A.J. Cote makes a Big Jump

The animation exec has joined Ottawa’s Big Jump Entertainment as EVP of production and operations.

CFC names 2024 Comedy Story Room Intensive cohort

The 12-week training initiative will be led by Anthony Q. Farrell as story room showrunner.

CBC/Radio-Canada launches three-year Indigenous strategy

The pubcaster has also established an Indigenous office, led by Robert Doane, to aid the strategy implementation.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel tops demand charts

TVO Kids’ PAW Patrol maintained the second spot on the overall TV chart.

The CW inks licensing deal with Network Entertainment

The multi-year agreement sees the U.S. network air the Vancouver prodco’s I Am documentary film series.

Nine Canadian features to make world bow at Rendez-vous

Samuel Plante’s Rien de mal and Simon Lavoie’s Se fondre are among the feature projects premiering at the Montreal festival.

9 Story Media Group acquires Portfolio Entertainment assets

The deal sees co-founder Lisa Olfman join 9 Story as an executive producer, where she will continue to oversee active Portfolio projects.

Vanessa Case joins Paramount+, Pluto TV in Canada in VP role

Case takes over the role previously held by Katrina Kowalski, who was promoted last year to oversee Pluto TV’s international content.

Prime Time ’24 dispatches: Media execs talk collaborations, Bill C-11

The last day of the conference also touched on the relationship between the creative sector and AI, and film and TV’s role in addressing the climate emergency.

Deals: Go Button Media, Télé-Québec, Forté

Go Button’s Mysteries of the Ancient Dead has been greenlit for a second season, Télé-Québec picks up Shasha & Milo, plus more

Canadian producers team up for climate action coalition

The Producing for the Planet coalition, which includes 40 indie producers, was announced at the CMPA’s Prime Time.

Crave gets animated for Super Team Canada

The streamer’s first-ever animated series is produced in partnership with Atomic Cartoons and Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue.

Alison Duke, Shant Joshi among inaugural Elevate cohort

The incubator for BIPOC-led prodcos is led by Paramount+ Canada, BIPOC TV & Film and the National Screen Institute.

Prime Time ’24 dispatches: Talking global markets, tech

The Ottawa conference kicked off its sessions with discussions on the global content space, and the impacts of tech and data on the media sector.

Eagle Vision, Spike & Sadie option Indigenous Ingenuity for TV

The prodcos are currently in development on a 10 x 30-minute factual series based on the children’s book.