TV

DHX and Dentsu Entertainment ink ‘Mega’ global deal

The companies have partnered to develop, coproduce, distribute and manage a new Mega Man animated series.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, May 2 to 8, 2016

MasterChef Canada is at #16 for the week of May 2 to 8, with Big Brother Canada at #27.

Cinespace unveils facility for York U students

The $2.5 million facility, which is located in the heart of Cinespace Film Studios, will seek to expose students to real-world tech and experience.

Netflix, VOD services in Europe may face content quotas

Proposed changes to Europe’s audiovisual rules mandate a 20% European content quota for VOD services.

Cameras roll on Letterkenny season two

Production is underway on six additional episodes of the Sudbury-shot comedy.

OHM preps “Case Files” for T+E, Destination America

Blue Ant Media’s T+E channel and U.S. cable net Destination America have teamed up on a Paranormal Survivor spin-off Haunted Case Files (pictured) from Our House Media.

Lacroix outlines CBC’s digital present and future

CBC/Radio-Canada’s CEO and president Hubert T. Lacroix (pictured) gave a speech at UBC on Tuesday evening, addressing the state of the pubcaster’s digital transition.

Blue Ant, Scripps to launch HGTV in New Zealand

The channel will be managed by Blue Ant Media-owned Choice TV, which is based in Auckland.

9 Story acquires global rights to Garfield

The Toronto-based company will remaster the classic animated series for HD formats.

3Bird Media sells Who Lives Here? into Quebec

A French-language version of the competitive property format is currently in production.

CRTC calls skinny basic hearing

The regulator is calling TV providers to a hearing to discuss how basic TV packages have been implemented across the country.

Hulu snaps up Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave

Hulu has secured the exclusive SVOD rights to season one of Sprout/CBeebies-commissioned preschool series.