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Netflix’s Toronto office not affected by layoffs
The global streaming giant has let go of around 150 employees but none at its Canadian HQ, Playback has learned.
Insight, Dark Slope team up to develop unscripted slate
The Toronto-based companies plan to collaborate on “hyperreality” series using virtual production and extended reality technologies.
KOTV appoints Mia Desroches as VP, international distribution
Montreal’s KOTV has hired the former CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution exec to accelerate its distribution strategy on the global market.
Hot Sheet: Big Brother Canada finale makes top 30 TV chart
The Insight Productions reality competition series brought in 835,000 viewers, according to Numeris.
Telefilm Canada releases code of conduct for business partners
The new guidelines apply to all types of interactions with Telefilm and are complementary to the internal policies the funder already has in place.
EXCLUSIVE: Global renews Family Law for third season
This is the second early renewal for the Canadian legal drama, produced by SEVEN24 Films and Lark Productions, which goes to camera in Vancouver on May 24.
Banijay acquires global format distribution rights to Wild Cooks
The culinary adventure reality series hails from Montreal-based Toast in collaboration with Quebecor Content.
Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan launches Red Water Entertainment
The distribution arm focuses on genre-specific films, and has launched with a six-film slate, including Karen Lam’s The Curse of Willow Song.
Hot Sheet: Norbourg retains Canadian box office lead
Norbourg‘s total gross hit just under $535,000 for the week of May 6, while Jonathan Keijser’s Peace by Chocolate earned the highest per-theatre average in its opening week.
Cineflix Productions film slate sells overseas
The slate includes a mix of holiday and true crime films commissioned by Lifetime.
Back Home among Canadian titles set for Cannes Film Market
Director Nisha Platzer and producer Joella Cabalu discuss bringing the doc to Cannes through Forum RIDM. Trigger warning: this story contains the mention of suicide.
Former Hot Docs director Alan Black joins Canadaland as chief operating officer
Black will oversee all non-editorial operations for the podcast company and news organization, after leaving Hot Docs in early April.
Thunderbird revenue dips slightly in Q3
The decrease in revenue and free cash flow are attributed to program delivery timings and production costs in the quarter, with the company still on track to increase overall revenue for the fiscal year-end.
ACTRA members ratify new contract with Association of Canadian Advertisers
The one-year National Commercial Agreement will provide a 2% increase to all fees and rates.
Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Fremantle to develop original fiction series
The companies plan to develop the stories in Europe, with a focus on Spanish, Italian and English-language content with global appeal.
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