Shaftesbury

Murdoch Mysteries to reach 150th episode in season 10

Production is underway on 18 new episodes, which will begin airing on CBC this fall.

2016 AToMiC Awards winners revealed

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

Katherine Wolfgang to head CBC publicity

The former VP of communications at Toronto producer Shaftesbury takes over publicity and talent relations at the pubcaster.

Premiere dates set for Houdini, Slasher

The new Canadian series’ will debut this spring on Global/Fox and Super Channel/Chiller, respectively.

Shaftesbury and Teletoon join Gulli in support of Squish

Paris-based indie Cottonwood Media has signed new development partnerships with Shaftesbury and Teletoon Canada for its animated comedy Squish.

Rainmaker, Shaftesbury terminate acquisition agreement

The two companies signed a proposal in September that would have seen Rainmaker acquire all shares of Shaftesbury.

Fall on Your Knees adaptation in development

The award-winning book is being developed by Shaftesbury and Sharon Mustos’ TeamSharon.biz for a Canadian broadcaster.

Shaftesbury inks VOD deal with MoMedia

The agreement with the VOD content management company covers five English speaking territories. (Life With Derek pictured.)

Best of the Year: Smokebomb Entertainment

This digitally focused prodco’s revamped strategy came to life in 2015, as it worked with brands to target millennial female audiences.

Best of the Year: Murdoch Mysteries

Almost retired at 65 (episodes), but now in the prime of life, Shaftesbury’s globe-trotting Canadian success story is Playback‘s TV Show of the Year.

Houdini & Doyle shoot travels to Toronto

Head of Shaftesbury U.S. and executive producer Maggie Murphy on moving the drama’s production from the U.K. to Canada. (Location Casa Loma pictured.)

Rainmaker revenues up for Q3

The Vancouver-based animation studio reported a 45% increase in revenue compared to the same quarter of 2014.