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Deals: Blue Ant, Cineflix, Syndicado
Blue Ant International adds adult scripted to its sales catalogue as it looks to expand its offerings heading into MIPTV, plus more pre-market deals.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand March 13 to 19, 2018
Marvel’s Jessica Jones tops the charts, followed by Toronto-shot Star Trek: Discovery at #2 and Stranger Things at #3.
Indie List deadline extended
Producers now have until April 6 to complete Playback‘s annual survey of independent production spending. CLICK HERE to access survey directly.
Corus Studios greenlights four originals ahead of MIPTV
Big Rig Warriors from Montreal’s Attraction Images is among a trio of new docuseries, while Corus also commissioned Forte Entertainment’s Stitched for Slice.
Pricing biggest factor in cord-cutting: study
Many Canadians say they’d prefer to customize their TV package. But which channels would they pick?
Sinking Ship snags 17 Daytime Emmy nominations
It and 9 Story Media continued to make Canada a kids-content force to be reckoned with at the annual awards show.
Fresh TV spins its web with Lucas the Spider
The Toronto-based prodco known for Backstage has partnered with animator Joshua Slice to expand the animated spider’s adventures.
How Beat Bugs helped Atomic Cartoons realize its expansion plans
The animation studio this week relocated its Vancouver headquarters as it increases its focus on original IP and capitalizes on the escalating demand for service work in B.C.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, March 5 to March 11, 2018
The Big Bang Theory tops the charts, Big Brother Canada lands at #15 and #21 and Murdoch Mysteries is at #23.
Filming underway in Vancouver on BritBox’s Bletchley Circle revival
Produced by Omnifilm Entertainment, the eight-part series is the first original series from the U.K.-focused SVOD service, which launched last month in Canada.
Madison Merritt joins eOne as development SVP in L.A.
Merritt will head up the creation, development and sales of non-scripted series and content.
Howie Mandel, ICM Partners lead investor group in Just For Laughs acquisition
A statement issued by the new owners stressed that the yearly festival will stay in Montreal and that JFL jobs and offices will also remain in Quebec.
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