TV

Anthem Sports & Entertainment to acquire Hollywood Suite

The deal is still subject to regulatory approval and will see president David Kines continue to manage the business.

CBC’s Allegiance gets in gear for season two in B.C.

The Lark Productions series is scheduled to wrap Dec. 5.

Studio BRB, 1111 Film Group option rom-com with 32 Flavors

The script is written by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Sutton Stracke and Jeff Festa.

CBC/Radio-Canada spearheads eco-coalition Green Frame

The coalition is made up of 11 screen-based organizations, including Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund.

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.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: The Rings of Power jumps in demand in late August

The Lord of the Rings prequel series made its season two premiere on Prime Video on Aug. 29.

Deals: Go Button, Blue Ant Studios, Cineflix Rights, CBC

Toronto’s Go Button Media inks a new content deal with Super Channel and Autentic, Blue Ant and Cineflix add to their MIPCOM slates, and more.

Film, TV sector needs more support for gender-diverse workers, says report

A survey of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse workers found more than half had a recent adverse experience related to their gender identity on set.

In Brief: All the Lost Ones to world premiere at Cinéfest

Plus: WIFF names Canadian film prize nominees, Marianne Farley’s FEM wins in La Rochelle, and more.

Orphan Black: Echoes cancelled at AMC after one season

The Orphan Black spinoff debuted on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America in June.

Indigenous preschool series Chums renewed for season three

The 3D-animated series is broadcast by APTN, Citytv Saskatchewan and TFO.

Corus rebrands lifestyle channels to Home, Flavour

Co-CEO Troy Reeb spoke with Playback about the company’s increased investment in lifestyle and its long-term stability.