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Shaw Rocket Fund
Shaw Rocket Fund announces 2014 winners
Justin Time (pictured) was among the three Canadian projects awarded $25,000 at a gala ceremony held in Ottawa earlier this week.
Shaw Rocket Prize names 2014 finalists
The nine finalists for the 2014 Shaw Rocket Prize include 9 Story’s preschool property Peg + Cat (pictured) and Nerd Corps’ Slugterra.
CRTC revamps tangible benefits policy for broadcasters
New rules will see 80% of benefit dollars from acquisition deals go to the Canada Media Fund or other indie production funds.
Breakthrough presells Zerby Derby to Sprout
The Toronto-based producer and distributor has presold its new preschool series, Zerby Derby (pictured) to Sprout in the U.S. and South Korea’s MBC, heading into MIPCOM next month.
Funders launch framework for int’l digital coproductions
Five Canadian funding bodies have pacted on a framework to address challenges producers have in structuring digital media copros.
Season two of The Next Step starts principal photography
Family Channel and Temple Street said that the second season will include 30 half-hour episodes as well as exclusive online content.
Shaftesbury acquires Boland web series, rolls cam on choir doc
The prodco and distributor is shopping actor Katie Boland’s Long Story, Short (pictured) and one-hour TVO doc Unsung in Cannes this week.
A World of Wonders notches more foreign sales
Deals have been penned for the Genuine Pictures kids property (pictured) for South Korea and the Czech Republic, adding to its growing list of international deals.
Nickelodeon hops on Rocket Monkeys
The U.S.-based company has taken the Breakthrough Entertainment property for its worldwide network.
CCI’s Jerry and the Raiders gets the greenlight
The animated series from the Toronto-based TV entertainment prodco is set to air on TVO in Ontario and SRC in Quebec in 2013.
A World of Wonders adds international sales
Genuine Pictures has landed renewals with TVB (Hong Kong) and inked a new distribution deal for its live-action HD kids series, A World of Wonders, which currently airs on TVOKids.
Crash Canyon goes international with MTV
Viacom programming and content exec David Booth talks to Playback Daily about the appeal of the Breakthrough Entertainment series.
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