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ABC renews Motive for second season
The U.S. channel will air the import alongside another Canadian cop drama, Rookie Blue, next summer, after CTV debuts the dramas early in 2014.
Shaftesbury teams with Laura Vandervoort on new girls’ series
The Toronto-based indie producer and distributor has joined forces with the actor, writer and producer (Bitten, Smallville) on Super Duper Deelia, a new half-hour live-action series aimed at girls six to 12.
eOne picks up The Project, Our Family Vacation
The producer-distributor has acquired U.S. and international rights to two factual series from Toronto-based Buck Productions (Buck’s Sean Buckley and The Project: Guatemala host Ray Zahab pictured).
Hulu, Amazon take Cuppa Coffee library
The digital streaming platforms have picked up the Toronto-based animation studio’s library of original animated shows, including two seasons of stop-motion series Life’s a Zoo (pictured).
eOne, Antica Productions sign first-look deal
The Canadian partners will jointly develop factual programming for the North America and international TV markets (Antica and eOne’s Compete to Eat pictured).
9 Story sells preschool series to Nickelodeon France
The preschool series, based on the best-selling picture book by Sam McBratney, airs on TVO in Canada.
Cameras roll on Global’s Remedy
The primetime medical drama from showrunner Greg Spottiswood stars Enrico Colantoni, Dillon Casey, Sara Canning and Sarah Allen.
Shaftesbury sells Halloween specials to Teletoon
The Toronto-based co has sold Bron Animation-produced Mighty Mighty Monsters, a trio of animated specials, to Teletoon Canada.
Vancouver screenwriter named finalist for Academy fellowship
Georgia Straight writer Patty Jones will compete against nine other writers for a prestigious 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowship, awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Breakthrough launching two Canadian series on Hulu
Vancouver-shot web series The True Heroines (pictured) and animated series Producing Parker will debut on the streaming platform this fall.
Eric Shiu joins Entertainment One Television
The former Lionsgate and Warner Bros. exec will work with broadcasters and digital platforms to create marketing campaigns for TV properties in international territories.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2013
Star Trek: Into Darkness is the top-selling DVD for the week of Sept. 9 to 15, 2013.
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