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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for June 1 to 7, 2021
Letterkenny breaks back into the top 10, while Lucifer knocks the The Handmaid’s Tale off the top spot.
In brief: New podcast series goes behind the scenes of Canadian film
Plus, Sherry Media Group is gearing up for the second instalment of The Impact Series, and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 2021 set for one-hour broadcast on CBC.
Pixomondo, William F. White strike $30M virtual production partnership
The two companies will co-rent virtual production equipment at two stages in Toronto and Vancouver, currently in construction, with plans for additional Canadian locations for 2022.
Big Brother Canada hits the big one-oh
Global renewed the reality series for a 10th season, with host Arisa Cox continuing her expanded role as an executive producer.
Upfronts ’21: Bell Media and TikTok team to relaunch MuchMusic
The pop-culture brand will return as a digital network on TikTok with the relaunch of classic shows, as well as a new lineup of diverse VJs to present its content.
NBCUniversal secures rights to Radio-Canada format Conversations With My Parents
NBCUniversal Formats to adapt single-camera comedy for Middle East, Asia and Eastern European markets.
Assurart announces Canada’s first coronavirus production insurance product
Montreal-based entertainment insurance firm Assurart unrolls details on country’s first COVID insurance product.
Hot sheet: Top 30 TV programs, May 24 to 30, 2021
The Good Doctor leads the list, followed by 9-1-1 at No. 2 and The Masked Singer at No. 3.
Upfronts ’21: Children Ruin Everything, The Amazing Race Canada headline Bell Media schedule
Bell Media also commissioned new Crave originals including a Letterkenny spinoff, doc series Thunder Bay, marblemedia’s A Cut Above, a family drama from Rezolution Pictures, as well as a raft of French-language originals.
9 Story teams up with NBPA on new shows
The Toronto-based media group is going for a slam dunk right from the tip-off with hybrid series King of the Court and live-action project Streetball.
Powerhouse trio join BANFF BoD
Brenda Gilbert, Jennifer Kim and Lisa Meeches have joined the Banff Television Festival Foundation’s board of directors.
Vortex Media snaps up ABMO Films catalogue
Vortex Media has also named ABMO Films founder Matt Orenstein as its new VP of acquisitions and strategy.
Creative leadership is essential to reaching racial and gender equity in Canada: report
Women in View releases 10 recommendations to narrow the significant funding and opportunity gap in Canadian film and television.
New platform Binge aims to bridge gap between gaming and traditional entertainment
Canadian film producers Cody Hackman and Allan Ungar revealed the new platform, set to launch in 2022, at video-game trade event E3.
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