TV

Showrunner of the Year 2023: Leslie Norville

The “quiet force” behind the CBC docuseries Black Life: Untold Stories.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Prime Video’s The Boys flies up digital demand chart

Fellow Prime Video superhero series Invincible has maintained the No. 1 spot on the digital originals and overall demand charts.

Super Channel, Autentic order more Go Button factual series

Go Button Media will deliver new series Colossal Weapons and a second season of Deadly Science for 2024.

Global sales help transform CBC Gem’s Something Undone

How the short-form project from Madison Walsh and Michael Musi became a 10 x 30-minute series with a simultaneous launch on CBC Gem and ITVX.

Netflix launches bi-annual report on viewership data

The first data set shows the number of hours viewed in a six-month period for more than 18,000 titles, offering a snapshot of acquired and original Cancon performance.

Production Company of the Year 2023: Lark Productions

How the Vancouver-based prodco has stayed true to its roots as a talent-driven business, while leveraging the strategic strength of its partners.

Presenting Playback’s Best of the Year

We’re celebrating 11 individuals and companies that made a mark in a chaotic year for the screen industry.

Boat Rocker inks format deal for Orphan Black in Korea

The company also closed sales for Slip, Orphan Black: Echoes and Beacon 23 to territories in Asia.

WGC, CMPA to return to the bargaining table

The WGC has received expressions of solidarity from a number of fellow guilds and unions as talks get back underway following a pause last month.

Spin Master broadens international footprint of three series

Vida the Vet, Unicorn Academy and Bakugan are traveling to new platforms in Canada, France, Sweden, and beyond.

Doc discussion closes CRTC’s three-week hearing process

The Path Forward: The Documentary Organization of Canada proposed direct support for doc features via initial base contributions.

Nuit Blanche

Deals: ZDF Studios, Terranoa, Superights

ZDF Studios has picked up global rights to the second season of Nuit Blanche, plus Superights sells Home Sweet Rome! in multiple territories, and more.