Breakthrough Entertainment

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Breakthrough Entertainment’s Jodi Mackie is moving to another Toronto-based sales house, Distribution360 (D360). Mackie has…

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North American TV industry veteran Joan Lambur has launched a new prodco, with Canada’s Sinking…

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Pay TV business HBO Europe has acquired dramas from North America’s Breakthrough Entertainment and Lionsgate….

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US kids channel Sprout has greenlit a 26-episode toon about a girl and her robot…

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Its been a seismic week for global politics with the election of Donald Trump as president-elect…

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Breakthrough has recruited Caroline Tyre and the seasoned Canadia kids TV exec for a new…

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Canada-based producer and distributor Breakthrough has snagged North American rights to animated series Silly Seasons….

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Reelz has ordered a new true-crime series, Hollywood Homicide Uncovered. The show will be produced…

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Nickelodeon and Canada’s YTV have co-ordered a live-action series from British and Canadian production companies….

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Producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has moved into faith-base programming, adding content from, Reel Deal…

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Breakthrough Entertainment and Daniel H. Birman Productions are teaming to make a doc series based…

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Canada-based producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has hired Martha Sepulveda as its new development and…

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Breakthrough Entertainment has recruited Chantal Jackson as head of development, alternative content as the Canada-based…

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Digital disruption and an end to regulatory protection has some in the Canadian kids business…

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Canada-based producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has opened up an office in New York. Beth…

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Craig McGillivray has joined Breakthrough Entertainment as vice president of distribution. McGillivray is returning to…

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Canada-based producer, channel operator and distributor Blue Ant has hired Kate Blank as director, international…

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Canada-based producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has struck a raft of Asian deals ahead of…

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Canadian film and television company Breakthrough Entertainment has acquired North American prodco Joker Films. Joker…

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Nat Abraham and Michael McGuigan (pictured left) have bought into Breakthrough Entertainment, joining founders Ira…

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US streaming site Hulu has unveiled a deep slate of original programmes and new acquisitions…

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US on-demand service Hulu has acquired animated series Producing Parker, “an edgy send-up of daytime…

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Breakthrough Entertainment has launched Canadian comedy drama series Less Than Kind on the iTunes store…

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This series almost certainly represents the first time burlesque dancing, sci-fi and period dramedy have…

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Canadian producer Atomic Cartoons and its Australian counterpart Sticky Pictures have started production on Pirate…

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Producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has finalised programming deals with several broadcasters in the Central…

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HBO Europe has licensed comedy feature film Summerhood from Toronto-based Breakthrough Entertainment. The film tells…

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Upcoming preschool show The Adventures of Napkin Man is moving ahead and production will start…

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US digital service and Canadian broadcaster City have ordered Mother Up!, an animated series for…

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Canada is a top originator of English-language scripted and factual content. Ever savvier of the…