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Independent Production Agreement negotiations begin
ACTRA is at the table with the CMPA and AQPM to hash out an updated agreement between producers and actors.
You Me Her starts Vancouver shoot
Production started last week on 10 half-hour episodes of the eOne series, with Priscilla Faia joining the cast in a starring role.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 28, 2015 to Oct. 4, 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron is #1 for the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4., with Spy at #2 and Furious 7 at #3.
CBC readies Scout and the Gumboot Kids
Series co-creator Tara Hungerford on the strategy behind the interstitial series, which aims to tap into urban family and international audiences.
Syfy ends Defiance after three seasons
The Toronto-shot series aired on Shaw Media’s Showcase specialty in Canada.
Rookie Blue signs off after six seasons
The ICF Films and eOne cop drama is coming to an end after 74 episodes.
Deals: LaRue, HBO Canada, CraveTV, DHX Media
LaRue Entertainment’s The Amazing Gayl Pile (pictured) gets picked up by new NBCUniversal comedy streaming service SeeSo, and more deals of the week.
Cameras rolling across Canada
Playback runs down the week in start-of-production announcements, including Michael Seater’s Sadie’s Last Days on Earth and First Round Down.
Sportsnet wins too, as Jays bring in record ratings
The news was less positive for the debut of CBC’s The Romeo Section, which had to compete with Canada’s post-game buzz for viewers.
Laura Harbin, Frank van Keeken team on new prodco
Beachwood Canyon Productions will focus on the tween space, building on the experience the duo have amassed working on series such as The Next Step.
Amanda Lang joining Bloomberg Canada
Details on the former CBC host’s show on the upcoming channel, which is launching in November.
Keeping the engine revved on Canada’s Worst Driver
With season 10 drawing Discovery’s highest ratings last year and a new season set to bow this month, Worst Driver proves you don’t have to reinvent the wheel each season to maintain success.
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