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Shaftesbury
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A+E lands DSP creative director Ninder Billing & Shaftesbury’s Alexandra Finlay for copro push
A+E Networks has hired Darlow Smithson Productions exec Ninder Billing and Alexandra Finlay from Shaftesbury…
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AMC Networks invests in Canada’s Shaftesbury as part of ‘strategic’ deal
US-based AMC Networks has invested in Canadian prodco Shaftesbury, in what has been described as a…
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Canadian drama ‘Hudson & Rex’ finds home in UK, Nordics & Spain
UKTV’s Alibi, TV4 in Sweden, TV2 in Denmark and Forta in Spain have picked up…
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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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Kids bulletin: Shaftesbury grows kids team; CCTV scoops UYoung slate
Shaftesbury grows kids and family portfolio with McCann appointment Canada’s Shaftesbury has hired veteran producer…
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Shaftesbury grows creative team with Temple Street producer
Frankie Drake Mysteries producer Shaftesbury has appointed Lesley Grant as creative producer. She will be responsible…
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Shaftesbury expands UK team with UKTV hire
Shaftesbury is to expand its UK team with new hire Alexandra Finlay, who was formerly…
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Canada’s Global preps UK co-pro event series with Shaftesbury
Canadian channel Global has commissioned an original six-part event series, Departure, co-produced by Canada’s Shaftesbury…
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Sky picks Content horror drama
UK digital terrestrial channel Pick has acquired US-Canadian horror drama Slasher from London-based distributor Content…
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Teletoon boards Cottonwood’s Squish
Canadian kids channel Teletoon has come onboard Squish, the new 52x11mins animated comedy from France’s…
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Bennett handed expanded role at Shaftesbury
Jay Bennett has been handed a wider remit at Canadian producer-distributor Shaftesbury. Currently head of…
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Syfy, Amblin develop Brave New World
US cable network Syfy and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television are working up a TV version…
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Shaftesbury finds teen trilogy Wondrous Strange
Canada’s Shaftesbury has acquired TV adaptation rights to the Wondrous Strange young adult fiction franchise….
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Shaftesbury partners to launch new digital agency
Canada-based producer and distributor Shaftesbury has joined forces with millennial agency Youth Culture to launch…
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The CW takes Shaftesbury’s digital series to TV
The CW is taking digital series Backpackers from the web to TV. The US broadcast…
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News brief: Teletoon buys trio of Halloween toons
Canadian kids and youth net Teletoon has picked up three animated specials that it will…
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Shaftesbury promotes for sales VP
Canada’s Shaftesbury has promoted Ryan St. Peters to the role of VP, sales and business…
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CBC’s Napkin Man moves forward
Upcoming preschool show The Adventures of Napkin Man is moving ahead and production will start…
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Shaftesbury’s Good God heads to Foxtel
Canada’s Shaftesbury has sold its comedy series Good God to Foxtel. The Australian pay TV…
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The CW picks up Shaftesbury’s digital series Backpackers
The CW has picked up Shaftesbury’s online comedy series Backpackers for its nascent digital service….
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Shaftesbury takes international rights to The Avenue
Canadian producer and distributor Shaftesbury has acquired international rights to reality web series The Avenue…
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Canada’s turn to shine
Canada is a top originator of English-language scripted and factual content. Ever savvier of the…
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Logo acquires Shaftesbury doc Why Men Cheat
US cable network Logo has acquired Canadian documentary Why Men Cheat after striking a deal…
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Shaftesbury launching animated series Mighty Mighty Monsters
Canadian producer and distributor Shaftesbury has teamed with Vancouver-based animation studio Bron Animation to launch…