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ThinkTV spring report shows Ontario, Quebec viewing habits
The combination of linear and broadcaster streaming services still dominates across all age demos, according to the report.
40 Acres, Sharp Corner among TIFF’s 2024 Special Presentations
The Toronto International Film Festival announced its 63-film lineup for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes for its 49th edition.
Cutting Class Media boards feature doc What We Carry
The film is commissioned by CBC’s Documentary Channel with Cutting Class Media handling international sales.
Hot Sheet: House of the Dragon, The Boys maintain demand
FX series The Bear saw an uptick in demand for its season three premiere.
Blue Ant Media asks CRTC to reduce PNI requirements
The company is looking to reduce its annual PNI spend to 5% from 13.5% for channels such as Love Nature and T+E.
Clement Virgo’s Steal Away wraps principal photography in Belgium
The psychological thriller is a Canada-Belgium copro between Conquering Lion Pictures and Potemkino.
Netflix reports revenue, subscriber growth in Q2
The streamer reported a 17% uptick in revenue growth, with plans to test in-house ad tech in Canada later this year.
Alibi Entertainment adds Joey Case to leadership team
Case joins as executive producer, having recently worked with the prodco on Made for TV With Boman Martinez-Reid.
Jameson Parker upped to CEO of Lighthouse Pictures
The promotion comes months after Martini Film Studio acquired a majority stake in the prodco.
Continuum continues with FilmRise acquiring digital rights
The sci-fi drama originally ran for four seasons on Showcase and Syfy and was created by Simon Barry.
Drew Olsen tapped as vice-chair, CEO of Copyright Board of Canada
Olsen will move from Canadian Heritage to the Copyright Board as of Aug. 26.
Rhombus copro The Sympathizer among Canadian Emmy noms
Canadian actors Martin Short and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai will compete against each other for comedy series lead.
APTN lumi acquires short-form thriller It Doesn’t Show
Production for the 6 x 10-minute series took place in Iqaluit and Toronto and wrapped earlier this month.
Athena Georgaklis to depart Nelvana in Corus layoffs
Corus Entertainment’s bid to cut costs has hit the kids team, with Nelvana halting all development this year and long-time exec Georgaklis departing on July 26.
On Screen Manitoba, GIFF name pitch finalists
The 13th Annual RBC Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition takes place on July 27 at the Gimli International Film Festival.
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