Sinking Ship Entertainment and Relish Interactive scored multiple wins at last night’s 2017 Youth Media Alliance English-language awards ceremony.
Under a new deal with Seoul, South Korea-based CJ E&M, Nelvana Enterprises will represent the North American merchandise licensing rights for the preschool series.
Bisson, who also plays the titular character on the period Canadian detective series Murdoch Mysteries, will play a teacher in the kids TV series (pictured).
The indie producer is co-producing with Little Airplane Productions The Adventures of Napkin Man as a hybrid animation and live action series.
Canadian producers grabbed 38 nominations for the Banff Media Awards, just behind U.K. producers with 41 nods, and ahead of American shows with 33 nominations.
Former Corus programming exec Brenda Nietupski is back on the scene with her new kids TV prodco Little Tugboat, along with new series on deck.