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WildBrain inks wide-ranging deal for emoji-focused YouTube series
WildBrain’s digital division is teaming with The Emoji Company to develop and produce an animated series, Emojitown, with WildBrain Spark handling international distribution and WildBrain CPLG handling merchandising.
Canadians are on TikTok more than ever: study
A study from marketing-insights firm WARC points to a 30% rise in global digital media consumption and the continued erosion of linear TV advertising.
Deals: Guru, Mattel, Radio-Canada
Guru Studio animated series Pikwik Pack will debut on Hulu next week, while Mattel signs a multi-year global licensing deal for Karma’s World.
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.
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