TV

Pam Westman to head up Nelvana Enterprises

The former HIT exec has taken the reins at Corus Entertainment’s merchandising and distribution arm as Andrew Kerr departs from the company.

Incendo hires Adam Feigen

Feigen will be responsible for developing Incendo’s slate of TV movies and drama series.

Odd Squad, Peg + Cat win Daytime Emmys

The Sinking Ship Entertainment and 9 Story Media series took home six awards between them. (Peg + Cat pictured.)

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs April 11 to 17, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is #1 for the week of April 11 to 17, followed by Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 at #2 and Hateful Eight at #3.

Phil King joins Sony Pictures Television

The former CTV head has been named SVP, distribution for Canada.

Bell Media sets premiere for Killjoys season two

The Boat Rocker Studios production will return to Space in July.

Deals: PNP, Boat Rocker, CTV, AMBI

Pacific Northwest Pictures (PNP) acquires the Canadian rights to Paige Cameron’s Mothers & Daughters (pictured), plus more deals of the week.

Orphan Black premiere doubles on total ratings

The season four opener drew a final audience of 278,000 (2+) to Space, posting a more-than-50% increase on its overnight figures.

Bell Media grows in Q1

Gains were attributed to subscriber growth as a result of CraveTV’s national rollout and the expansion of The Movie Network.

Sandra Kleinfeld named senior director of documentary at CBC

The position was created following the departure of CBC’s long-time director of doc programming, Mark Starowicz, last year. (Kleinfeld pictured.)

Licensing, merchandising org LIMA launches in Toronto

The organization has identified Canada as having the world’s fifth-largest market for trademark licensing. (Director of LIMA’s Toronto office Andrew Menceles pictured.)

Production underway on Four in the Morning

The Serendipity Point Films project, which is part of CBC’s 2016/17 slate, is being shot in Toronto.