TV

Videotron drops Vrak and Z, while Bell removes Yoopa

The telco giants told the CRTC they would drop the channels due to declining subscribers and market value.

W Network expands Love Club franchise with new films

The Corus-owned channel has greenlit another quartet of films from Toronto’s Nikki Ray Media Agency.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Only Murders In The Building moves up digital chart

Fantasy comedy series Good Omens continues to top both the digital and overall TV demand charts.

Animal Planet renews docuseries Pets & Pickers

Vancouver prodco Tyson Media will go into production on the series’ third season this week.

Hasbro sets leadership for new entertainment division

Entertainment One execs Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will join Olivier Dumont in leading Hasbro Entertainment.

TIFF unveils new Norman Jewison Award

Montreal-born producer-director Shawn Levy will be the first to receive the award, which honours Canadians who have made a global impact in the screen industry.

Clean Sweep

Super Channel makes Clean Sweep for Fuse

The specialty channel has commissioned the Canada-Ireland thriller, produced by Montreal’s Incendo Media and Ireland’s ShinAwiL.

TVO workers union sets legal strike position date

The union has scheduled a rally ahead of the strike deadline as it makes a stand over wage increases and contract workers.

Knowledge Network adds four docs to its slate

The lineup includes a project on the record-breaking wildfire season in B.C., led by Kevin Eastwood.

Farm to Fork

Bell Fibe TV1’s Farm to Fork serves up second season

The second helping of the Ballinran Entertainment culinary series is scheduled for an early 2024 debut.

CBC, Crave series set for world premiere at TIFF

Black Life: Untold Stories, Telling Our Story and Bria Mack Gets a Life are among nine series in TIFF’s Primetime lineup.

Horror-western production wraps in Calgary

Morgan Ermter and Griffin Cork are directors, writers and producers on the project, which filmed across several locations in Alberta.