Rogers Sports & Media also announced original OMNI series Our Big Punjabi Family and Katiba Banat: Sisters in Arms.
Abroad will feature “strong representation” both in front of behind the camera.
VP of TV programming and content Hayden Mindell on Citytv’s development slate, upcoming greenlights and deal-making with U.S. studios during a production shutdown.
Rogers Media execs break down the channel’s more “balanced” schedule and its fan-favourite approach to programming.
Hitting a high note with baseball, the media co has seen mixed results with hockey and primetime this fall.
Rogers Media execs talk 2015/2016 strategy, including a new Chinese-language drama for OMNI and hockey’s influence on primetime programming.
Details behind the decision at the U.S. arm of the network to no longer report overnight numbers for its scripted programs, beginning with The Strain.
TV VP Hayden Mindell tells Playback Daily about U.S. broadcast shows, versus cable dramas, and his Saturday and Sunday night hockey plays on City.
Hayden Mindell, Rogers Media VP of TV programming and content, says the new channel will skew younger with a focus on scripted comedy.
Mindell takes over the VP of TV programming and content post from Malcolm Dunlop, whose departure was announced late August.