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Bell Media
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Bravo Canada buys Endemol’s Kingdom
Bell Media has acquired MMA drama series Kingdom for its specialty channel Bravo. The series…
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Bell, Corus in ‘unprecedented’ HBO SVOD deal
Canada’s Bell Media and Corus Entertainment have scored what has been described as an “unprecedented”…
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Tributes flood in after Shaw’s Robertson passes at 59
Tributes are flooding in for Paul Robertson, the executive VP and president of Canadian broadcaster…
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DHX gets $158m Family Channel takeover approval
Canadian regulators have given DHX Media final approval to acquire Family Channel and three Disney-branded…
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MIPTV 2014: Peacock Alley to launch sci-fi drama
Peacock Alley will take sci-fi drama Echoes, which it is developing for Canada’s Bell Media,…
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News brief: Orphan Black finds German home
BBC America drama Orphan Black has sold to German digital channel ZDFNeo. The net has…
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19-2 adds up for Content
Content Television has acquired international distribution rights to the English-language remake of French-Canadian drama 19-2….
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Bell chimes with Opposite Worlds, Haggis drama
Canadian broadcaster Bell Media has unveiled a wide ranging slate of new shows, including a…
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DHX buys Family Channel, Disney XD for $160m
DHX Media is to buy leading Canadian children’s net Family Channel and three Disney-branded channels…
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English-language broadcasters buy French drama The Returned
Broadcasters in Australia and Canada have acquired French-language drama series The Returned. The show is…
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News brief: Syfy buys werewolf series Bitten
NBCU-owned cable net Syfy has acquired Canadian produced werewolf series Bitten. The Entertainment One distributed…
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Canadian pay TV continues to tumble
Canadian pay TV subscriptions have fallen for the third straight quarter, new research reveals. Gains…
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OWN buys Kate and Wills Royal Baby doc
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired one-off doc William, Kate and the Royal Baby, as…
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Broadcasters bag IFC’s Bang Bang and Bunk
Canadian distributor Tricon has sold a pair of comedy shows to The Comedy Network. The…
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Chairman exits as Bell-Astral names post-merger top team
Astral Media’s chairman will exit the firm following its merger with rival Bell, as part…
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Bell’s $3.4bn Astral deal approved with conditions
Bell Canada Enterprises’ C$3.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) acquisition of rival Astral Media has been approved,…
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Orphan Black finds UK home
BBC Three has acquired BBC America-coproduced drama Orphan Black and concurrently commissioned a workplace doc…
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Lionsgate, DHX team for CTV sitcom
Lionsgate Entertainment and DHX Media have gone into production on Satisfaction, a new half-hour comedy…
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Endemol, BBC America, Bell onboard BBC1 drama
Endemol Worldwide Distribution, BBC America and Bell Media channel Space are among new partners to join…