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CTV orders ‘Queen Of The Castle’ from Blink49 Studios
Canada’s CTV Life Channel has ordered Queen Of The Castle, a new original unscripted series…
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The CW scripted pivot sees ‘The Spencer Sisters’ picked up & ‘Kung Fu’ & ‘The Winchesters’ axed
The CW’s revamped scripted line-up is taking shape, with a distinctly Canadian flavour, as the…
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News round-up: AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows; ITV re-commissions game show duo; CTV goes ‘Farming For Love’
AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows AETN UK, Foxtel Australia and Pluto TV in…
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Reel One-backed Champlain Media hires CTV, Spin Master exec as COO
Reel One Entertainment-backed Champlain Media has appointed former CTV and Spin Master exec Linda Stregger…
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Bell Media’s content chief Mike Cosentino out amid streaming restructure
Canada’s Bell Media has restructured its senior management team with execs including content chief Mike…
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Show of the Week: Wynonna Earp
Wynonna Earp is that rather unique combination of Western and sci-fi, but this gun-slinging drama…
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NBC buys Canadian drama ‘Transplant’ as Covid-19 coping strategies continue
NBC has become the latest US broadcaster to acquire existing scripted product to avoid the…
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Canada’s CTV, Netflix mark inaugural unscripted collaboration with ‘I Do, Redo’
Netflix has teamed with Canadian terrestrial broadcaster CTV on their first unscripted project, partnering on…
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CBS ‘Love Island’ reboot heads to Canada
Canadian broadcaster CTV has picked up rights to the US reboot of Love Island. The…
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CTV acquires Roseanne spin-off
Canada’s CTV has acquired the Roseanne spin-off series for this October. The Connors is an…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 20 (2003)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Cosentino rises as Bell reshuffles top team
Canadian media giant has placed Mike Cosentino in charge of English-language programming and SVOD service…
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Hulu snags eOne’s Cardinal and Gap Year
Hulu has inked a multi-series deal with Entertainment One and will take almost 250 hours…
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Netflix elects Designated Survivor
Netflix has acquired international rights to new season ABC political drama Designated Survivor. The deal…
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Warner Bros. ups Canuck sales exec
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has promoted James Andrews to a sales director position in…
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Netflix, Bell board new Star Trek
Netflix has taken exclusive SVOD rights to the upcoming CBS All Access Star Trek drama…
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CTV scoops LA Screenings series
CTV has picked up several of the Hollywood studios new season shows that launched at…
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CraveTV orders Indian Detective original
Canadian SVOD service CraveTV has ordered Russell Peters is the Indian Detective, its second original…
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CTV reveals Screenings acquisitions
Canada’s CTV has acquired eight new series that launched internationally last week at the LA…
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Ex-CTV entertainment chief joins Sony
Former CTV programming chief Phil King has joined Sony Pictures Television as senior VP, distribution…
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Temple Street boosts scripted with ex-Bell exec
Canadian producer Temple Street Productions has hired a former Bell Media drama director to become…
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Amazon bags classic X-Files for UK
Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has acquired all nine seasons of the original X-Files series,…
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CTV buys The X Files
Canadian broadcaster CTV has bought the new X-Files series. The reboot of the classic show…
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Bell giving Greenpeace doc multiplatform launch
Canadian media giant Bell is launching feature doc How to Change the World across pay…
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eOne ties Rookie Blue producer to deal
Entertainment One Television has hooked long-term production partner ICF Films into a new multi-year agreement….
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Bell confirms new entertainment chief
Canada’s Bell Media has confirmed the appointment of Randy Lennox a day after news broke…
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Programming chief exits CTV in rejig
Phil King has left his post as programming boss at Canadian network CTV as part…
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Rogers names veteran as media president
Canadian conglomerate Rogers Communications has hired broadcasting industry veteran Rick Brace as its new president…
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Canadian SVOD service adds Chromecast
Canadian SVOD service CraveTV has added Chromecast support, meaning its subs can now access the…
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Hulu goes to Wonderland with Beta
US streaming service Hulu is among buyers of the Beta Film-sold drama Wonderland. Beta has…
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