Sinking Ship preps new season of Odd Squad UK

The upcoming season of the series’ U.K. edition once again features child agents using math to solve odd occurrences.

The Butler brothers wrap on latest feature Starsuckers

The Sudbury, Ont.-shot film follows a celebrity couple who invite two of their biggest fans for a weekend escape, with each duo harbouring an ulterior motive.

Bell Media renews Queen of the Castle for second season

Blink49 Studios and Nest Productions have begun shooting season two of the docureality series at Lympne Castle in Kent, U.K.

Telefilm focuses on B.C. in initial Western Strategy

The strategy is the latest in Telefilm’s region-specific plans, following the announcement of its Atlantic Strategy last September.

New Metric Media invests in L.A. prodco Good Walk Entertainment

The Letterkenny prodco and the startup founded by former Comedy Central execs Kent Alterman and Sarah Babineau will partner on a range of cross-platform comedy projects.

Espresso Media boards feature doc The Forbidden University

You star Penn Badgley is part of the high-profile EP team supporting the documentary about Iran’s underground Bahá’í Institution for Higher Education.

Numeris launches national video measurement tool

VAM combines linear and digital audience data, with more than 95% of platforms in Canada captured.

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Hot Sheet: Jimmy Kimmel Live! tops overall Canadian demand

The late-night talk show surged in demand in late September as it returned to TV following its suspension by ABC.

CBBC, BBC iPlayer commission The Next Step spinoff

EXCLUSIVE: Boat Rocker Studios is producing The Next Step: Cheer, which wrapped filming last month in Hamilton, Ont.

John Candy: I Like Me, The Pitch take audience awards at CIFF

Audiences at this year’s Calgary International Film Festival also feted Bif Naked and Racewalkers.

WFF unveils 2025 Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship cohort

The latest edition of the Whistler Film Festival fellowship focuses on longer-form episodic content.

Crave comedy Slo Pitch steps up to the plate in Toronto, Hamilton

Now in production, the LGBTQ comedy is based on the 2020 web series of the same name.

In Brief: Death Does Not Exist wins at Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival

Plus: The Sundance Institute selects Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs for an inaugural fund, the Forest City Film Festival fetes television veteran David Shore, and more.

Blue Ant acquires streamer MagellanTV for US$12 million

The deal marks the first major acquisition for Blue Ant since going public earlier this year.

New Metric unveils raft of global sales for its original series

The deals expand the global footprint of series such as Shoresy and Children Ruin Everything.