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CBC, Paramount+ renew SkyMed for season two

Production on season two of the Piazza Entertainment-produced series has begun in Ontario and Manitoba.

March 2, 2023

How CBC put Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry in motion

Producers Matthew Miller, Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash explain how the Ontario-shot feature went from a book option to a world premiere at Berlin.

February 17, 2023

Deals: Paramount, Blue Fox, Quebecor Content, Corus Studios

Paramount Global Content Distribution lands international rights to BlackBerry, Blue Fox Entertainment acquires U.S. rights to The End of Sex, and more.

February 16, 2023

CBS president, CEO George Cheeks set for BANFF ’23 keynote

Cheeks, who is also CCO, news and sports, for Paramount+, will speak about the evolving industry as part of the festival’s Summit Series.

February 9, 2023

Deals: Cineflix Rights, TSN, Paramount+, Spin Master

Cineflix Rights acquires global rights to U.K. unscripted format, Bell Media’s sports network builds up its streaming assets for the launch of TSN+, plus more.

January 13, 2023

Deals: Nightalk, levelFILM, KO Distribution, Sinking Ship

Premiere Entertainment Group nabs worldwide sales rights to Donald Shebib’s Nightalk, Paramount+ acquires Valérie Lemercier’s Aline, and more.

November 10, 2022

Sanaa Lathan’s On the Come Up set for TIFF debut

Lathan’s directorial feature film debut is the third world premiere – and third title in total – announced for the Toronto International Film Festival’s 47th edition.

July 13, 2022

Spin Master rolls on second feature, spinoff series

PAW Patrol was the first preschool property for the toyco-turned-producer which revealed ambitions, in Q3 reports, to expand its movie-making capability and launch a new film every year.

November 4, 2021

CBC, Paramount+ order medical drama from Piazza Entertainment

Production is currently underway in Manitoba and Ontario on SkyMed, which follows the turbulent lives of nurses and pilots mounting rescues from air ambulances in Northern Canada.

September 16, 2021

Paramount+ sets March 4 for international rollout

The rebranded CBS All Access service will launch in Canada in March but the expanded content offering won’t arrive until “later in the year,” said parent company ViacomCBS.

January 19, 2021

Kyle Rideout, Josh Epstein’s ‘Astrid’ picked up by Paramount

The feature project is set to be produced by L.A.-based Di Bonaventura Pictures.

January 21, 2019

Case study: Yahoo!’s Burning Love as breakout online drama

The spoof of TV dating competition shows grabbed over 11 million views during its first season before jumping to the E! network.

June 4, 2013