TV

Bell Media’s simsub federal court appeal dismissed

The media company is “considering all options” on how to proceed.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Dec. 4 to 10, 2017

The Indian Detective is at #12, with Murdoch Mysteries at #16.

CTV reveals mid-season lineup

New shows and returning favourites follow a successful fall with The Good Doctor and The Indian Detective.

Rogers Media, CBC extend NHL deal

The newly inked seven-year agreement will keep Hockey Night in Canada and the Stanley Cup playoffs on the pubcaster until 2026.

Cartoon Network, Teletoon open up Total Drama Daycare

Fresh TV’s cult hit franchise is back with a prequel series that ages down its animated stars.

Syfy renews Van Helsing for season three

Filming on the Nomadic Pictures series is scheduled to begin this February in Vancouver.

Vice Canada, CTV partner on opioid docs

The millennial-focused company deepens its relationship with Bell Media as industry watchers wait for news on Viceland’s fate.

Temple Street options fantasy trilogy The Fionavar Tapestry

The prodco’s SVP Kerry Appleyard and senior development producer Lesley Grant will oversee the TV adaptation of author Guy Gavriel Kay’s novels.

Connect3 is hunting for Nazis in new Brazil copro

The Cineflix-owned co is partnering with Brazil’s Boutique Filmes, the prodco behind the Netflix series 3%.

Programming profile: FX

EVP of series development Gina Balian on the net’s anthology-heavy strategy and how it is tapping creators from outside the traditional TV model to tell stories.

The world according to David Rocco

Long before exporting Cancon was government purview, Toronto-based Rockhead Entertainment made its Dolce series an authentic global brand.

Shaftesbury, Cineplex expand partnership

The Murdoch Mysteries holiday special will debut on cinema screens in 11 cities across the country ahead of its CBC debut.