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CBC renews Bollywed for a second season

The CBC original docuseries is produced by Toronto-based HeartHat Entertainment.

Deals: Boat Rocker, CBC/Radio-Canada, 9 Story, Cineflix Rights

Boat Rocker Rights picks up The Secrets of Friendship, CBC/Radio-Canada expands its Paralympics broadcast deal, plus more.

In Brief: William F. White International ups Daniel Braun

Plus, Canadian Film Fest reveals inaugural You-CAN-Pitch participants, Cinespace and York University partner on a production accountant program, and more.

CBC’s Run the Burbs, Son of a Critch returning, but Strays is not

Other returning comedies include sketch seriesThis Hour Has 22 Minutes and The New Wave of Standup special.

CBC renews Juno Awards broadcast deal for five years

The extended deal with CARAS will see CBC broadcast the annual Canadian music awards into 2028.

WIDC selects spring/summer 2023 CAM participants

The Career Advancement Module sessions will run March through July, coinciding with the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival and Female Eye Film Festival.

CBC creates fully accessible production with latest docuseries

Fenix Film & Television, Small Army Entertainment and CBC discuss how the groundbreaking series Push came together with key creatives from the disability community.

Insight Productions aims for new heights with varied slate

Executives at the Boat Rocker company discuss how the pandemic inspired a strategy and slate that includes scripted miniseries on Greenpeace and Emily Carr.

CBC, Paramount+ renew SkyMed for season two

Production on season two of the Piazza Entertainment-produced series has begun in Ontario and Manitoba.

How KOTV brought Plan B to English Canada

KOTV president Louis Morissette discusses the Montreal prodco’s short- and long-term strategy for English-language production.

CBC’s The Porter not returning for a second season

The pubcaster says it ordered a second season from Sphere Media, but without a coproduction partner, financing couldn’t be completed.

CSAs ’23: CBC’s The Porter leads TV nominations

The historical drama tops the pack with 19 nominations, followed by CBC’s Sort Of and CBC Gem’s Detention Adventure with 15 nods apiece.