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Decline in AVOD segment pulls down WildBrain’s Q1 2021
The company’s revenue was down 15%, but its recently expanded Apple TV+ deal is expected to help drive new growth over the next year.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 2020
The Masked Singer comes in at #1, while Departure claims the #9 spot and Star Trek: Discovery lands at #23.
Marina Cordoni Entertainment inks deal with U.S. prodco Reynolds Entertainment
The first film to be produced through the newly inked partnership is Fear the Worst, which is set to shoot next year with Jason Priestley starring and executive producing.
Thunderbird begins trading on U.S. financial market OTCQX
The publicly traded company is looking to tap into a wider pool of investors in the U.S. as it builds on a strong fiscal 2020.
CaribbeanTales partners with Greenacre, Imagine Media for Claudia
Frances-Anne Solomon is set to direct, produce and co-write the feature film about pioneering British-Trinidadian journalist and activist Claudia Jones.
Monkey Beach, Come True rake in festival awards
Monkey Beach swept the feature film categories at San Francisco’s American Indian Film Festival, while Come True came out “bloodie.”
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2020
Come Play leads, while Honest Thief comes in at #2 and Monkey Beach makes the list at #9.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2020
Monkey Beach claims the #1 spot, followed by Possessor Uncut and Percy at #2 and #3, respectively.
Canadian icon Alex Trebek dies at 80 after battle with pancreatic cancer
Sudbury-born Trebek, whose career in broadcasting began with the CBC in 1961, died peacefully on Sunday surrounded by family and friends.
DGC doubles down on diversity with new leadership
Japanese Canadian director Warren P. Sonoda and Mohawk director Tracey Deer have been appointed as DGC National president and 1st VP, respectively.
Secrets In The Ice renewed for expanded second season by Discovery’s Science Channel
The U.S. network has ordered 10 episodes of the Shark Teeth Films-produced factual series examining some of the coldest places on earth.
Nurses season two: how the medical drama completed its longest shift to date
VIDEO: Creator and co-showrunner Adam Pettle discusses showrunning in the age of COVID, rewriting scripts to make them shootable under COVID protocols and what he’s working on next.
EXCLUSIVE: WIDC names 2020 Story & Leadership directors
Liz Cairns, Lindsay McIntyre and Emily Diana Ruth are among this year’s eight participants for the script development and director mentorship program.
Departure soars in the ratings for Global
The channel has named Departure its No. 1 new series this fall, with an average audience of 1.2 million so far in its six-episode run.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 2020
The Mandalorian claims the #1 spot on the Digital Original and Overall TV Show list, while Star Trek: Discovery lands at #3 on the Digital Original chart.
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