World Screen

TORONTO: shomi, the Canadian subscription video streaming service launched by Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications, has secured a pact with Warner Bros. International Distribution for new and library series as well as feature films. The agreement includes the dramas One Tree Hill, Southland, Revolution, Veronica Mars and The West Wing. …

TORONTO: The first installment of The Hunger Games franchise is set to air on Canada’s CTV on November 4, ahead of the theatrical release of the film series’ latest chapter. The original The Hunger Games is due out on CTV, CTV.ca and CTV GO. The 2012 blockbuster starring Oscar winner …

TORONTO: Canada’s CMT, a Corus Entertainment channel, is slated to premiere new unscripted series starting in spring 2015. The new original series include the sketch-comedy show Almost Genius, the real-estate-themed Yukon for Sale and the competition series Ice Road Racers. Additionally, Canadian psychic Carmel Baird will return to the network …

TORONTO: Announcing Entertainment One's results for the six months ended September 30, 2014, CEO Darren Throop said that with the strategy in place for the key pillars of film, TV, family and digital, the goal is to double the size of the company in the next five years. The company, …

TORONTO: Canadian SVOD service shomi has licensed a slate of features from The Walt Disney Studios as well as shows from ABC, ABC Family and ABC Studios. The pacts include family titles like 102 Dalmatians, Muppets Treasure Island, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and …

TORONTO: Bell Media has ramped up the comedy offerings on its SVOD service launching later this year, announcing an exclusive Canadian streaming pact for Seinfeld. The service, code-named Project Latte, will be the exclusive Canadian streaming home of all 180 episodes of the Sony Pictures Television series. “We are very …

MUNICH/TORONTO: Bell Media has secured the rights for the crime series Bosch in Canada in a pact with Red Arrow International, while a separate deal with Lionsgate brings the drama Manhattan to its streaming SVOD service. Bosch is produced by Fabrik Entertainment and is based on Michael Connelly's book franchise. …

TORONTO: Bell Media has scored an exclusive streaming pact with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution for the series Arrow and The Flash to join its SVOD service code-named Project Latte, which has also unveiled its Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection that includes Doctor Who and Orphan Black. Arrow and The Flash …

TORONTO: Bell Media has signed an exclusive multimedia agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures Canada for The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, the third and final installment of The Hobbit trilogy that is due to make its theatrical debut later this month. This marks the third year in a row …

MELBOURNE: TVA Canada has picked up the fifth and sixth seasons of Bondi Vet, a factual-entertainment series from the Fred Media catalogue. Bondi Vet is now airing in more than 30 million homes across 170-plus territories. The show stars Dr. Chris Brown, a veterinarian. It airs on CASA on Monday, …