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The Apprentice receives two Golden Globe nominations

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two also picked up two nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama.

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Hot Sheet: Netflix’s Arcane explodes in demand in Canada

Behind Arcane, Max’s The Penguin and Netflix’s Stranger Things rose in demand.

Deals: Blue Ant, Apple TV+, Boat Rocker, Sinking Ship, Unbankable

Blue Ant Studios announces deals in Australia and New Zealand, Sinking Ship secures deals in multiple continents, and more.

ITV, Roku partner on FAST channel launches in Canada

The Graham Norton Show Channel will launch on Dec. 17.

Rogers sets initial programming for new suite of channels

The programming lineup features series from HGTV, Discovery and Food Network.

The Apprentice up for three Independent Spirit Awards

The nominations include Best Director for Ali Abbasi and Best Lead Performance for Sebastian Stan.

In Brief: Blue Ant Studios ups Nick Solowski to VP role

Plus: Village Keeper wins at Regent Park and the DGC’s initial director observer placements are underway.

Quebecor Fund, CMF allocate $1.76M in production funds

A total of nine series will receive production support for original Quebec-based IP.

Cameras roll on Nish Media’s Indigenous-led Pitago Stop

The series, co-directed by Jason Brennan and Sonia Bonspille Boileau, follows the daily lives of employees at a roadside rest stop.

CRTC denies AMI request for wholesale rate increases

AMI had been seeking a boost in revenues for discretionary services AMI-tv and AMI-télé.

Corus Entertainment acquires raft of titles from ITV Studios

More than 80 hours of programming has been picked up for Slice, Home Network and Flavour Network.

Boat Rocker boards New Zealand, U.K. copro The Ridge

The psychological thriller will go to camera next month with Boat Rocker set to distribute the series globally.