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Gregory R. Little returns to Rainmaker
The exec is heading back to Rainmaker Entertainment as the company’s first SVP of content.
Netflix announces season-two airdate for Degrassi: Next Class
The streamer is breaking up the original 20-episode order into two-season blocks to fit its programming mandate.
TVO cuts six jobs as Gisele’s Big Backyard ends production
The pubcaster will no longer produce new segments of the interstitial, but will continue to air the daily programming.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs March 21 to 27, 2016
Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 tops the DVD chart for the week of March 21 to 27, with Daddy’s Home at #2 and Game of Thrones season five at #3.
Herholz, Curran launch United Front Entertainment
The former Anchor Bay Canada execs see an opportunity in the distribution industry’s mid-tier.
Blue Ant’s Makeful knits up a new experiment
The specialty lifestyle channel will air three hours of footage from a yarn shop, followed by an original documentary on the craft.
Gusto TV’s fishy new series to bow in April
Fish the Dish, starring Spencer Watts, was made to travel, with two licensing deals in the works.
RTR Media inks partnership with N.Y.-based 547 Barnard
The Toronto-based producer has also begun production on a series for HGTV in the U.S. and made two exec-level promotions. (RTR’s CEO Kit Redmond pictured.)
Cuppa Coffee launches ‘Stories’ division
The Toronto ani studio is going for a more mature aesthetic with its new division, hoping to build business with a more cinematic style.
Family Channel to premiere Raising Expectations in May
The live-action comedy series starring Jason Priestley and Molly Ringwald is part of DHX’s bid to reach parents as well as kids.
Chesler/Perlmutter starts work on ‘Rescue’ MOW
The Catherine Bell-starrer is a departure from the Toronto prodco’s recent specialization in holiday TV films.
Hulu acquires The Book of Negroes
The SVOD picked up the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the CSA-winning six-part miniseries.
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