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Crossing the pond with Love It or List It

Raise the Roof Productions’ co-creative director Andrew Jackson on how the company tweaked Big Coat Productions’ format Love It or List It for the U.K. market.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs April 27, 2015 to May 3, 2015

MasterChef Canada takes the #17 spot on the TV chart for the week of April 27 to May 3.

Burger King serves up global Slugterra, Lalaloopsy promo

The fast food giant has launched a global promotion featuring Slugterra and Lalaloopsy toys with kids meals.

Expandables, Flip Addict head overseas

Networks in Europe, Australia and Asia have picked up 500 hours of lifestyle series, including The Expandables (pictured), from Tricon Films & Television.

Max and Shred gets radical at Revival

The second-season shoot for the YTV kids’ live-action sitcom is underway at Toronto’s Revival Studio.

Hi Opie! greenlit for season two

The marblemedia preschool series will return this fall to TVO, City Saskatchewan and Knowledge Network.

9 Story options Otis the Tractor

The producer has optioned the rights to produce an animated television series based on the children’s book series from Loren Long.

Production starts in Vancouver on Fear The Walking Dead

The AMC series, a companion to The Walking Dead, will shoot on the Canadian west coast for several weeks before production moves to L.A.

TIFF ’15: Magali Simard joins Gravestock on Canada section

Simard is the manager of film programs at TIFF, and will join Steve Gravestock in determining the lineup for the Canada section at the 2015 festival.

Season two of Schitt’s Creek in production

The comedy from Eugene and Daniel Levy will return this winter to CBC and U.S. net POP.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs April 20, 2015 to April 26, 2015

Taken 3 takes the top spot on the DVD chart for the week of April 20 to April 26, while The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies sits at #2.

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ACTRA Montreal unveils 2015 award winners

Meaghan Rath (pictured) and Mark Camacho were among the nominees who took home prizes at the ACTRA Montreal awards ceremony held on Saturday evening.