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WGN America acquires Bellevue
The eight-part CBC drama will premiere on the U.S. cable channel in 2018.
PBS Kids picks up Luna Around the World
The U.S. pubcaster has commissioned 9 Story Media Group’s latest toon for 2018.
Discovery to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive for $14.6B
Combined brands in the deal include Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery, HGTV, Food Network and others.
TIFF ’17: Borg/McEnroe to open the festival
The Sweden/Denmark/Finland copro about one of the most intense rivalries in the history of tennis is the opening night gala film.
Indiecan nabs North American rights to The Wasting
The psychological thriller from writer/director Carolyn Saunders is set for release in 2018.
Lifetime renews Mary Kills People
The eOne and Cameron Pictures series will return to the A+E Networks channel for a second season in early 2018.
Conventional CPE, revenues down in 2016: CRTC report
Meanwhile, CBC saw revenues and Canadian programming expenditures increase, according to the latest financial summaries.
OUTtv takes Dragula to television
The LGBTQ channel has commissioned a second season of the show, after season one drew almost 850,000 views on YouTube.
Cameras roll on Ricardo Trogi’s 1991
The final chapter in his autobiographical trilogy, produced by Go Films’ Nicole Robert, is currently filming in Montreal.
Deals: Corus, Raven Banner, Portfolio
Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse inks a wide-ranging deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation for its preschool property The Wiggles, plus more.
Discovery unveils 2017/2018 sked
The Bell Media-owned specialty has set the premiere dates for new Canadian original Last Stop Garage and scripted series Frontier.
CMF invests $4.3M in 19 digi media projects
Cream Productions and TFO are among the companies that nabbed development coin, while six projects will receive marketing support.
TIFF ’17: Gaston, Mack, Roessler named to Talent Lab
The filmmakers are among 10 selected to participate in the Toronto festival’s annual artistic development program.
In Brief: ACTRA reaches deal with advertisers
Plus: DAZN comes to Canada and the Creative Women Workshops Association and Storyhive have launched a new career accelerator program.
Ranger Rob makes U.S. debut on Sprout
Corus-owned Nelvana has signed a deal with NBCUniversal to bring the toon’s first and second seasons to viewers in the States.
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