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NSI names Totally Television picks
The National Screen Institute has selected three teams to develop their TV projects during its 10-month program. Is the next Less Than Kind among them?
YouTube Red commissions season two of We Are Savvy
YouTube’s ad-free subscription service greenlit a new season of the show.
On the Slate: Brightlight Pictures
With production underway on its latest original Summer of ’84, director of development Jameson Parker discusses what’s next.
Facebook launches Watch
With its new platform, now available as a limited test in the U.S., the social media giant has unveiled more details on its original content strategy.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, July 24 to 30, 2017
Amazing Race Canada is at #2, with Saving Hope at #11,
TVA Sports carries media growth at Quebecor
The Q2 results show broadcast was responsible for the media segment’s triple-digit increase in adjusted operating income.
WGN America nabs broadcast rights to two more CBC series
Political drama Shoot the Messenger and Mennonite mob series Pure will bow on the U.S. channel in the first quarter of 2018.
TIFF ’17: Mary Goes Round, Meditation Park to world premiere
More than 50 Canadian features and shorts have been added to the festival’s lineup, as well as the world premiere of Mary Harron’s miniseries Alias Grace.
HGTV Canada preps two new lifestyle series
Home renovation shows Holmes: Buy It Right and Sarah Off the Grid will premiere in September.
CBS SVOD heading north
CBS All Access is coming to Canada in early 2018, though no details on how this service will affect licensing deals with Canadian broadcasters have been announced.
Pilot production in North America declining
Ontario and B.C. weren’t immune to the decline in new pilots, which hit a four-year low across the continent.
Showcase sets fall schedule, Travelers return
The Corus-owned specialty channel also announced premiere dates for recently acquired U.S. series, The Sinner and Marvel’s Runaways.
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