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VANAS recognized by B.C. accrediting body
The online-only Vancouver Animation School joins the ranks of other B.C. institutions recognized by the province’s Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA).
Katie Boland’s Long Story, Short web series to bow on KoldCast TV
The web series, written and co-created by the Canadian actor, will premiere Aug. 19 on the international indie television network.
Syfy renews Continuum for third season
The U.S. cable channel has ordered another 13 episodes and will air the Showcase time-traveling series in 2014.
New Syfy series Helix begins production in Montreal
The 13-episode series, which stars several Canuck actors, follows a team of CDC scientists investigating a potential “hot zone” in a remote Arctic research facility.
DHX Media inks Canadian content deals
The Halifax-based kids producer and distributor has secured deals for series like Johnny Test (pictured) and Angela Anaconda across TV and digital platforms.
eOne inks first-look deal with The Cartel
The Canadian mini-studio expands its creative talent network as it plans a slew of TV projects for development with the California-based management and production co.
Update: Transporter adds new showrunner
After HBO/Cinemax bows out, the Canada-France copro is back to the drawing board developing a second cycle with X-Files exec producer Frank Spotnitz for HBO Canada and France’s M6 network.
Just For Laughs festival to produce 40 hours of TV programming
The Comedy Network, Corus, City and the CBC have ordered one-hour and half-hour stand-up comedy specials from the Montreal-based chuckles factory.
History restores cars, decodes world treasures for fall
The Shaw specialty’s slate includes new Canadian originals like Treasures Decoded (pictured) and Restoration Garage, and returning shows like Canadian Pickers.
9 Story’s Fugget About It heads to Hulu
The animated primetime comedy will have a run in the U.S. as a Hulu exclusive series.
Marblemedia hires Melissa Taylor as VP legal
Taylor (pictured) moves over from Spin Master Entertainment Group to the newly created role at the Toronto-based multiplatform producer.
Enrico Colantoni grabs lead role in Remedy
The Flashpoint star (pictured) will play an eccentric father and doctor in the Shaw Media medical drama, to shoot in Toronto from Sept. 30.
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