TV

Corus greenlights The Baker Sisters

The food travelogue show will be shopped at MIPTV this April along with new originals Backyard Builds and Save My Reno.

Sharon Stevens joins Hollywood Suite

The former senior director of multiplatform content at Blue Ant joins the company as director of programming.

Legion, Lucifer leave Vancouver for California

In the short term, the shift in production will cost the B.C. city approximately 400 crew jobs.

Digging into Northern Ontario’s production boom

Financial incentives and a growing crew base helped drive a record 51 projects in the region last year.

Indie List deadline extended

By popular demand, independent producers now have until March 27 to complete the 2017 survey.

Cord-cutting hit a record high in 2016: report

But those who have cut the cord still only account for a small percentage of the total market, according to a report from Boon Dog.

Deals: NFB, CraveTV, D360

Tiffany Hsiung’s The Apology will receive a 66-screen theatrical release in South Korea, Crave adds another original, and more.

JFL, CBC to produce Canada 150 comedy special

Stand-Up on Guard for Thee, hosted by Daniel Levy, will air on the pubcaster this summer.

HGTV Canada preps two new originals

Save My Reno and Backyard Builds have been added to the specialty channel’s spring lineup.

Squeeze launches motion-capture division

The Quebec studio is looking to diversify its animated offerings with the launch of MOOV.

Production underway on season two of Van Helsing

Rookie Blue alum Missy Peregrym joins the cast of the drama, which airs on Netflix and Super Ecran in Canada.

Rockie Awards add new $25K prize

All submissions from indie Canadian producers will be eligible for the new award.