Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, announced North American deals for the Canadian supernatural coming-of-age drama Trickster, from Cardinal producers Sienna Films. The CBC series has been sold to The CW Network and AMC Networks’ Sundance Now and Shudder. Trickster (6 x 60’), based on the best-selling trilogy “Son of a Trickster” written by Eden Robinson, had its world premiere at TIFF in September. The US premiere of Trickster is planned for 12 January … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights announces further sales of the CBC original supernatural drama ‘Trickster’
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Abacus Media Rights sells CBC original series ‘Trickster’ to NITV & SBS On Demand Australia and more
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has secured sales of CBC original series Trickster to Sky in the UK (SyFy); NITV and SBS On Demand in Australia, Globoplay in Brazil, and KinoPoisk (Yandex) in Russia ahead of its launch on CBC in October and on the day following its world premiere at TIFF. From Canadian producers Sienna Films, and already greenlit for a second season by CBC, Trickster (6 x 60’) is based on the best-selling trilogy by Eden Robinson, Son of a … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights sells CBC original series ‘Trickster’ to NITV & SBS On Demand Australia and more
Passion Distribution lands sales for new documentary
Passion Distribution has closed a raft of international sales for documentary One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing (1 X 60’). The documentary has been acquired by UKTV in the UK for its Eden channel, TEN in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, CBC in Canada, Phoenix TV in China, Hong Kong and South East Asia and Channel 8 in Israel. Produced by Pioneer Productions, One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing was commissioned and funded by Passion Distribution, … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution lands sales for new documentary
Fremantle partners with CBC for mini-series
The emotional family drama series, Butterfly, has been acquired by Canada's national public broadcaster, CBC. The deal with Fremantle, will see the Red Productions 3 x 60’ mini-series launch on CBC in late winter 2019. The drama follows the story of an 11-year old boy who makes the life-changing decision of wanting to live life as a girl. Created and penned by BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Tony Marchant and starring International Emmy award-winning actress Anna Friel (Marcella, … [Read more...] about Fremantle partners with CBC for mini-series
Canadian story retold by Netflix & CBC
Los Angeles/Toronto – Netflix and CBC are joining forces with show runner Moira Walley-Beckett and Miranda de Pencier’s Northwood Entertainment for the highly anticipated dramatic television series ANNE, based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s timeless classic novel Anne of Green Gables. CBC greenlit the eight-episode, one-hour series earlier this year. The show will stream globally on Netflix and be broadcast in Canada on CBC in 2017. Award-winning director Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland USA, … [Read more...] about Canadian story retold by Netflix & CBC
The A Word in Canada and Australia
Keshet International (KI) has sold its BBC One drama The A Word to CBC, Canada’s national public broadcaster and BBC First Australia as well as the first wave of several new deals closing in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The first season is currently airing in the U.S. generating critical acclaim and lively social media discussion. Season two was green lit by BBC One after the first attracted a consolidated average audience of 5.5 million and a 22% market share. … [Read more...] about The A Word in Canada and Australia