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MONTREAL: Industry veteran Brett Burlock, formerly of Sea to Sky (Ascension), has been named senior VP of scripted at Cineflix Media.

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: Canada's Global has added 11 new series to its 2016-17 prime-time schedule, among them the U.S. pickups Bull, starring Michael Weatherly (NCIS), and MacGyver.

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 2016-17 prime-time schedule of Canada's City includes the high-profile U.S. series Lethal Weapon, 24: Legacy and Prison Break.

TORONTO: A new unscripted live-action series from FORTÉ Entertainment and Headtrip Films, encouraging kids to use photography to tell stories about themselves and the world around them, has been given the green light by Kids' CBC.

MONTREAL: Incendo has kicked off principal photography on its latest film, FANatic, directed by Jean-François Rivard (Série Noire, Les Invicibles).

TORONTO: CTV has picked up a slew of new U.S. dramas from the L.A. Screenings, adding to its schedule the Kiefer Sutherland-led Designated Survivor, legal series Conviction and relationship-themed This is Us.

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.