Temple Street Productions


Boat Rocker promotes Traub and Pratte

Canadian producer and distributor Boat Rocker has promoted two of its senior execs. Samantha Traub has been upped to chief operating officer and Michael Pratte to chief revenue officer. Traub has been with Boat Rocker since 2007, at which point it was known as Temple Street Productions, as a legal and business affairs exec. She […]

Boat Rocker buys Loud House prodco

The expansion of Canada’s Boat Rocker Media continues apace with the firm buying compatriot family and kids producer Jam Filled Entertainment. Boat Rocker has been in acquisitive mode since it came into being in February as the new corporate identity of Orphan Black producer Temple Street Productions. Ottawa-based Jam Filled did the service work on […]

Boat Rocker takes on Mountain Road library

Canadian distributor Boat Rocker Rights has secured worldwide distribution of local unscripted prodco Mountain Road Productions’ near-200-hour library. The deal comprises series such as 10x60mins Heavy Lifting, which was for French-Canadian network Historia and followed mobile crane operators; I Wrecked My House (pictured), a 14x30mins/1x60mins HGTV Canada home reno series; and Selling Big, a 26x30mins […]

Orphan Black studio restructures as Boat Rocker

Canada’s Temple Street Productions has created a parent unit that will house an expanded group of content, rights and ventures companies. Boat Rocker Media’s creation comes after Fairfax Financial acquired Orphan Black coproducer Temple Street last year. It will be based in Toronto, with offices in New York and LA. Consolidated in the parent firm are […]

Temple Street boosts scripted with ex-Bell exec

Canadian producer Temple Street Productions has hired a former Bell Media drama director to become its VP, scripted programming. Trish Williams (pictured) will focus on premium scripted entertainment in her new post, with CTV executive Lesley Grant also joining, as senior development producer, scripted programming. Williams, who was most recently a co-executive producer on CTV […]

Temple Street makes Industrial investment

Orphan Black studio Temple Street Productions has bought into children’s animation company Industrial Brothers. This will see Canada-based Temple Street taking a “significant minority interest” in Industrial, and comes after Fairfax Financial put funding into the animation house earlier this year. Toronto-based Industrial is behind preschool series such as Disney Jr.’s Yup Yups, CBC’s , […]

Rutherford to launch Temple Street sales arm

Jon Rutherford has surfaced at Toronto’s Temple Street Productions to run a new international distribution division. The executive stepped down from his role as executive VP, distribution and business development at Temple Street compatriot Tricon Films & Television earlier this week, triggering a restructure that saw Karthiga Ratnasabapathy promoted to VP, worldwide sales and acquisitions. […]

Finance group buys Orphan Black producer

The Toronto-based prodco behind BBC America sci-fi drama Orphan Black has been sold to a Canadian financial group. Fairfax Financial Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Temple Street Productions for an undisclosed amount. Among the plans for the new investment is for Temple Street to explore acquiring rival companies as it expands operations in […]

State of the industry: Canadian kids TV

Digital disruption and an end to regulatory protection has some in the Canadian kids business worried, but while content providers have one less broadcaster to pitch following the sell-off of Astral Media’s assets, they are optimistic that the same new platforms threatening traditional TV will provide them with greater global reach. Mark Dillon reports. The […]

Peace Point poaches Temple Street’s Hamilton

Canada’s Peace Point Entertainment has appointed Temple Street Productions’ factual entertainment chief Nicole Hamilton as its VP, creative and development. At Peace Point, she will oversee creative strategy globally, including looking after the Toronto-based development team, plus development activities in LA and New York. She will also work closely with international distribution arm Peace Point […]