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FilmRise picks up 900 WildBrain eps
The distributor has acquired 10 shows including Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?, Strawberry Shortcake, Berry in the Big City and Slugterra for its AVOD and FAST channels.
CBC reboots Street Cents on social
The ’90s series that aimed to help teens make sense of their cents is springing back to life as the pubcaster’s first original TikTok series.
Beans wins $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award
The award caps off a remarkable run for the EMA Films feature, which won Best Picture at last year’s Canadian Screen Awards.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Feb. 25 to March 3, 2022
Uncharted leads the Canadian box office in its second week, topping Spider-Man: No Way Home and Sing 2
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Feb. 25 to March 3, 2022
Canada/France copro Le Loup et le lion leads with six-figure debut, while Scarborough pulls in the highest per-theatre average for the week to land at No. 2.
New Metric Media hires Jeff Hersh, Bill Lundy in corporate expansion
The Letterkenny producer has also unveiled its strategic plan to grow from an indie prodco to a comedy brand-focused entertainment studio.
CBC, Blue Ant team for investigative docuseries on Peter Nygård
Evil by Design: Surviving Nygård is based on reporting in a CBC podcast about the allegations against the Finnish-Canadian fashion executive.
Deals: CBC, Starline, Sinking Ship, Looking Glass
CBC faces the music, GTA-based equipment supplier launches new division after latest acquisition, Sinking Ship lands global licensing deals for a fan-favourite series, plus more.
Sort Of among winners at ACTRA Awards
Kelly McCormack of Sugar Daddy and Dayo Ade of Cinema of Sleep were among the other winners at the 20th annual ceremony, while ACTRA National names its Woman of the Year.
Canada Council for the Arts declares solidarity with Ukraine
The Canada Council’s statement that it will cease funding for “all activity involving the participation of Russian or Belarusian artists or arts organizations” has drawn some criticism on social media.
Rogers’ takeover of Shaw should not move forward, says parliament report
A 41-page report from the standing committee on industry and technology said the merger will have a negative impact on affordability for consumers and called for a review of the Competition Act.
Sort Of leads WGC Screenwriting Awards nominations
The CBC dramedy scored four of the five nominations in the Comedy Series category, which also includes CTV’s Corner Gas Animated.
APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada pledge to work together on Indigenous content
APTN CEO Monika Ille and CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait discuss how the memorandum of understanding will enhance their abilities to create First Nations, Inuit and Métis programming.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Feb. 21 to 27, 2022
Ted Lasso makes a comeback on the digital originals list, landing at No. 3 after its double win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, while The Book of Boba Fett continues to lead.
Political Blind Date set for swan song season on TVO
The pubcaster says the fifth season of the unscripted series, in which politicians go on “dates” to discuss their viewpoints, will be the last.
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