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CBC unveils holiday programming lineup
The pubcaster’s festive slate includes a two-hour, B.C.-shot Murdoch Mysteries special and Larry Weinstein’s one-hour doc Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas.
Boat Rocker Rights sells 200 hours of kids content
Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate, the Radical Sheep and Mickey Rogers Media copro, heads to Universal Kids in the U.S.
T.O. studios turned away $130M in business over past year: report
Some lost business stayed in Canada as other provinces expand studio space, but FilmOntario warns domestic TV may suffer as bigger-budget productions take precedence.
AMI readies Food Spin with Chef Aleem
The docuseries, which follows a wheelchair-bound Toronto food truck owner, is produced by Montreal’s Fair-Play.
In Brief: Ontario small businesses (like your prodco) get a tax cut
Plus: Love Nature heads to Amazon channels abroad and Hollywood Suite preps a festive preview.
Shaftesbury reorganizes digital, branded entertainment divisions
Christina Jennings on why it made sense to rebrand Smokebomb and Shift2 under the Shaftesbury banner, and how that positions the company for future success.
Screen industry members launch sexual assault symposium
The #AfterMeToo initiative is spearheaded by Mia Kirshner, Aisling Chin-Yee, Freya Ravensbergen and Fluent Films.
No ‘grand vision’ but new CRTC chair charts course for 2018
In contrast to his predecessor’s brash approach, Ian Scott offers only an outline for the work the commission plans to undertake in the year ahead.
Letterkenny bulks up cast as production gets underway
Jay Baruchel has joined in a supporting role, with six new episodes now shooting in Sudbury, ON.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2017
The Big Bang Theory is at #1, followed by Young Sheldon at #2 and The Good Doctor at #3.
Manitoba film and TV industry posts best year in a decade
With its healthy tax credit and a maturing local industry, the province saw $139 million in production volume and 67 productions in 2016/17.
Nelvana greenlights D.N.Ace
The original animated series, created by Matt Wexler, mixes fact with science fiction and is headed to Teletoon in Canada.
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