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Programming profile: The ‘Super’ strategy

From Playback magazine: Super Channel’s Julie Di Cresce discusses the channel’s newest original programming and what it’s looking for next.

Smokebomb, Cotton Incorporated say I Do with new show

The scripted lifestyle series, which focuses on non-traditional weddings, will launch on Smokebomb and shift2’s new YouTube channel Union & Ace.

Gallery: Murdoch Mysteries fan day

Shaftesbury attracted its biggest crowd for a Murdoch fan event on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, with tickets selling out in less than 15 minutes.

Slasher goes to camera, reveals cast

Production on the psychological thriller Slasher will take place in Northern Ontario. (Series star Katie McGrath pictured.)

The Moblees move beyond the TV screen

Extensions for the Boulevard- and Shaftesbury-produced preschool series now include an iPad app and a live summer tour that kicked off last week.

Shaftesbury copro Houdini & Doyle sets cast

Production on the U.K./Canada copro is set to start this summer in Manchester. (Stephen Mangan pictured.)

Upfronts 2015: Global adds The Code, Houdini & Doyle

Fall as usual is light on Cancon on Shaw Media’s conventional while acquisition stars are heavy on the “super.” (Supergirl pictured.)

Chiller picks up Shaftesbury’s Slasher

Slasher is the first original series for the U.S. channel, with Super Channel on board as the Canadian broadcaster.

Shaftesbury, Banff launch branded entertainment contest

The pitch competition will focus on female-targeted scripted digital series. (MsLabelled pictured.)

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Smokebomb fashions new branded content series

MsLabelled, a multi-partner endeavour with Schick, will appear first on online with TV further down the catwalk.

Shaftesbury, U.K.’s Big Talk partner on Houdini & Doyle

The Canada-U.K. coproduction will shoot in Toronto and London.

How Murdoch Mysteries solved a classic (car) conundrum

Canadian International Auto Show exec Beth Rhind on how she turned her fandom for Murdoch into a solution for an exhibit at the show.