TV

Cineflix Media scales back in Canada, boosts U.K. and U.S. production

A corporate restructuring will see Toronto unscripted toppers Simon Lloyd (pictured) and Joe Houlihan leave at the end of the year to form their own company, as programming development shifts more to Los Angeles and London.

E! names Pop Quiz host, judge

The 60-episode, half-hour pop culture quiz show began production Wednesday at Showline Studios in Toronto.

Big Jump, Amberwood developing Shutterbugs with TVOKids

The companies first announced they were partnering on the animated preschool series in June.

Season two of The Next Step starts principal photography

Family Channel and Temple Street said that the second season will include 30 half-hour episodes as well as exclusive online content.

If I Had Wings wraps production in Maple Ridge

Producer Cynde Harmon talks to Playback about the challenges of securing funding for the Canadian feature film.

Nelvana Enterprises names co-heads to lead global business

On the heels of Corus Entertainment revealing management changes that put Colin Bohm at the helm of the Corus Kids vertical, Nelvana has named two co-heads who will jointly manage the company’s global distribution and licensing portfolio.

You Gotta Eat Here heads to Italy

Toronto-based Portfolio Entertainment has sold food travel series You Gotta Eat Here to National Geographic Channel Italy.

9 Story acquires CCI library, promotes Osborne

The Toronto-based kids and family producer has finalized the deal to acquire underlying rights to the CCI Kids children’s and family library, and ups Natalie Osborne (pictured) to managing director.

Cameras roll on third season of CBC’s Mr. D

The homegrown comedy is shooting in and around Halifax, with Gerry Dee, Jonathan Torrens, Kassidy Mattera and Mark Forward starring.

Tessa & Scott skate onto W Network

The six-part half-hour series will follow skating duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (pictured) in their quest for Olympic gold at the 2014 Winter Games in Russia.

Comic-Con Blog: TV comes alive on the streets of San Diego

Networks took over the streets surrounding the big event with spectacular immersive marketing experiences.

How Canadian TV nets covered the royal birth

The supper-hour coverage featured visits by correspondents to local hospitals to interview mothers who also gave birth Monday (pictured, The Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington).