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Sphere Films International secures sales for Riceboy Sleeps
The Canadian sales agent has also landed deals for Viking and Into the Weeds at EFM, where it’s representing several other titles.
TVA announces layoffs following Q4 loss
A total of 240 jobs are expected to be eliminated across TVA and parentco Quebecor entities.
BentFrame, Cineflix Studios to adapt Looking for Jane for TV
Celeste Parr is attached as creator and showrunner on a TV adaptation of Canadian author Heather Marshall’s bestselling novel.
Deadline extended for Rogers-Shaw merger, again
As the companies continue to await final approval, the outside closing date has now been pushed past the two-year mark from when it was first announced.
Hasbro expects update on eOne sale this year
In reporting the toy giant’s Q4 earnings, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks said the toyco has seen “strong interest” in Entertainment One assets.
In Brief: Two Canadian projects to pitch at Series Mania Forum
Plus, ACTRA Toronto and the Toronto Film Critics Association hand out annual honours, and an Inuit VR copro debuts in Berlin.
Crave greenlights limited docuseries on Sherman murders
The Toronto Star’s chief investigative reporter Kevin Donovan has been tapped as executive producer/investigative reporter on the eOne series.
CMF sets industry-facing survey on definition of Cancon
The questionnaire opens Feb. 27 as part of the CMF’s national initiative exploring how the current definition of Canadian content should evolve with Bill C-11.
Op-ed: Bill C-11’s Cancon conversation
OUTtv CEO Brad Danks writes about the debate over the definition of Canadian content as Bill C-11 awaits passage.
How CBC put Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry in motion
Producers Matthew Miller, Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash explain how the Ontario-shot feature went from a book option to a world premiere at Berlin.
Deals: Paramount, Blue Fox, Quebecor Content, Corus Studios
Paramount Global Content Distribution lands international rights to BlackBerry, Blue Fox Entertainment acquires U.S. rights to The End of Sex, and more.
TIFF partners with WBD Access Canada to launch fellowship
The Warner Bros. Discovery Curatorial Programming Fellowship has been founded in honour of late programmer Ravi Srinivasan.
BIPOC TV & Film’s Unscripted Producers Lab reveals cohort
This inaugural crop of participants for the lab, presented by Bell Media, will undergo six months of professional development and training.
Hot Sheet: The Last of Us vaults to the top spot in overall TV demand
Meanwhile, Paramount+ claimed three spots in the top six of digital originals TV rankings, including 1923 at No. 2.
CBC renews The Great Canadian Baking Show
Producer Proper Television will hold open casting calls for the first time in the series’ history for season seven.
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