CBC, BBC commission Paid in Full: The Battle for Payback

The docuseries on music industry injustice is from Supercollider, Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Sabrina Elba’s Pink Towel, in association with Catalyst.

NSI CEO Joy Loewen explains her decision to step down

The head of the National Screen Institute – Canada says she feels it’s “a really good time” to announce her planned departure for June 2024.

Apple TV+ orders more Peanuts content from WildBrain

The streamer will launch new series Camp Snoopy in 2024, along with a special focusing on a lesser-known character named Franklin.

Amazon Freevee acquires U.S. rights to Gary and His Demons

Seasons one and two of the adult-animated comedy from Toronto’s Look Mom! Productions will launch in the U.S. on July 7.

NSI CEO Joy Loewen to step down in June 2024

Loewen will leave her position at the National Screen Institute following the completion of the Winnipeg non-profit’s strategic plan.

Deals: Krypto, WildBrain CPLG, Sphere Films, Filmoption

XYZ Films boards Canada/U.K. psycho-thriller Krypto for global sales at Cannes, Sphere Films acquires Canadian rights for We Live in Time, and more.

Cineplex

Competition Bureau suing Cineplex for allegedly advertising misleading ticket prices online

Cineplex says the Bureau’s lawsuit will “be dismissed quickly as it has no merit.”

Blink49 Studios appoints Mal Stares as SVP, global scripted

The former VP of international TV production at Fifth Season will work on Blink49’s current and upcoming slate.

How a prolonged WGA strike could impact Ontario, B.C.

Film commissioners and producers in the two major markets discuss the strike’s potential effect on production on this side of the border.

In Brief: Canada’s Got Talent ups the ante for season three

Plus: NSI names 2023 participants for the CBC New Indigenous Voices Program, Quebecor Fund selects three films for assistance, and more.

Alaska, Lola LeCroix, OUTtv

OUTtv orders two new titles, renews six more, for spring slate

The Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ network has also acquired the competition series The Gold Rush.

BANFF reveals 2023 Spark All Stars participants

A special edition of the BANFF Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media will feature five women-led businesses and program alumni.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Bridgerton spinoff makes royal debut on digital chart

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story sat on the No. 5 throne on the digital originals chart, while HBO’s Succession topped the overall TV chart.

ISO holds Indigenous coproduction forum at Cannes

Twenty-one delegates, including eight Canadian producers/filmmakers, are taking part in the event alongside the Cannes Film Festival.

ACTRA and ACA renew agreement for another year

The renewal will provide actors with a pay raise while work and consultations on a simplified agreement continue.