TV

CBC, ABC Australia co-order Andrew the Big BIG Unicorn

The animated series is produced by Mainframe Studios, Pirate Size Productions and Infinite Studios.

Amuz acquires live special of musical variety show Starmania

The live special will air on Radio-Canada and France Télévision.

OUTtv commissions male stripper competition series

The 7 x 30-minute series will go into production in October.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Olympic Games debut with high demand in Canada

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games made waves on the overall TV demand chart.

Lili & Lola gets greenlight for season four

Big Bad Boo Studios will roll out new episodes of the preschool series next year.

Roku adds accessible streaming service AMI+

AMI’s accessibility-focused streaming service is now available on Roku with French-language support rolling out in the coming months.

Slice takes exclusive broadcast rights to The Daily Show

The series will be available to stream on both StackTV and Paramount+ in Canada as of Sept. 9.

APTN orders racing docuseries Horse Warriors

The series follows Indigenous relay racers as they train and compete across multiple events.

Production

Creative BC commits $1.49M to 22 projects via Production Program

The program provides funding for production and post-production work on scripted and unscripted films and series from B.C.-owned companies.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: America’s Got Talent leaps in demand in Canada

Cobra Kai retained strong demand in July, staying at No. 4 in the digital originals chart following its premiere the week before.

Blink49 Studios taps Nadine Rajabi as unscripted EVP

The new exec is based in Los Angeles and reports to Tara Long, president of unscripted global television.

Deals: Blue Ice Docs, Nelvana, Boat Rocker

Blue Ice Docs picks up the TIFF-bound Ontario Place doc Your Tomorrow, Peacock acquires three redknot series, and more.