Production is underway on 18 new episodes, which will begin airing on CBC this fall.
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The former VP of communications at Toronto producer Shaftesbury takes over publicity and talent relations at the pubcaster.
The new Canadian series’ will debut this spring on Global/Fox and Super Channel/Chiller, respectively.
Paris-based indie Cottonwood Media has signed new development partnerships with Shaftesbury and Teletoon Canada for its animated comedy Squish.
The two companies signed a proposal in September that would have seen Rainmaker acquire all shares of Shaftesbury.
The award-winning book is being developed by Shaftesbury and Sharon Mustos’ TeamSharon.biz for a Canadian broadcaster.
The agreement with the VOD content management company covers five English speaking territories. (Life With Derek pictured.)
This digitally focused prodco’s revamped strategy came to life in 2015, as it worked with brands to target millennial female audiences.
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.
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.)
The Vancouver-based animation studio reported a 45% increase in revenue compared to the same quarter of 2014.