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English-language broadcasters buy French drama The Returned
Broadcasters in Australia and Canada have acquired French-language drama series The Returned. The show is…
News brief: Syfy buys werewolf series Bitten
NBCU-owned cable net Syfy has acquired Canadian produced werewolf series Bitten. The Entertainment One distributed…
Canadian pay TV continues to tumble
Canadian pay TV subscriptions have fallen for the third straight quarter, new research reveals. Gains…
OWN buys Kate and Wills Royal Baby doc
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired one-off doc William, Kate and the Royal Baby, as…
Broadcasters bag IFC’s Bang Bang and Bunk
Canadian distributor Tricon has sold a pair of comedy shows to The Comedy Network. The…
Chairman exits as Bell-Astral names post-merger top team
Astral Media’s chairman will exit the firm following its merger with rival Bell, as part…
Bell’s $3.4bn Astral deal approved with conditions
Bell Canada Enterprises’ C$3.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) acquisition of rival Astral Media has been approved,…
Orphan Black finds UK home
BBC Three has acquired BBC America-coproduced drama Orphan Black and concurrently commissioned a workplace doc…
Lionsgate, DHX team for CTV sitcom
Lionsgate Entertainment and DHX Media have gone into production on Satisfaction, a new half-hour comedy…
Endemol, BBC America, Bell onboard BBC1 drama
Endemol Worldwide Distribution, BBC America and Bell Media channel Space are among new partners to join…