Joel Marino

TORONTO: Canada’s CBC has renewed its original shows Still Standing and Baroness von Sketch Show.

VANCOUVER: The McLean Group’s Vancouver Film Studios (VFS) has tied up with L.A.-based EveryWhere Studios to create 50° North Productions, a Canadian TV and film studio with full in-house production capability.

TORONTO: Returning shows and debuts of scripted, unscripted and kids’ titles are at the forefront of Corus Entertainment’s 2016-17 programming lineup for its portfolio of specialty channels.

TORONTO: VICELAND in Canada has given the go-ahead to six new series, including the network’s first scripted title, Nirvanna The Band The Show.

TORONTO: As part of a multiyear deal, Bell Media has picked up Comedy Central’s entire content library for multiplatform broadcast in Canada.

TORONTO: The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Entertainment One (eOne) have announced the three creators and writers selected to participate in the inaugural TV Adaptation Lab.

MONTREAL: Canadian producers Ad Lib Films and Zone3 have partnered to create the joint venture Ad Lib +, led by Lorraine Richard.