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Launch date set for Secret Location’s Halcyon
The 15-part scripted VR series will premiere on Syfy this fall.
DHX Brands inks Teletubbies deal with Simon & Schuster
The partnership with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing is the latest in a series of licensing deals for the property.
B.C.’s Okanagan finally gets a film studio
Though still being retrofitted, use of the Vernon, B.C.-based Okanagan Film Studios is currently underway.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, June 6 to 12, 2016
MasterChef Canada is at #4 for the week of June 6 to 12, with Private Eyes at #11 and Houdini and Doyle at #18.
The latest on Canadian TV subscribers: MTM
Cable TV is in decline and “TV My Way” remains an emerging category, according to the most recent numbers.
Over one million saw James crowned on TSN
Bell Media played host to multiple big Sunday night events, drawing large numbers on TSN and HBO Canada, and lower overnights for the iHeartRadio MMVAs.
Mastersfx opens Toronto studio
The veteran FX shop also has studios in L.A. and Vancouver. (Company president Todd Masters and Zane Knisely pictured.)
CBC, Netflix commission Alias Grace
The adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1996 novel of the same name will be produced by Sarah Polley (pictured) and Halfire Entertainment.
Stingray snaps up Bell Media’s ad-free music channels
The Montreal-based company has acquired four digital specialty channels as it builds out its TV portfolio.
Disney Channels Worldwide acquires Hotel Transylvania TV series
The series was produced in Toronto by Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation.
Family Channel greenlights season five of The Next Step
The order marks the first time DHX has commissioned a fifth season of an original production.
China institutes new rules on international formats
China’s satellite channels now need to secure local regulator approval prior to broadcasting imported programs. (The Voice of China pictured.)
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