In a deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), Paramount+ has acquired the all-new action-comedy series Twisted Metal in Canada. The live-action adaptation of the PlayStation classic game series premieres in Canada exclusively on Paramount+ with all 10 episodes dropping August 10th. Paramount+ will be launching this series in other international territories to be announced at […]
Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel in Canada has partnered with Parade Media and Abode Entertainment to produce Country House Hunters Canada (20×30’). Following the success of Country House Hunters, and its Season 4 renewal with Nine Australia, CTV Life Channel has acquired the 20-part property series, produced by Abode Entertainment, to air in 2023 in […]
LG Ad Solutions has released findings from its latest study of perceptions and behaviours related to connected TV among Canadian consumers. Titled, The Big Shift: Canada Wave II, the study surveyed more than 750 Canadian consumers in June 2023 and found that Canadian TV viewership is shifting away from linear TV with 26 per cent […]
Prairie Pants Distribution (Vérité Films and 335 Productions) has announced that all 107 episodes of the hit comedy franchise Corner Gas and Corner Gas: The Movie are available for the first time on FAST in the UK with Samsung TV Plus. The entire live-action brand offering launches today on Samsung TV Plus on the Comedy Hub channel. […]
Further to announcing the renewal of its partnership with Canada’s Super Channel and distributor Off The Fence in early 2023, Go Button Media can now reveal the first three factual series to be greenlit and in production, as part of the current 36-hour, six-series deal. The three new titles are Engineering Evolved, Cursed History and […]
Canada’s Bell Media is made another round of job layoffs, amounting to 1,300 staff, around 6 per cent of its workforce, and has also shuttered six of its AM radio stations. Bell Media President and CEO, Mirko Bibic, said where possible, vacant positions will be eliminated to minimise the impact of the layoffs. “These roles […]
Simplestream, a provider of next-generation TV solutions, has partnered with TELUS, a communications technology company based in Canada, to enhance their Optik TV Livestreaming offering to bring the best of live sports and community programming to the comfort of Canadians’ homes. TELUS Optik TV serves the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. The […]
Paramount+ has announced a Canadian content strategy in development, commissioned features and acquired programming. Announced at the BANFF World Media Festival, the slate includes a roster of acclaimed Canadian series and features, including a Paramount+ Original documentary and four new development projects in partnership with some of the best and most diverse creators in the […]
Canadian broadcasters have united to form Canadian Broadcasters for Sustainability, a group which is committed to working together to increase environmentally sustainable change. This is the first time such a broad and diverse group of Canadian public and private broadcasters from different linguistic and regional markets have come together for a common cause. The group […]
Production company marblemedia has started production in Toronto on a new original, single camera teen comedy series, Davey & Jonesie’s Locker (10×30). The series is created by Evany Rosen who also serves as showrunner. The show has been co-commissioned by two of the world’s largest streaming platforms, Prime Video in Canada, Australia and New Zealand […]