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Kew Media invests in newly formed Scottish prodco
The new prodco, Two Rivers Media, has already landed its first commission with BBC Scotland series Children of the Devolution.
Suits to retire after season nine
USA Network has renewed the long-running Toronto-shot legal drama for a ninth and final season.
Jeffrey Katzenberg to keynote BANFF 2019
The industry mogul will kick off the festival’s 40th anniversary with a discussion about his high-profile new venture, Quibi.
Steven Kostanski’s PG (Psycho Goreman) rolls in T.O.
The cosmic comedy is produced by Shannon Hanmer and Stuart F. Andrews and coproduced by TIFF’s Midnight Madness programmer Peter Kuplowsky.
Boat Rocker hires former Mattel marketer
Veteran brand marketer Kate Schlomann will oversee Boat Rocker’s licensing, brand and content marketing initiatives in the New York-based post.
Daniel Grou on how Cardinal boosted his career
The filmmaker discusses taking a more production-focused role on the hour-long drama, which returns for its third season today on CTV.
Pay TV popular, but viewed as ‘supplemental’: study
A new study by TiVo shows that most people combine OTT and TV, but view them differently.
TSN brings back Engraved on a Nation
After seven years, the docuseries will return to the airwaves on Feb. 6 with an episode about sprinter Donovan Bailey.
Carter renewed for season two
The dramedy from Amaze Film + Television goes into production this spring with showrunner Andy Berman joining the team.
Behind the launch of William Woods’ new distribution outfit
Game Theory, headed by Woods and Hilary Hart, will focus on smaller release strategies, paired with digital distribution and word-of-mouth publicity.
Hot Docs to honour Julia Ivanova
The director behind Limit Is the Sky and Family Portrait in Black and White will be recognized with a retrospective.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Jan. 7 to 13, 2019
Young Sheldon comes in at #1, while Murdoch Mysteries and Coroner break the top 30.
E-commerce platform Shopify launches content division
L.A.-based Shopify Studios will work with international creators and producers to develop, produce, and finance a variety of projects for streaming platforms and traditional networks.
Canadian short filmmakers shine in Oscar nominations
Canadian-led projects earned three of the five nominations in the animated short category, while two of five live-action short nominations came from Canadian filmmakers as well.
Blue Ant Int’l sells Lakefront Luxury to U.S. net Bravo
Blue Ant’s global distribution division signed deals for a number of its unscripted properties with broadcasters in North America, Africa, Europe and Asia.
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