TV

Ecstasy Film options The Hellfire Club

The deal for the Peter Straub novel was negotiated by Rob Heydon (pictured) for Ecstasy Film and Ben Straub for Seafront Entertainment.

The Next Step leaps onto the big screen

The doc from Temple Street Productions follows eight cast members from The Next Step as they travel across Canada during their first on-stage tour.

Disney Junior Latin America snaps up more Daniel Tiger

9 Story Media Group has licensed the second season of acclaimed preschool series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood to Disney Junior Latin America.

Million Dollar View is money for W Network

Production is underway on the high-end real estate series from Our House Media, the new shingle from former Cineflix execs Simon Lloyd (pictured) and Joe Houlihan.

Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik recognized with Nell Shipman Award

The award recognizes a female producer, writer or showrunner who has worked to advance gender equity in the industry. (Nicole St. Martin (left) and Finstad-Knizhnik pictured.)

Karen O’Hara joins Odyssey Media

The former Syfy exec joins the Vancouver-based prodco as it aims to strengthen its international operations and U.S. development strategy.

Global TV ends Remedy after two seasons

The Indian Grove Productions series will not return for a third season.

Ontario amends film tax credit cuts

The Ontario government has delayed changes to two production-related tax credits that were introduced in its latest budget, released April 23.

Carmody, Cormican option Forgiveness

The deal for the Mark Sakamoto memoir was spearheaded by Cormican and negotiated by Westwood Creative Artists’ Michael Levine.

How Murdoch Mysteries used Periscope to catch the bad guys

Smokebomb Entertainment and CBC’s immersive interactive game, spanning five cities over six weeks, ended last weekend with a murder mystery in Toronto.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs May 4, 2015 to May 10, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey tops the DVD chart for the week of May 4 to May 10, followed by Paddington.

2015 Rosies winners announced

Nomadic Pictures and Clearwater Documentary each picked up a raft of prizes at the Alberta entertainment awards.