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Blue Ant Int’l acquires new titles ahead of MIPTV
Blue Ant International has picked up 75 new hours of content, including Our House Media’s Airport Impossible and Gryphon Productions’ Bigfoot Commandos.
Column: Planning work visas around fluctuating currency
Immigration lawyer Lorraine P. D’Alessio on why it’s wise to have the flexibility to work in the U.S. at a moment’s notice, even when the Canadian industry is booming.
Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies
The Ireland/Canada copro took home nine awards Sunday evening, with Schitt’s Creek and Hyena Road winning three prizes each.
Going ‘All for One’ on a new online strategy
A new original web series, launched simultaneously on Corus’ ABC Spark and shift2’s Kinda TV YouTube channel, marks a new strategy for both channels.
Mary Ann Turcke on strategy: ‘pick a screen, fill it with goodness’
Bell Media’s Turcke and Corus Entertainment’s Doug Murphy talk to Content Industry Connect attendees on following audiences and distribution challenges.
Deals: Lionsgate, PNP, 9 Story
Lionsgate inks deal to develop mobile games based on the Now You See Me franchise, Black Fawn’s Bite (pictured) gets U.S. distribution, plus more deals of the week.
eOne inks first-look deal with Chris Deaux’s shingle
The deal will see veteran reality producer Deaux (pictured) develop and produce unscripted programming with eOne via his newly launched prodco, Two Fifteen West Entertainment.
10-4 on a new season for Letterkenny
The CraveTV/Comedy Net series produced by New Metric Media in association with DHX and Bell Media has been greenlit to a second season.
In brief: Tribeca, Hot Docs, spring Canadian TV
Two Canadian shorts announced for Tribeca, three copros land at Hot Docs, plus YTV sets return dates for two series. (A Teachable Moment pictured.)
Twirlywoos goes to season two
U.K. broadcaster CBeebies has commissioned 25 new episodes of the preschool series.
MPCA, Hideaway Pictures ink multi-picture deal
The companies say the deal will bring in nearly $100 million in production spend into Northern Ontario over the next three years.
The Book of Negroes, Schitt’s Creek shine on night two
The two series won 15 TV awards between them at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards’ second-night gala.
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