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WarnerMedia greenlights 9 Story’s Ladybird Lu
The preschool series was commissioned for Cartoon Network and HBO Max, with 9 Story handling global distribution and retaining global merchandising rights.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Feb. 1 to 7, 2021
Murdoch Mysteries comes in at #19, while Holmes Family Effect lands at #23 and Private Eyes make the list at #25.
Former Sinking Ship, Nelvana exec Lynn Chadwick joins Huminah Huminah
Chadwick joins the Nova Scotia-based prodco as VP of content and sales.
Deals: FilmRise, Reel One sign distribution agreement
Beyond Rights also secures sales for Extreme Ice Machines and sells titles to Blue Ant Media, plus more.
Big Brother Canada season nine confirmed for March kickoff
After the eighth installment was cut short due to the onset of the pandemic last March, the Insight Productions series goes live again on March 3.
Peacock Alley names Mary Anne Waterhouse as EVP of content production
The prolific producer will lead Peacock Alley Entertainment’s content production team as it expands its development slate for coproductions and features.
Primitive Entertainment to coproduce body-focused docuseries
German distributor ZDF Enterprises has boarded worldwide sales rights, excluding Canada, for the docuseries, which will have its Canadian premiere on Crave.
EXCLUSIVE: Wapanatahk Media launches in partnership with GPM
The B.C.-based prodco is founded and co-owned by Indigenous producers Tania Koenig-Gauchier and Shirley Mclean, with its first production set to roll in the spring.
Deals: MK2|Mile End, Media Ranch, Cineflix Rights
MK2|Mile End acquires Sundance title Pleasure, while Media Ranch unveils several format options and Cineflix Rights picks up four new factual series.
Boat Rocker files for IPO on TSX, projects boom year
The media company said it plans to use proceeds from the proposed IPO to secure and develop IP, repay debt and fund strategic investments and growth plans.
Hot Sheet: Top films for Feb. 5 to 11, 2021
The Croods: A New Age, Promising Young Woman and News of the World continue their hold on the top three.
Cineplex anticipates growth in 2021 following steep revenue decline
The company’s overall revenue in 2020 fell 74.9%, but CEO Ellis Jacob says the company is “well-positioned” for “inevitable resurgence”.
In brief: Option news from Apartment 11, Mad Samurai
Plus, The Bell Fund’s Slate Development recipients and copro Night of the Kings makes the International Feature Film short list.
How 21 Black Futures merged the stage and screen
21 Black Futures producer and Obsidian Theatre artistic director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu shares how the hybrid theatre and film model struggles to become financially sustainable.
Carousel, Sugar Shack underway on more First Person
The second season of adaptations sees directors Jessie Gabe, Renuka Jeyapalan and Joyce Wong involved again.
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