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Hot Sheet: Departure season two hits viewership peak
CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada maintained its No. 1 spot on the national TV chart for the week of Aug. 15 to 21.
Rogers outage ruled to be relevant to Shaw merger decision
The Competition Tribunal also ruled that the proposed sale of Freedom Mobile was not a sufficient remedy to concerns.
Spain taps TIFF to connect with Canadian producers
ICEX Trade and Investment and the ICAA have coordinated a delegation of more than 30 Spanish producers and filmmakers to pitch projects to potential partners.
NFB greenlights five documentary and animation projects
The slate includes the Quebec provincial election feature doc La Course from Montreal-based director Jenny Cartwright.
Apple TV+ greenlights Aircraft, Mercury Filmworks kids titles
The streamer has also renewed projects from Sinking Ship Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group.
Corus Entertainment relaunches Nick+ as Teletoon+
Teletoon+ will be available to Prime Video, Bell Fibe TV, Virgin Plus, and RiverTV subscribers on Sept. 1.
Filmmakers flag concerns over NFB head appointment process
The NFB says it “cannot comment” on the NFB/ONF Creation allegation that outgoing head Claude Joli-Coeur “is on the hiring committee to select his own replacement.”
Ontario Creates selects 42 features for 2022 Int’l Financing Forum
Canadian prodcos Amaze, Farpoint Films, Copperheart Entertainment and Compy Films are among the 42 producing teams selected for the annual two-day event.
VVS Films ups four staffers to drive Canadian content expansion
The promotions are part of the Montreal-based distributor’s plans to “become a home for top Canadian talent.”
Blue Ant Studios’ Prince Andrew doc slated for Peacock
The documentary, directed by Jamie Crawford, is part of Peacock’s virtual DocFest and will premiere on Oct. 5.
Fawzia Mirza’s Me, My Mom & Sharmila sets up for production
Mirza’s feature directorial debut, starring Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha and Hamza Haq, will shoot in Nova Scotia and Pakistan later this year.
Patrick Roy lines up financing for new distribution company
Details about the former Les Films Séville head’s new venture, including the company name and film slate, will be announced at a later date.
Deals: Kino Lorber, WildBrain, QYOU Media, Gusto
Film Associates International negotiates sales for Patricia Rozema films, WildBrain sells season four of The Deep, plus more.
Caitlyn Sponheimer’s Wild Goat Surf starts production in B.C.
The coming-of-age drama is produced by Vancouver’s Studio 104 Entertainment and Toronto and Calgary-based Raging River Films.
Ethics commissioner clears CRTC CEO of conflict of interest breach
Complaints had been filed about Ian Scott’s 2019 meeting at a bar with then-incoming Bell CEO Mirko Bibic.
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