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Buck wraps on sci-fi feature Astronaut
Written and directed by Shelagh McLeod, the Hamilton, ON-shot feature stars Colm Feore and Richard Dreyfuss.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Jan. 19 to 25, 2018
Hochelaga: Terre Des Ames nabs the #1 spot, with Le trip a trois at #2 and Junior Majeur at #3.
New coalition wants to block piracy websites
Organizations like Bell, CMPA and eOne have asked the CRTC to create an agency to identify sites that pirate content.
Deals: Syndicado, CMJ, Corus
Toronto’s Syndicado acquires 100 hours of factual content, CMJ partners with Bill James to develop a true crime series, and more.
eOne inks first-look deal with Marwar Junction
Under the agreement, eOne will develop and produce unscripted content with the L.A.-based company behind A&E’s documentary anthology Autobiography.
HBO picks up Israel/Canada copro The Oslo Diaries
Produced by Medalia Productions and Montreal’s Intuitive Pictures, the doc had its world premiere at Sundance.
Cineflix Media adds development SVP
Former Whizz Kid Entertainment exec Jimmy Baker joins the Montreal-headquartered producer/distributor.
Our House Media taps Matt Hanna to lead L.A. office
The Kew Media-owned unscripted prodco is looking to expand its U.S. operations and capture more business from California-based digital players.
How Kanopy has evolved the film-borrowing model
The San Francisco-based company has entered five Canadian cities with a new B2B model for libraries looking to digitize the lending of films to members.
Jobs cuts hit Viceland, Vice Studios Canada
Less than a week after Rogers Media ended its Canadian partnership with the millennial-focused media co, a number of staffers have been let go.
In brief: Supreme Court shuts down Bell simsub appeal
Plus: Two Canadian shorts win special jury awards at Sundance, Le Trip a Trois hits a box office milestone, and more.
Stingray granted broadcasting licence
The CRTC has also approved the discretionary services licence application for music channel Vintage TV.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand Jan. 16 to 22, 2018
Star Trek: Discovery secures the #1 spot, while Toronto-shot The Handmaid’s Tale drops to #9.
Rogers revenues, profit up in Q4
On the media side, revenues decreased to $526 million from $550 million a year ago, largely due to lower Blue Jays revenues.
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