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TV
CBBC orders more Hank Zipzer
The British children’s channel has ordered a third season of the series, produced by DHX Media in association with Walker Productions and Kindle Entertainment.
JFL reveals production slate for summer 2015
Just For Laughs’ The Nasty Show will air on Showtime in the U.S. and Super Channel in Canada. (The Nasty Show host Artie Lange pictured.)
CRTC outlines new monitoring methods for kids content
Channels must use new audience markers to identify target audiences as the regulator aims to gather better data on how much kids content is on the airwaves.
Bell Media files for category changes to eight specialties
The request would see exhibition requirements for Canadian content reduced as pick-and-pay comes into effect, but is accompanied by a pledge to maintain expenditure.
Senate calls for revised Broadcasting Act to guide CBC
The report from the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications included 22 recommendations relating to the future of CBC/Radio-Canada.
Pier 21 shoots The Beaverton pilot for Comedy
The televised adaptation of the satirical news website will be structured around a fake news broadcast of fabricated weekly events.
No ordinary doc: bringing Keeping Canada Alive to life
Force Four CCO John Ritchie talks coordinating 60 camera crews for a medical documentary series, Keeping Canada Alive, filmed in 24 hours across 10 provinces.
Tuning in for a first view of Pluto
Discovery’s original special, Pluto: First Encounter, produced a winning night for the factual channel.
NFL cries foul on simsub
Calling the decision “unreasonable,” the football league has filed a motion to intervene in Bell Media’s appeal of the CRTC’s simsub ruling.
Discovery, Jeep explore Canada in new web series
The specialty channel teamed up with the car brand to produce a branded digital series hosted by extreme photographers The Expeditioners. (Tofino, B.C. pictured.)
W Net renews Game of Homes
Production on the second season is scheduled to begin this fall.
Deals: DHX, eOne, Peace Point Rights, Club Illico
Deals of the week include Peace Point Rights’ sale of over 100 hours of scripted, culinary and documentary properties into various territories. (Anna Olson pictured.)
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