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Kidoodle.TV takes a drawing lesson

Earthtree Media’s kids series Learn to Draw from Norwegian cartoonist Oistein Kristiansen will stream in the U.S. and Canada on the SVOD platform.

Victory Arts and TVO craft new preschool series

Ottawa-based children’s content creator and producer Victory Arts has joined forces with TVO and Amberwood Entertainment to develop Air Crafters.

Craft Kids goes into development with TVO

Markle Productions will be seeking coproduction partners for the pre-school animated series, said executive producer Martin Markle.

PAW Patrol line hits Toys ‘R’ Us

The new toy line for Spin Master’s PAW Patrol will debut in Toy ‘R’ Us locations across Canad and online on May 18.

John Kastner’s Out of Mind, Out of Sight bows at Hot Docs

The Emmy-winning director discusses the challenges of filming his latest doc at the Brockville Mental Health Centre.

Luca Tarantini wins 2014 TVO short doc contest

Tarantini’s short film, The Middle Way, will air on TVO on April 30.

John Ferri named VP current affairs and docs at TVO

Ferri (pictured) was most recently the digital editor at the Toronto Star before he took up the newly created position at TVO.

TVO’s Hard Rock Medical set for season two

With Northern Ontario Heritage Fund coin in its pocket, the original drama has been greenlit for a second Sudury-shot season.

TVO hires former teacher as digital education guru

Karen Grose (pictured) comes to TVO from the Toronto District School Board, where she was coordinating superintendent of strategy and program planning.

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TVO, Knowledge Network acquire YOUniverse

The mixed media interstitial shorts, which spotlight space exploration from the imaginations of kids is nominated for a Kidscreen award.

TVO hires Andrew Steele as VP strategy

Steele (pictured), most recently CEO at the Pecaut Centre for Social Impact, joins the Ontario pubcaster as it rolls out its new five-year strategic plan.

TVOKids launches new multiplatform educational content

As part of its Back to School Week, the Ontario kidscaster is rolling out new series in its kids programming blocks, and online learning resources that are integrated with its programming.