TV

Despite skinny basic, cord cutting on the rise

Cable providers will lose nearly 200,000 subscribers in 2016, according to projected numbers from Ottawa-based Boon Dog.

Love Nature lands on Singapore’s StarHub

This marks the channel’s first entry into the Asian market, as the joint venture between Blue Ant and Smithsonian Networks works to aggressively expand the brand worldwide.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Oct. 17 to 23, 2016

Independence Day: Resugence tops the chart. with Legends of Tarzan at #2 and Ghostbusters: Answer the Call at #3.

Creative BC, Irish Film Board partner on adventure series

The Gulliver Curse will be filmed in Ireland with post-production and VFX work completed in B.C. (Creative BC’s Robert Wong pictured.)

Deals: eOne, Raven Banner, Corus

Private Eyes sets its sights abroad with a raft of international deals, Raven Banner acquires three Canadian features, plus more deals.

Study identifies two target groups for Cancon

Who’s most likely to watch your Canadian indie film? A new report identifies the viewers who producers and distributors should be eyeing.

WIDC reveals Story and Leadership participants

Rama Rau and Winnifred Jong are among eight filmmakers bringing an in-development movie project or web series to the program.

Bell given the go-ahead to appeal simsub ruling

The Federal Court of Appeal has granted Bell the right to challenge the CRTC’s ruling, but with a significant caveat.

CRTC to allow ads on pay TV channels

The regulator has made the ruling to level the playing field in light of the removal of genre protection.

Bell Media sees growth in Q3

Subscriber revenues were up 14.6% year-over-year, largely as a result of CraveTV growth and the expansion of TMN.

Photo gallery: Playback Marketing Summit 2016

A selection of pictures from the second edition of the event, held at Toronto’s Brum and Bluma Appel Salon.

Associated Producers, Robert Lantos partner with Keshet on docuseries

The 10-part series will recount the stories of secret societies and historical figures influenced by Kabbalah.