and The Mandalorian at #3.
Netflix introduces The Imperfects
The new Nomadic Pictures sci-fi series sees former WGC president Dennis Heaton (The Order) serve as showrunner, executive producer and writer.
How To Buy A Baby reborn in the global marketplace
Warner Bros. International Television Production has acquired the international format rights from Toronto-based Loco Motion Pictures following its successful launch in Sweden.
Amazon Prime Video commissions third Canadian original
Insight Production is set to produce a local version of Amazon Studios’ original format LOL: Last One Laughing.
Stephen Dunn tapped to helm Peacock’s Queer as Folk reboot
The St. John’s, N.L. native is attached to write, direct and executive produce the new iteration of the hit U.K. series.
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