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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand Sept. 19 to 25, 2017
The Handmaid’s Tale moves into the top spot, with Narcos at #2 and Stranger Things at #3.
Bron, Media Res to adapt Cronenberg’s Scanners for TV
As Bron looks to bolster its TV development slate, the companies jointly acquired the rights to David Cronenberg’s 1981 sci-fi horror.
CraveTV partners with JFL on comedy specials
Hour-long specials from Canadian comics Debra DiGiovanni, Darcy Michael and Graham Chittenden will debut on the streamer in 2018.
Banger, LaRue, Aetios, DCTV nab Int’l Emmy noms
Hip-Hop Evolution, Tokyo Trial and The Amazing Gayl Pile are among the 44 projects nominated.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Sept. 11 to 17, 2017
The Amazing Race Canada tops the chart, with Still Standing at #22.
Scott Garvie re-elected as CMPA chair
As change continues to reverberate through the industry, this year’s election saw a record 53 candidates run for a place on the board.
New Establishment: Forte Entertainment
The Toronto prodco behind Hello Goodbye thinks it has the recipe for a breakout original Canadian format.
Knowledge Network launching two new B.C. history projects
The pubcaster is set to commission a four-part series and 150 short films for the province’s sesquicentennial anniversary.
eOne takes Peppa Pig to Japan
TV Tokyo has snapped up the hit preschool series, while Sega Toys prepares to launch a country-wide consumer products program.
Bell Fund launches four pilot programs
The changes come after the fund retired a number of its programs last month following the CRTC’s revised policy framework for Certified Independent Production Funds.
Indigenous voices on the rise: Ryan McMahon
The Anishinaabe comedian, writer and podcaster on how scripted Indigenous stories can find traction with mainstream audiences.
Atomic Cartoons options The Last Kids on Earth
The Thunderbird Entertainment-owned animation studio is developing the series of kids books for television.
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