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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for June 1 to 7, 2021

Letterkenny breaks back into the top 10, while Lucifer knocks the The Handmaid’s Tale off the top spot.

New platform Binge aims to bridge gap between gaming and traditional entertainment

Canadian film producers Cody Hackman and Allan Ungar revealed the new platform, set to launch in 2022, at video-game trade event E3.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for May 25 to 31, 2021

The Handmaid’s Tale holds onto the No. 1 spot for a third successive week on the Digital Originals list, followed by The Mandalorian and Stranger Things.

APTN’s first lumi original is a milestone for Indigiqueer representation

Querencia writer/director Mary Galloway and producer Jessie Anthony share their journey taking the series from imagineNATIVE’s pitch contest to making Canadian streaming history.

After a 10 year wait, is it finally full stream ahead in Canada?

Netflix, Amazon and other streamers are hiring domestic content executives, stoking optimism that new buyers will stimulate a much-needed uptick in Cancon commissioning. But what exactly does that mean for the Canadian production sector?

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for May 18 to 24, 2021

The Handmaid’s Tale holds onto the top spot, ahead of The Mandalorian, on the Digital Originals chart, while PAW Patrol climbs the overall TV series demand chart.

Cameras roll on The Kids in the Hall revival

The revival of the sketch comedy series is the first scripted Canadian original for Amazon, with Kelly Makin and Aleysa Young on board as directors and Garry Campbell as showrunner.

Amazon’s head of Canadian originals on Prime Video’s domestic strategy

In a Q&A with Playback, Christina Wayne shares what the streamer is looking for in its growing Canadian content slate of scripted and unscripted titles.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for May 11 to 17, 2021

The Handmaid’s Tale overtakes The Mandalorian for the top Digital Originals spot, while PAW Patrol breaks into the overall TV series demand chart.

Otter Dynasty gets the greenlight at Love Nature

Blue Ant-owned, Singapore-based Beach House Pictures is producing the wildlife series, set to launch in November 2022.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for May 4 to 10, 2021

Toronto-shot The Handmaid’s Tale holds the #2 spot in Digital Originals, while Amazon Prime Video’s Invincible and The Boys land at #8 and #10, respectively.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for April 27 to May 3, 2021

The Handmaid’s Tale claims the #2 spot on the Digital Originals list, while Shadow and Bone comes in at #5 and Letterkenny lands at #10.