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New Metric Media
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Bell Media & New Metric strike creative pact with ‘Letterkenny’s Jared Keeso
Bell Media-owned Canadian streamer Crave and local producer New Metric Media have struck a multi-year…
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News round-up: The CW to end ‘Superman & Lois’; Hulu extends ‘Futurama’; ‘Letterkenny’ to conclude with S12
The CW to end ‘Superman & Lois’ The CW Network is bringing Superman & Lois…
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Paramount+ in Canada reveals Ben Johnson comedy from ‘Letterkenny’ prodco & Elliot Page drama
Paramount+ has unveiled a raft of shows in development for its service in Canada, including…
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‘Letterkenny’ producer New Metric hires Bell Media duo for comedy push
Canadian Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has appointed former Bell Media exec Jeff Hersh as…
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Sales round-up: ‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku; US Capitol riot doc travels worldwide; ‘DinoCity’ in demand
‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku Roku has acquired upcoming Canadian comedy Children Ruin Everything as…
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TBI Special Report Part One: Adapting production during lock down and beyond
Screen production has been among the hardest hit sectors from the Covid-19 pandemic, with freelance…
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TBI Weekly: How mega-mergers are set to impact third-party distribution deals
A frenzied period of consolidation is beginning to leave an indelible mark on the distribution…
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Formats round-up: RTL Belgium remakes Media Ranch show; Italy’s Nove to air ‘Deal With It!’, Eli Shibley tapped for ‘Letterkenny’
Media Ranch’s Judge For One Day gets Belgian remake RTL Belgium has ordered a local…
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New Metric Media inks dev deals with Canadian authors
Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has struck a trio of development deals with Canadian authors….
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Canada’s CraveTV orders OTT original
CraveTV has ordered What Would Sal Do?, a slacker comedy about a guy who discovers…
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Viceland orders first scripted series
Viceland’s Canadian feed has ordered its first scripted series. Nirvanna the Band the Show will…