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No Equal Entertainment pulls off a Faith Heist in Hamilton
No Equal principal J.B. Sugar directed and produced the drama for U.S. network Bounce TV.
Randy Lennox to exit Bell Media in 2021
Bell group president and vice chair Wade Oosterman will assume leadership of the media company when Lennox departs on Jan. 4.
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy to debut on Netflix in December
Ava DuVernay’s distribution label ARRAY Releasing handled the sale to the global streaming giant.
Cineflix Rights fortifies scripted ambitions with SVP hire
U.K.-based Tom Misselbrook has been appointed SVP, scripted sales and development as the distribution arm of Cineflix Media looks to continue building momentum during a strong 2020.
Shaw Rocket, Wattpad unveil narrative podcast winner, with Shaftesbury set to produce
The prodco will lead development and production on a podcast adaptation of Loridee De Villa’s script The Infinite Worlds of Ella Jane.
CBC’s Blades cleared to resume after positive COVID test
The two-hour live premiere will now air on Oct. 22, a week after the sixth season had been scheduled to debut.
Thunderbird rides the streaming wave to revenue growth
The Vancouver company saw a 41% increase in revenue in fiscal 2020 as it increases its service production output to capitalize on the influx in streaming content demand.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Oct. 5 to Oct. 12, 2020
Toronto-shot series The Boys continues to lead the digital originals list, followed by The Mandalorian, while Schitt’s Creek holds steady in the overall top 10.
Behind the launch of Julie Bristow’s new venture, Content Catalyst Fund
VIDEO: The veteran content exec chats with Playback about amplifying the market potential of female stories and storytellers, new beginnings, CFF’s 25-project development slate and more.
CBC greenlights LGBTQ comedy from Sienna Films
Sort Of, now shooting in Toronto, is created by playwright Bilal Baig and actor/writer/director Fab Filippo and follows a gender fluid Millennial trying to balance their identities.
In brief: Metafilms, Screen Siren among Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund recipients
Plus: Deepa Mehta is honoured with the DGC Visionaries Award and AMI debuts a slate of original podcasts to premiere between October and November.
Indiecan Entertainment acquires MMA feature Cagefighter
The Saskatchewan-shot film, produced by Trilight Entertainment and Anamorphic Media, is set for digital release on Nov. 24.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 2020
The Masked Singer holds onto the #1 spot, with Big Brother at #6 and #7 and the Weakest Link reboot at #10.
Karma comes for Netflix
The streamer has ordered 40 x 11-minute episodes of new animated musical series
Playback’s 10 to Watch: Fatuma Adar
Playback is pleased to introduce the first of its 10 to Watch recipients. Kicking things off is Somali-Canadian playwright Fatuma Adar, whose fresh voice on the stage has led to a pilot in development with CBC.
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