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Hot Sheet: Letterkenny cracks digital originals top five
Meanwhile, Pascal-mania shows no signs of slowing down as the actor’s two series continue to occupy three of the top spots on the overall TV and digital originals charts.
SODEC unveils Quebec titles vying for buyers at Series Mania
The Coming Next From Quebec event returns to the TV festival, with Bell Media, Quebecor Content, Radio-Canada and Télé-Québec participating.
TVO workers vote 100% in support of a strike mandate
Canadian Media Guild’s TVO members, including producers, journalists and education workers, had a 96% turnout for the vote.
Deals: Blue Ant International, Bell Media, Films We Like
Blue Ant International acquires Amazon Original Three Mothers, Two Babies and a Scandal, Bell Media picks up titles from BossaNova Media, and more.
Quebecor Fund allocates over $2.1M in TV production support
Among the returning series to receive production funding are Bête noire and Portrait-Robot.
9 Story, Earth Rangers developing kids animated comedy
Development for the series for kids ages six to nine is led by Karen Fowler, VP, development, 9 Story Media Group.
Vice Media Group appoints new co-CEOs
Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala take on the joint position to replace Nancy Dubuc.
How KOTV brought Plan B to English Canada
KOTV president Louis Morissette discusses the Montreal prodco’s short- and long-term strategy for English-language production.
Jessica Hinkson preps Sara as launchpad for a feature
Hinkson’s C’mon Mort Productions’ drama starts shooting Friday and is being developed as her debut feature.
Nancy Dubuc departs as CEO of Vice Media Group
Dubuc announced her resignation five years after joining Vice Media Group in 2018.
How Kyle Ball’s microbudget Skinamarink became a hit
Edmonton-based executive producer Edmon Rotea explains the genesis of the $15,000 horror that has nabbed millions at the box office.
Producers selected for Canada-France Series Lab
A total of 30 producers from Canada and France will meet at Series Mania Forum to kick off the year-long coproduction initiative.
Prime Video gets cooking with Pixcom docuseries
The streamer has commissioned the 8 x 30-minute culinary series Pendant ce temps en cuisine, set to premiere on March 10.
Screen world mourns loss of beloved actor Gordon Pinsent
CBC Son of a Critch co-creator Mark Critch tells Playback that the prolific actor-writer-director-producer died Saturday at age 92.
In Brief: Banchi Hanuse film wins big at Big Sky doc fest
Plus: Kim’s Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is getting a Governor General’s award, OUTtv has greenlit a second season of For the Love of DILFs, and more.
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