TV

CBC, Disability Screen Office partner for AccessCBC

The second year of the national program for Deaf and disabled creators includes a new kids stream.

Crave’s So Long, Marianne to serenade crowd at Series Mania

So Long, Marianne and Club illico drama Société distincte will make their world premieres at the French TV festival.

Submissions are open for Playback’s Indie List 2024

The annual list measuring production spend from Canadian independent prodcos is back for another year. Complete the survey today.

Sinking Ship, Gristmill strike deal for Lightning Primary

The Canada-Australia copro will be filmed in Australia, with Sinking Ship handling the visual effects in Canada.

CBC/Radio-Canada launches three-year Indigenous strategy

The pubcaster has also established an Indigenous office, led by Robert Doane, to aid the strategy implementation.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel tops demand charts

TVO Kids’ PAW Patrol maintained the second spot on the overall TV chart.

The CW inks licensing deal with Network Entertainment

The multi-year agreement sees the U.S. network air the Vancouver prodco’s I Am documentary film series.

Prime Time ’24 dispatches: Media execs talk collaborations, Bill C-11

The last day of the conference also touched on the relationship between the creative sector and AI, and film and TV’s role in addressing the climate emergency.

Deals: Go Button Media, Télé-Québec, Forté

Go Button’s Mysteries of the Ancient Dead has been greenlit for a second season, Télé-Québec picks up Shasha & Milo, plus more

Canadian producers team up for climate action coalition

The Producing for the Planet coalition, which includes 40 indie producers, was announced at the CMPA’s Prime Time.

Alison Duke, Shant Joshi among inaugural Elevate cohort

The incubator for BIPOC-led prodcos is led by Paramount+ Canada, BIPOC TV & Film and the National Screen Institute.

Prime Time ’24 dispatches: Talking global markets, tech

The Ottawa conference kicked off its sessions with discussions on the global content space, and the impacts of tech and data on the media sector.