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Mining CanLit for the next hit
From Playback magazine: With more book-optioning on the horizon thanks to a CRTC pilot project, stakeholders weigh in on the do’s and don’ts of bringing published works to the screen.
Cameras set to roll on season four of Saving Hope
Production on 18 episodes of the CTV original medical drama kicks off June 1 in Toronto.
Deals: Blue Ant Int’l, CraveTV, DHX, 9 Story Media, eOne
Blue Ant International picks up James Reed’s Jago: A Life Underwater, and more deals of the week.
Why CBC is going big on arts, digital for 2015/16
CBC execs on the reasoning behind some of the changes in the programming strategy for 2015/2016 – and what is staying the same.
Playback Summer 2015 issue now out
A look at what’s inside Playback‘s Summer 2015 issue.
Upfronts 2015: CBC unveils new arts initiative, series
The pubcaster is launching a cross-platform initiative to cover the arts, with new material set to bow on digital and linear platforms.
Why CraveTV didn’t have a problem with Letterkenny
As production starts on Bell Media’s adaptation of Jared Keeso’s Letterkenny Problems, Mike Cosentino and New Metric Media discuss translating the web series for TV(ish).
Youth Media Alliance awards winners announced
Canadian kids programming and digital content were recognized last night at the annual Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence Gala in Toronto. (Annedroids pictured.)
CMJ, Germany’s Bilderfest enter partnership
The deal will also see CMJ’s distribution arm handling the international digital and broadcast sales for another Bilderfest production.
Stingray IPO raises $140M
The public offering for the specialty TV music service comes ahead of CRTC-mandated channel unbundling in 2016.
Yukon For Sale set for June premiere on CMT
How the unique twist of far-north housing considerations – such as “where do I hang my moose meat?” – hooked Corus on Proper’s new series.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs May 11, 2015 to May 17, 2015
MasterChef Canada takes the #19 spot on the TV chart for the week of May 11 to May 17, with Big Brother Canada making three appearances.
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