HALIFAX – DHX Media, leading global children’s content and brands company, and its co-production partner BBC Children’s Productions, have received a 10-episode order from CBBC in the UK and Family Channel in Canada for season two of the kids’ live action anthology series Creeped Out. Production on the collection of spooky tales begins this summer, with the first five episodes to be shot in Toronto in mid-August, followed by five episodes to be filmed in the North West of England. … [Read more...] about DHX Media and BBC Children’s Productions continue “Creeped Out” season two
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CBS All Access comes to Android TV devices in Canada
NEW YORK – CBS All Access, CBS’ direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand service, is now available on Google’s smart TV platform Android TV, including all Sony Android TVs, in Canada. The service, which launched in Canada in April, marking its first expansion into an international market, offers Canadian viewers more than 7,500 commercial-free episodes on demand spanning full current seasons of select CBS series, entire previous seasons and classic shows, as well as … [Read more...] about CBS All Access comes to Android TV devices in Canada
TV5 signs documentary package from Prime
PARIS – Producer and distributor Prime Entertainment Group has closed a major package deal with TV5 Monde for the Canadian territory. The package includes four documentary shows Extreme Stuntmen, Victims of Child Abuse, Palace Marrakech and Inside the Paris Cuba Flight, all of which will start airing through summer. TV5 Quebec Canada was launched in 1988 and offers all around the Canadian territory programming from international French-speaking countries. TV5 is owned by the … [Read more...] about TV5 signs documentary package from Prime
“Strange Angel” launches on CBS All Access
NEW YORK – CBS’ latest original drama series, Strange Angel, has launched on its All Access service in Canada. New episodes of Strange Angel’s 10-episode first season will be available on demand weekly on Thursdays exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers in Canada, mirroring the series’ roll-out in the US. Strange Angel, a drama series created by Mark Heyman (Black Swan, The Skeleton Twins) and based on George Pendle’s book of the same name, is inspired by the real life story of … [Read more...] about “Strange Angel” launches on CBS All Access
ZEE launches ZEE Studios International in Canada
Mumbai, India - Entertaining the world for over two decades, leading Indian content company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) achieved another milestone by becoming the first Indian broadcaster to set up a production company, ZEE Studios International in Canada. This also marks ZEE’s entry into global production for mainstream audiences which will facilitate production requirement for ZEE’s diverse platforms as well as international markets. The production company, located at … [Read more...] about ZEE launches ZEE Studios International in Canada
Ludo Studio teams up with Media World Pictures
Dual International Emmy Award-winning production house Ludo Studio has teamed up with Media World Pictures for The Strange Chores – an animated children’s comedy series created by Ludo Studio for ABC ME, which has secured production investment funding from Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria and Screen Queensland. International distribution will be handled by Boat Rocker Rights from Toronto, Canada. The Strange Chores is produced by Colin South (Trip For Biscuits, The Flamin’ … [Read more...] about Ludo Studio teams up with Media World Pictures