The Canadian government is to invest C$1.2 billion (€0.81bn) into space robotics and satellite business MDA (the former Macdonald, Dettwiler & Associates) and perhaps best known for its Canadarm robotic device used on Space Shuttles. The announcement was made as part of Canada’s annual financial budget. “MDA is extremely pleased to see Canada take a […]
Canadian scripted production company Fae Pictures has announced the international premiere of premium drama series Streams Flow From A River (6×14’) at Canneseries, following its selection for the festival’s Official Short Form Competition for 2023. It is the first Canadian series to be helmed by an all-Asian writers’ room and 75 per cent East Asian […]
All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the professional wrestling promotion, has announced an exclusive partnership with The Feldman Agency and Tourbo Entertainment, one of Canada’s leading live entertainment companies. The partnership will bring AEW’s new live event series, AEW House Rules, to local venues across North America and provide fans with an electrifying and engaging environment. In […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a specialist in software for set-top boxes (STB), smart TV and multiscreen entertainment announces partnership with Canadian communication technology company TELUS to launch a new, next-generation TELUS entertainment service, based on the Android TV OS. The next-generation entertainment service offers over 400 channels, over 80,000 On Demand assets, and includes many […]
Paramount+, CBC and Piazza Entertainment have announced that production has begun on the sophomore season of the high-stakes medical drama series SkyMed. Filming in Ontario and Manitoba, the young medics and pilots flying air ambulances return for more life, death and drama in the skies of remote Northern Canada. The original series will be available […]
Club illico, the Canadian SVoD service, has reached a Pay-One licensing agreement with Paramount Global Content Distribution to stream new films from Paramount Pictures’ slate after their theatrical release. Club illico is consequently now the exclusive French Language home for all new Paramount Pictures feature films following their theatrical release in Canada. Future titles to […]
Viaplay, the Nordic direct-to-consumer streaming service, has launched in the US. Subscriptions are available for $5.99 (€5.61) per month, with a seven-day free trial. Subscribers will have access to a library of Nordic film and television content, all subtitled in English. “Viaplay’s direct-to-consumer streaming service is now widely available in the US,” commented Vanda Rapti, […]
WWE has announced that the 2023 Elimination Chamber – which emanated from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada – became WWE’s highest-grossing and most-viewed Elimination Chamber in company history. Viewership of the premium live event (PLE) saw a 54 per cent increase versus the previous record set in 2022. It also marked the largest gate […]
Vérité International Distribution and Bejuba! Entertainment has announced that Narrative Entertainment UK has acquired the UK streaming rights for the CBC Kids original hit music series Jeremy and Jazzy (55 x 2 minute + 2 specials). The series will make its UK premiere on Tiny Pop and stream on the POP Player on February 11, […]
Netflix is rolling out limits on password sharing in four more countries: Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain. Subscribers in these countries are being asked to pay an extra fee if they want to share their subscription with someone who lives in a different household. The move follows a crackdown on sharing passwords in South […]