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Weekly roundup: Premieres and awards news
This week’s news includes notice that Z Films’ documentary We are Here (pictured) has wrapped, and the DGC’s Quebec Council has new board members.
Cottage Life reveals TV launch timing
Programming on the new Blue Ant Media channel will range from DIY and decor to life in the great outdoors.
OMNI Television launches Bollywood Star
Toronto-based Spinning Plates Entertainment will produce a local version of the format, which has also been produced for Australia (pictured) and the U.K.
Thunderbird Films acquires Reunion Pictures
Both Vancouver-based producers will continue to make TV shows under their separate brands, while their combined forces aims to better serve broadcast partners.
In the writers’ room with Bob Kushell
The Anger Management exec producer and creator of BBC series Way to Go talks about the elements of a good pilot and pitch document, and his best pitch that didn’t make it.
Sportsnet scores record ratings with Blue Jays opener
The Rogers Media channel brought in an average audience of 1.4 million viewers, a 13% jump over last year’s numbers.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Mar. 24
This week we see how an across-the-board increase in Facebook-based interactions influenced the social TV marketshare of Big Brother Canada, Degrassi and Republic of Doyle.
Distribution360 adds Cuppa Coffee content to slate
Going forward, the Toronto-based animation house will also co-develop new projects with marblemedia, Distribution360’s partner company. (Bruno and the Banana Bunch pictured).
U.S. cable net Pivot takes Little Mosque
The scripted comedy (pictured) will be available via the new cable network’s linear streaming or mobile on-demand services.
Shaftesbury to shop TV rights to Goalpost Films at MIPTV 2013
The U.K. film sales company has turned to the Canadian indie distributor to secure TV right deals for its movie library (Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip pictured).
The Comedy Network’s Match Game gets second season order
Producer Zone3 will shoot in Toronto another 60 episodes of the comedic game show based on the international format from FremantleMedia.
eOne shopping Canuck series Seed, Panic Button at MIPTV
The company will also bring new offerings Rogue and Offbeat Roads, among many others, to the French market (Rogue pictured).
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