Little Bird, About Antoine lauded at Diversify TV Awards

The annual MIPCOM awards show recognizes diverse and inclusive TV programs from across the globe.

Mark Bishop, Matt Hornburg talk Blue Ant, marblemedia merger

The Blue Ant Studios co-heads discuss their vision for a new, fully integrated production-distribution operation.

Deals: Amuz, Cineflix, Media Ranch, Off the Fence

Amuz Distribution inks format deals in the U.S., France and Belgium, Media Ranch forms key partnership, and a raft of unscripted Cancon sell during MIPCOM.

CBC Kids joins commissioning team behind Hop

The new preschool series from Arthur creator Marc Brown will debut in Canada next year.

Kids in the Hall alum Kevin McDonald boards Paralegal

McDonald joins Bruce McCulloch and the TallBoyz troupe on the Lakeside Animation Studios series, which is currently in pre-development.

Blue Ant Media partners with festivals for RFP initiative

EXCLUSIVE: Executives will attend imagineNATIVE, Reelworld and Reel Asian in Toronto to speak with producers about paranormal pitches for T+E and HauntTV.

HGTV orders two series from Scott Brothers Entertainment

Backed By The Bros and Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers are expected to premiere on HGTV and HGTV Canada in 2024.

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Knowledge Network launches doc commissioning stream

The broadcaster will develop, commission and broadcast three limited docuseries as part of the Stories (Un)told initiative.

Bell Media asks court to appeal CRTC’s licence renewal decision

The company claims that the Commission was in breach of the Broadcasting Act when it renewed hundreds of broadcast licences into 2026 without notice.

Crayola Studios teams up with 9 Story Media Group

The companies will develop multiple shows under the deal, which was announced during MIPJunior.

Blue Ant expands FAST partnership with Samsung

Blue Ant’s FAST channels Homeful, HauntTV, and Love Pets have landed in new territories on Samsung TV Plus.

Cineflix Rights closes multiple sales for Reginald the Vampire

Cineflix Rights also inked deals for the Connect3 Media and Sepia Films feature Sugar and the series Last King of The Cross at MIPCOM.

APTN lumi originals to debut at imagineNATIVE

Tales from the Rez and D dot H will run at the festival on Oct. 20, the same day they land on lumi.

Citytv’s Law & Order Canadian spinoff gets underway

Tassie Cameron serves as showrunner, with Karen Robinson and Kathleen Munroe among the all-Canadian cast.

Deals: eOne, Immina Films, WildBrain, Autentic

The Spencer Sisters goes global, Immina Films makes its first foreign acquisition, Sportsnet comes to Prime Video, plus more.