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Podz on gritty, real-life roots of 19-2 cop drama
“I always found that if you’re uncovering the human condition, people will connect,” the Quebec director (pictured) said in Cannes of the French-Canadian cop drama now being adapted for English-speaking Canada by Bell Media.
MIPCOM13: Ovation buys Murdoch Mysteries for the U.S. market
The sale by Shaftesbury and ITV Studios Global Entertainment unveiled in Cannes will see the Canadian period drama air as The Artful Detective stateside.
MIPCOM13: eOne sells Welcome to Sweden to NBC
The fish-out-of-water comedy was shot mostly in Stockholm, and marks Greg Poehler’s acting debut alongside older sister Amy Poehler (pictured), Will Ferrell and Illeana Douglas.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 16 to Sept. 22, 2013
World War Z is the top-selling DVD for the week of Sept. 16 to Sept. 22, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Sept. 23 to Sept. 29, 2013
As the fall TV showdown begins, Big Bang tops TV while a slew of new series, like The Blacklist, The Goldbergs and The Michael J. Fox Show also make the top 30.
Shaw Rocket Fund announces finalists
Bookaboo (pictured), The Next Step and The Phantoms are amongst the kids properties, across three age categories, that received nods for the Shaw Rocket Prize.
MIPCOM13: Don Carmody Television secures rights to Echoes sci-fi epic
Don Carmody (pictured) and David Cormican, EVP of the indie TV producer, have tapped Stargate‘s Carl Binder to pen the pilot script now in development.
MIPCOM13: Sheri Elwood on finding comedy in used cars, bagels
The Canadian TV scribe and Call Me Fitz creator on her new sitcom Bagel Nation, which is in development for ABC/Disney.
MIPCOM13: Temple Street to produce Killjoys for Space
The interplanetary bounty hunter drama from showrunner Michelle Lovretta (pictured) is set for a 2014 debut and follows the indie producer’s success with Orphan Black for Space and BBC America.
Canadians unveil flurry of series sales at MIPCOM
Nelvana Enterprises, Muse Distribution International and Bristow Global Media were among the Canadian players unveiling deals on the Croissette.
MIPCOM13: OTF, Blue Ant ink first-look deal
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has penned a five-year deal with Anglo-Dutch producer-distributor Off the Fence, covering distribution and pre-sales (OTF’s Wildest Arctic pictured).
11 Television starts production on Fool’s Gold doc series
The eight-part series will debut on Discovery Canada in 2014 and across Europe and Africa on Discovery Europe.
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