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Frankie Drake headed to U.K. channel Alibi in 2018

CBC and Shaftesbury also revealed additional cast, including Rebecca Liddiard, and directors for the female-led detective drama.

August 31, 2017

CMF invests $5.5M through POV program

An upcoming White Pine Pictures’ doc is one of 14 documentary projects selected in the funder’s latest round.

August 25, 2017

CMF invests $8.9M through Aboriginal program

Eagle Vision’s Taken and Kwassen Productions’ Tribal Police Files were among 17 projects to receive a share of the funding.

August 18, 2017

CBC unveils Frankie Drake, Stats of Life premiere dates

The pubcaster confirmed The Detectives, produced by Montreal’s WAM Media, will move to the winter schedule.

August 16, 2017

WGN America nabs broadcast rights to two more CBC series

Political drama Shoot the Messenger and Mennonite mob series Pure will bow on the U.S. channel in the first quarter of 2018.

August 9, 2017

CBC, Netflix expand episode order for Anne season two

Creator Moira Walley-Beckett, who penned season one by herself, has put together an all-female writers’ room including Jane Maggs, Naledi Jackson and Shernold Edwards.

August 3, 2017

CBC unveils new hosts for a refreshed version of The National

A team of four will lead the pubcaster’s flagship news show as of this November.

August 1, 2017

WGN America acquires Bellevue

The eight-part CBC drama will premiere on the U.S. cable channel in 2018.

July 31, 2017

CBC, SundanceTV greenlight Unspeakable

The series, about Canada’s tainted blood scandal, is created by Mezo Entertainment’s Robert C. Cooper.

July 29, 2017

Conventional CPE, revenues down in 2016: CRTC report

Meanwhile, CBC saw revenues and Canadian programming expenditures increase, according to the latest financial summaries.

July 28, 2017

CBC, Proper Television bake Canadian DNA into U.K. format

CBC’s Jennifer Dettman and Proper’s Cathie James on tailoring the hit series for domestic audiences, the importance of casting and learning from other international remakes.

July 27, 2017

Deals: Encore TV, Super Channel, DHX

New Media Vision acquires the format rights to Encore Television’s Les Beaux Malaises, plus more deals.

July 21, 2017