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Family Channel
Bell Media sells four TV properties to DHX Media for $170M
The Halifax-based producer picks up Family Channel and three Disney-branded channels that had been on the auction block following BCE’s $3.38 billion purchase of Astral Media.
Season two of The Next Step starts principal photography
Family Channel and Temple Street said that the second season will include 30 half-hour episodes as well as exclusive online content.
Temple Street takes The Next Step with Segal for licensing
Segal Licensing will be responsible for marketing the tween dance drama (pictured) through events, merchandise and publications.
Family Channel re-orders The Next Step
Principal photography on the second season of Temple Street’s single-cam scripted drama will begin in the summer.
Weekly roundup: Awards, distribution sales and TV premieres
Among this week’s briefs is news of Yung Chang’s doc The Fruit Hunters (pictured) winning a top honour at the annual International Environmental Film Festival in Paris and TV season premieres for Continuum, The Next Step, Wingin’ It and Life with Boys.
Production underway on Temple Street’s The Next Step
The single cam tween series for Family Channel, created by Frank van Keeken (pictured) will feature extra content, including an after-show web series, on Family.ca.
Family Channel takes The Next Step with Temple Street
The Astral Media channel ordered 26 episodes of the tween dance drama from the Wingin’ It series creator Frank van Keeken, with production set for summer 2012.
Warthogs season two goes to camera
The tween series from Toronto’s Aircraft Pictures and Dolphin Entertainment is entering its second season.
Astral renews four Canadian series
Family Channel and Disney Junior have ordered up new episodes of four Canadian original productions for the 2011/2012 season.
Canadian kids and youth series shine at Banff Fiction Rockies
Amid the usual rivalry at the Banff Rockies between American and British TV shows, Canadian kids and teen TV shows walked away with trophies.
Fresh TV turns to live action
Fresh leans on experience gained from My Babysitter’s a Vampire and animated series like Total Drama Island to create new live action series Really Me.
Family Channel launches new website
Astral Media-owned Canadian kidcaster Family Channel is marking the final stage of its brand refresh initiative with an updated website that boasts new design features, enhanced minisites and additional activities.
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