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In Brief: Who won the Rogers Prize of Excellence in Cancon?

TVO sets the premiere for marblemedia’s Opie’s Home (pictured), plus more news.

Bell Fund dishes out $4.2 million to 18 projects

Blue Ant’s cross-platform, Snapchat-inspired series Snap-Wrap and the first season of Shaftesbury’s Frankie Drake are among the recipients.

Deals: Indiecan, 9 Story, D360, UFE

Indiecan acquires various rights to three documentaries, including Michael David Lynch’s Victor’s Walk, Hulu picks up season one of 9 Story’s Camp Lakebottom, plus more deals.

Deals: marblemedia, Seville, Quebecor, Blue Ant

marblemedia acquires two children’s series, including Forte Entertainment’s Snapshots, plus more deals of the week.

Hi Opie! is coming home with a spin-off

Toronto’s marblemedia has partnered with TVO and The Jim Henson company to produce the live-action pre-school series Opie’s Home, which is slated to premiere in 2017.

D360, Partners in Motion ink development deal

Toronto’s D360 has also taken on the global distribution of the Vancouver prodco’s entire catalogue, including documentary series Crime Stories (pictured).

marblemedia taps Donna MacNeil for VP role

MacNeil will head up the company’s marketing and strategic development in the newly created role.

marblemedia, Omnifilm developing The Odyssey remake

The ’90s CBC TV series (pictured) is being adapted by Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott.

D360 inks raft of new deals

The marblemedia company has announced sales across all of its verticals, and added several Canadian series to its catalogue. (Yaya & Zouk pictured.)

2016 AToMiC Awards winners revealed

Check out the disruptors, creators and shifters whose ideas took off.

Corus inks new Teletoon development deals

Captain Cornelius’ Cartoon Lagoon (pictured) is one of two new indie series in development with the kids caster.

marblemedia developing new Chuck Hughes series

The celebrity chef and the Toronto-based prodco have pacted to work on an unscripted project. (Hughes pictured.)