The new unscripted series for Corus Entertainment is produced by marblemedia in association with Proper Television.
How the unique twist of far-north housing considerations – such as “where do I hang my moose meat?” – hooked Corus on Proper’s new series.
CTV topper Phil King on why MasterChef Canada, set to go into production again this summer, earned a new-season order.
The original format from Proper Television will bow on the Bell Media specialty on April 13.
Following a successful pilot broadcast in December, History has given the go-ahead to a short run of the adventure reality show.
The former Dragons’ Den producers board the Toronto-based TV producer’s development team. (Pictured: Gabriele, left, and Armitage, right.)
With pilot/CEO Mark Miller at the helm, Discovery’s Edwina Follows said Great Pacific’s aeronautics-themed series pitch had all the right ingredients for the channel’s male-skewing audience.
From Playback magazine: “I think people really warmed to the fact that we could tell Canadian stories within that format,” says Proper Television president Guy O’Sullivan of the top-rated series.
The new two-hour special is a first for the format internationally and will bridge the gap to the series’ second season.
The Corus Entertainment channel has also added three new unscripted series from Canadian producers to its slate for 2015. (Mom’s a Medium pictured)
The 8 x 60-minute series is heading to Latin America and France as part of a slew of factual content sales for the Toronto-based distributor.
The Toronto-based prodco has the go-ahead for 9 x 60 minutes of a new reno-focused competition reality series.