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Samantha Bee, Jonathan Torrens do play-by-play for YTV comedy
Jacob Tierney directs Game On, where two sports announcers give a running commentary on a teen’s life.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs March 30, 2015 to April 5, 2015
MasterChef Canada hits #12 for the week of March 30 to April 5, with Murdoch Mysteries and Big Brother Canada also making the top 30.
Discovery Canada orders first original scripted series
Frontier, an adventure drama about the North American fur trade, is set to start production in Newfoundland this summer.
WGC unveils 2015 awards nominees
This year’s batch of nominees include the writers behind Orphan Black, 19-2 and Out with Dad (pictured).
MIPTV: Zone3 joins format exchange Newen Network
As part of the network, each member producer must give others in the network first look on new formats. (Zone3 president Michel Bissonnette pictured.)
MIPTV: Contenu QMi, Kabo Family ink co-development deal
The partners will use Kabo’s Pick’n Mix comedy format formula as their development template, comprising of individual comedy sketches tailored to a broadcaster’s schedule.
Shaw Communications Q2 earnings fall on restructuring costs
The slide in earnings came despite higher overall revenues.
Canadian cord-cutting gathers pace: report
A Convergence Consulting Group report says 2014 saw an estimated 95,000 Canadians abandon their traditional TV subscriptions, up from 13,000 subscribers in 2013.
CMPA seeks to appeal CRTC terms of trade decision
The Federal Court of Appeal application states the CRTC failed to provide producers with “notice or the opportunity to make proper submissions” before its Let’s Talk TV hearings and decisions.
D360 picks up RTR, ToonDraw series to shop at MIPTV
The Toronto-based distributor has picked up four new programs to shop at the content market, including RTR Media’s Open House Overhaul and Mississippi Snake Grabbers (pictured).
Discovery, Tell Tale set sail with nautical web series
Tell Tale Productions’ Tall Ship Odyssey on Discovery.ca marks the first time the specialty used its website to test a concept with fans ahead of a greenlight.
Bravo renews 19-2 to season three
Production on the one-hour drama is set to begin this summer in Montreal.
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