The former head of TV content marketing at CBC will oversee global brand strategies for Shaftesbury in a new VP role.
The companies have partnered on a six-part series exploring the societal impact of 5G networks, artificial intelligence and automation.
The Canada/U.K. copro from Shaftesbury and Greenpoint Productions will be broadcast on Universal TV and 13th Street Universal in late 2019.
Produced by Shaftesbury and Greenpoint Productions, the six-part series features a star cast and is set for 2019.
The eight-part series, commissioned by Citytv, is based on a European format about a detective and his hardworking dog.
Season one of the Shaftesbury-produced drama debuts on the U.S. network in June 2019.
Production is underway on season three of the horror anthology series, with exec producer Ian Carpenter taking the reins as showrunner.
Bristow Global Media’s Paranormal 911, Shaftesbury’s Rex and Eye Steel Films’ Agents of Influence are among the Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund’s picks.
VR projects from Secret Location and Cream Digital are among those selected to receive support through the funder’s Experimental Stream – Innovation Program.
Gearshift Films’ Gay Mean Girls, N5 Pictures’ The Runner and Attraction Images’ Fourchette were among the recipients in the inaugural round of the Short-Form Digital Series (Fiction) Program.
Shaftesbury’s Stephanie Ouaknine and Compass Productions’ Joe Balass are among the Canadian independent producers set to take part in the copro program.