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CBC, The Gurin Company ‘Take Sides’ with marblemedia
The development deal is the first to emerge from a creative collaboration agreement inked last year between CBC and The Gurin Company. (marblemedia’s Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg pictured.)
Corus renews Say Yes to the Dress Canada
The first season of the series premiered in January 2015 and featured brand integrations from companies such as John Frieda, Jergens and Michael Hill Jewellers.
Gerry Dee, Project 10 pact on My Scottish Family
The half-hour comedy is currently in development with a Canadian broadcaster and is loosely based on Dee’s life.
Highway Entertainment adds prodcos to first-look roster
Former CanWest Global exec Adam Ivers on the two new deals with Canadian production companies and the strategy behind them.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs May 25, 2015 to May 31, 2015
Rookie Blue takes the #5 spot with Big Brother Canada landing at #10 and #13 on the TV chart for the week of May 25 to May 31.
Walton boards New Metric’s The Devil You Know
Well-known writer Karen Walton will pen the script for the project in development, with author Elisabeth de Mariaffi acting as consultant.
Ushering in a new era of Degrassi
Executive producer Stephen Stohn and DHX exec Joe Tedesco discuss rebuilding Family’s slate and why Degrassi is a natural for Netflix. (Stohn pictured.)
Nickelodeon boards Nelvana’s Mysticons
Production on the girl-focused action series is set to start later this year, with The Topps Company’s Michael Eisner and Noel Bright attached as executive producers.
Anxietyville gets hybrid format release
Xenophile Media’s Patrick Crowe on why the producers are releasing Anxietyville as both a web series and feature film.
Breakthrough lands Martin Sheen for Anne MOW
The prodco also revealed it has optioned the rights to a collection of children’s poems by Canadian author Dennis Lee.
Class not yet dismissed for Degrassi
Degrassi: Next Class, the latest installment in the Degrassi franchise, will bow in January 2016 on Family Channel, with Netflix set to stream the series globally in early 2016.
Omnicom’s Highway pacts with Digital Howard
The programming and content arm of media agency group Omnicom has a first-look deal with the Toronto digital media studio.
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