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LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) and Pier 21 Films have signed a two-year first-look distribution agreement that covers the production across the company's entire slate of programming. Pier 21 Films' slate includes the movie-of-the-week Jack, the two-part miniseries Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II and the international co-production …

TORONTO: Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada has picked up the home video and digital distribution rights for Antisocial, an award-winning horror film distributed by Breakthrough Entertainment. Anchor Bay is slated to release the movie on DVD April 22. The feature, which is produced by Black Fawn Films, tracks five university friends barricaded …

TORONTO: ole has picked up the music publishing and audio master catalogues of the independent American film production house Nu Image/Millennium Films. The catalogue contains compositions from more than 100 movies. Titles involved in the agreement include The Expendables franchise, 16 Blocks, The Big Wedding, The Black Dahlia, Drive Angry, …

TORONTO/BEVERLY HILLS: Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed new episodes and past seasons of the Canadian comedy Trailer Park Boys to Netflix to stream in all territories where the service is available. The series will be available exclusively to Netflix members in Canada, the U.S. and other markets. Season eight of …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television is set to launch international sales for the new dramedy Sensitive Skin at MIPTV, where the series' stars Kim Cattrall and Don McKellar will be in attendance. The series—produced by Rhombus Media in association Baby Cow Productions, Bell Media’s The Movie Network and Corus Entertainment’s Movie …

TORONTO: Blue Ant Media is launching its distribution division, Blue Ant International, with 700 hours of scripted and nonfiction programming. The company, which makes its debut at MIPTV, recently acquired the Si Entertainment distribution division, taking over representation for its catalogue of lifestyle and factual series. Programming highlights of the …

MIAMI: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) The Americas has extended its programming agreements involving MTV and Nickelodeon content with a number of French-Canadian broadcasters. MusiquePlus will continue to air the reality series 16 & Pregnant, Pimp My Ride, Punk'd, Teen Mom, Jersey Shore and Snooki & JWOWW, along with the annual MTV Video Music Awards. VRAK TV holds on to such animated …

MONTREAL: Lesley Jacobi has been elevated to the role of development creative director at CMJ Productions II, reporting directly to CEO and founder John Kuyk. The promotion, which is effective immediately, sees Jacobi taking on responsibility for liaising with Canadian broadcasters to sell new concepts, along with overseeing the creation, …

MONTREAL: Bell Media has devised the programming roster for its upcoming Canal D/Investigation channel, a French-language service specializing in factual programming about the world of crime. The channel will air more than 500 hours of programming that has never been seen before in Quebec. Around 15 percent will be Canadian …

TORONTO: Jim Selby, the former CEO of Naxos, has become the inaugural senior VP of ole Digital. In his new role, Selby will make sure that ole is leading in online rights management, collections, content and business development by actively representing the interests of the company's clients and owned assets …