TV

CBC, Sky NZ co-commission 2D-animated series Tralala

The Canada/New Zealand copro is about a young frog in a musical world.

CTV’s Children Ruin Everything to end with season four

EXCLUSIVE: Creator Kurt Smeaton and Bell Media’s Justin Stockman discuss ending the series after 50 episodes.

Reem Morsi, Rua Wani win 2025 NATPE Global Pitch Showcase

Creator Morsi and producer Wani won a US$10,000 music library prize for their comedy pitch.

Travel led carbon emissions for CBC series in 2023-24

CBC and Radio-Canada have issued carbon footprint reports for in-house and independent television productions for the fiscal year.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: HBO’s The White Lotus surges in demand

Saturday Night Live led overall TV originals in the last week of January.

Deals: Mongrels, Blue Ant, Sphere Abacus, Cineflix Rights

Sales agent Alief boards Jerome Yoo’s Mongrels, Blue Ant Media adds FAST channels to My Free DirecTV, and more.

CMF, SODEC invest $3M in nine Quebec animated series

The selected projects include series from Embuscade Films and Happy Camper Média.

Bright North, Film Rise team for The Christmas Killings series

The deal was announced at NATPE Global 2025 in Miami.

Tariff threat means ‘brand new ball game’ for screen sector

Industry stakeholders discuss the next steps following a temporary stay of tariffs and how producers can find opportunity in the unknown.

IPF, CMF renew development program at reduced budget

The 2025 iteration of the IPF-CMF Short Form Series Development Program will have a total budget of $600,000.

Curiosity Stream acquires Bitcoin doc ‘Searching for Satoshi’

The deal was announced as part of a raft of U.S. and Canadian streaming sales through distributor All3Media International.

ITV acquires animated series Badjelly from WildBrain

The series was commissioned by Family Channel and TVNZ and will debut in the U.K. this fall.