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Wattpad, The Coup partner
The two Canadian cos are launching a short-film competition, tapping source material from the self-publishing platform as story fodder.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, May 29 to June 4, 2017
MasterChef Canada is at #4, with Private Eyes at #17.
Banff ’17: JP Blais’ last stand
The outgoing CRTC chair didn’t mince words when he tackled the CBC, broadcasters and the government.
Bell Fund dishes out $4.2 million to 18 projects
Blue Ant’s cross-platform, Snapchat-inspired series Snap-Wrap and the first season of Shaftesbury’s Frankie Drake are among the recipients.
Banff ’17: AMPIA, China’s Guangdong province partner
The provincial association aims to increase copro opportunities and open up a potential market of 120 million viewers for Alberta producers.
Lone Eagle to bring The Toy Box to Canada
The Toronto prodco inked a format option deal with Electus International for the branded toy reality series.
TIFF Studio to focus on storytelling in 2017
Hello Destroyer‘s Kevan Funk and Werewolf‘s Ashley McKenzie are among this year’s 12 program participants.
Banff ’17: NFB, Spin Master win Rockie Awards
Canadian productions took home seven awards, including trophies for best lifestyle program and best preschool program.
D360 sells six series abroad
Three of Partners In Motion’s shows are headed overseas, while the distribution co also nabbed sales for RTR Media, Zoomer and White Iron Pictures.
2017 Indie List: The year in review
Through the ebbs and flows of another (typically) unpredictable year in the world of Canadian content production, Playback gives you an inside look at who’s spending what and where.
Insight eyes China, N.A. millennials with Youngster launch
CEO John Brunton on filling the niche opportunity with young parents and building a content platform that appeals to advertisers.
Bron partners with Michael Ellenberg to launch new prodco
The B.C. company is partnering with the man behind Westworld, True Detective and Big Little Lies for its first foray into the television market.
Letterkenny brews up a unique marketing strategy
New Metric Media has partnered with a Sudbury brewery to make a fictional bevvie a reality.
Corus picks up broadcast rights to Star Wars franchise
The media co revealed the six-year, 11-picture deal at its Thursday night upfront.
Let’s Talk JP
Playback magazine caught up with Jean-Pierre Blais to talk big decisions during his five-year term as chair of the CRTC and how he envisions the future of TV.
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