TV

Knowledge Network commissions Omnifilm’s Transplant Stories

The four-part series follows the journeys of patients on the organ transplant waitlist in B.C.

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Hot Sheet: The Legend of Vox Machina rises in demand

The digital originals chart also included the debut of a YouTube animated series out of Australia.

Deals: Blue Fox Entertainment, Bravo, Pluto TV

Blue Fox Entertainment acquires worldwide rights to This Too Shall Pass, Rogers brings Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen to Bravo in Canada, and more.

All Too Clear doc gets multiple cuts to meet buyer demand

Co-directors Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert discuss the self-distribution strategy behind their Great Lakes doc.

Prime Video launches streaming bundle with Hayu, StackTV

The bundle, available through Prime Video, includes the all-reality streaming service Hayu and StackTV.

The Queen of My Dreams ties twice at 2024 DGC Awards

The Directors Guild of Canada named the film and TV winners in a virtual ceremony on Oct. 28.

Crave greenlights Parallaxes’ horror-fantasy series Les Maudits

Based on the novels by Edith Kabuya, the series will begin filming in spring 2025.

Playback’s 10 to Watch 2024: Adam Garnet Jones

The APTN content executive has used his creative skills as a filmmaker to raise the bar for the network’s programming strategy.

In Brief: Two Canadian series win at MIPCOM’s Diversify TV Awards

Plus: Four Canadian films will world premiere at Cinemania and Made | Nous gets creative with Hometown Hero campaign.

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Hot Sheet: Agatha All Along retains strong demand

The WandaVision spinoff series premiered on Disney+ on Sept. 18.

Industry leaders talk optimism, need for flexibility at SJIWFF

Execs at the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm and the CMPA spoke about the structural issues plaguing the domestic screen industry.

Corus extends debt agreement into March 2025

The broadcaster reported a 16% decrease in consolidated revenue for fiscal 2024.