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Paramount+ to launch ad tier in Canada in April
The streamer is also increasing the price of its Standard plan in Canada to $10.99.
TVO hires Hot Docs’ Shane Smith, Sphere Media’s Aidan Denison
The duo joins Darcy MacQuarrie and Abbi Sharvendiran in the newly-structured TVO Docs team led by Alexandra Roberts.
Several NFB short films among Annecy competition titles
Three NFB titles will be in official competition and one will screen in the Off-Limits Competition at the animation festival in June.
BBC Studios ups Schildhouse to BritBox North America president
Schildhouse has overseen the growth of BritBox in the U.S. and Canada.
Regina sets the stage for Hostile Takeover
The action-thriller from Karma Film and Dovetale Media is in production at the sound stage’s LED volume.
Hot Sheet: Love is Blind breaks into top three
Hazbin Hotel continued its dominance of the demand charts with another surge in demand.
Code 8 Part II filmmakers unpack marketing campaign
The Netflix original film starring Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell accrued nearly 32 million views on the streamer in its first two weeks.
CBC Kids renews Bestest Day Ever with My Best Friend!
Lopii Productions will go into production on the preschool series’ second season in April.
Judd Apatow boards doc on 1972 Toronto Godspell show
The doc chronicles the historic Toronto musical production that featured Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin early in their careers.
Tubi boosts its film library in Canada
The Fox-owned AVOD has added more than 200 films via deals with NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Aircraft Pictures adapting sci-fi novel Non-Stop for TV
U.K. filmmaker Jamie Magnus Stone is attached to write and direct the series based on Brian W. Aldiss’ 1958 novel.
Deals: American Public Television, TFO, Hollywood Suite
The Porter gets a U.S. broadcast debut, Alma’s Way is acquired for French Canada, plus more.
Indigenous Screen Office to receive permanent funding
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced the organization will receive $65 million over the next five years, followed by a permanent ongoing allocation.
BANFF announces 2024 Diversity of Voices participants
The initiative is held in partnership with Netflix and with the support of the Black Screen Office, the Indigenous Screen Office and the Reelworld Screen Institute.
Animation proves vital to NFB, Banger Films Jackie Shane doc
The filmmaking team behind Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story discuss navigating a maze of challenges to make the doc as it debuts at SXSW.
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