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APTN renews Tales from the Rez for season two

Production will take place in Alberta on the Siksika Nation and nearby locations, with casting for season two about to get underway.

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Sinking Ship adds CBC Gem’s Near or Far to distribution slate

Near or Far joins a raft of SSE originals launching at MIPJunior and MIPCOM later this month.

Crave sets French-language original with KOTV

The 10 x 30-minute series, now filming in Montreal, is written by and stars Pascale Renaud-Hébert, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé and Suzie Bouchard.

Bell Media extends Warner Bros. Discovery deal, settles dispute

The expanded deal includes a coproduction agreement to develop original Canadian content.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Saturday Night Live leads overall demand

The 50th season of the weekly sketch-comedy series premiered on Sept. 28.

Deals: Guru Studio, Sinking Ship, 9 Story

Guru Studio’s Big Blue is now streaming on Roku in the U.S., Sinking Ship preps products for new series, and more.

Fifth Season partnership with Roku expands to Canada

Corus Entertainment has acquired multiple Roku original titles from Fifth Season for its new lifestyle brands.

WildBrain picks up global distribution rights to Storybooth

The animated short YouTube channel has garnered more than 4.6 million subscribers.

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Hot Sheet: Demand stays strong for Rings of Power

A pair of IP-based animated series from Netflix also made the digital demand chart in early September.

CBC launches FAST channels for Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries

They join CBC Comedy as part of the network’s FAST lineup.

Netflix pulls back on training, development support in Canada

The streamer said it has not renewed financial support for certain programs due to the CRTC base contributions requirements.

Get Up, Aisha wins top prize at T.O. Webfest

The CBC Gem series won the grand prize at the two-day short-form festival in Toronto.