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Blue Ant Int’l inks new, expanded distribution agreements
Ahead of MIPCOM, the company picked up 200 hours of content from Anaid Productions, including The Liquidator (pictured).
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 12 to 18, 2016
Captain America: Civil War tops the chart, with Jungle Book at #2 and Now You See Me 2 at #3.
Telus awards $3.2M across 61 projects
Hybrid live-action/animation series Raven’s Adventures, produced by Edmonton’s Groove Soldier Productions, is among the recipients in the latest round.
A call for greater access
A new report highlights employment issues facing Canadians with disabilities working in Ontario’s screen-based industries.
Media Ranch appoints Christos Sourligas to SVP role
Sourligas (pictured) will join the Montreal-based company as SVP of business development and distribution.
Deals: marblemedia, Seville, Quebecor, Blue Ant
marblemedia acquires two children’s series, including Forte Entertainment’s Snapshots, plus more deals of the week.
CBC heads back to high school with new docuseries
How the CBC and Paperny Entertainment rigged a B.C. high school with 48 cameras for its six-part fly-on-the-wall documentary This Is High School.
Discovery finds winning formula with science specials
The Bell Media channel will premiere its second one-hour special on the Rosetta spacecraft mission on Friday. (Discovery Networks GM and VP Ken MacDonald pictured.)
Force Four ups Laurie Case to SVP
Case, who has worked with the company since 2010, most recently served as series producer on Border Security: Canada’s Front Line.
Diverse TV Director participants get to work
Amy Jo Johnson, Tanya Lemke and Tarique Qayumi will shadow directors on series such as Vikings and Reign.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Sept. 12 to 18, 2016
Amazing Race Canada tops the chart for the week of Sept. 12 to 18, with aftershow After the Race at #21.
DHX revenue up 15% for fiscal 2016
Television revenues declined slightly for fiscal 2016, while the company posted significant increases across its distribution and L&M businesses.
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