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TORONTO: Bell Media has inked distribution deals for its upcoming on-demand video service, Project Latte, with TELUS, Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Through the deal, the Canadian streaming service will be available to TELUS Optik TV, Bell Fibe TV, Bell Aliant FibreOP TV and Bell Satellite TV subscribers at launch, ...

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TORONTO: W Network has kicked off production on Get Ready with Rachel, a digital series starring Canadian YouTube sensation Rachel Cooper. Get Ready with Rachel will see Cooper help her fans celebrate their own firsts in life, much like she did on her YouTube channel, RachhLoves. The eight-episode program is ...

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TORONTO: Bell Media has unveiled Project Latte, a new video streaming service devoted exclusively to best-in-class TV content, including HBO's entire scripted library. Project Latte is being made available to all TV subscribers in Canada, pending agreements with participating TV providers, on their traditional set-top box as well as via ...

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TORONTO: The new Canadian SVOD service shomi has inked a deal with BBC Worldwide North America for a range of exclusive content, alongside a separate pact that sees it acquiring the hit crime drama The Blacklist from Sony Pictures Television. From BBC Worldwide North America, shomi scores A Young Doctor's ...

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SANTA MONICA: Family programming is at the forefront of Breakthrough Entertainment’s AFM lineup, including the film Bark Ranger. The movie is about three kids who stumble upon criminals and their hidden loot in the Yukon wilderness. When the children go missing, it’s up to a dog named Barky to find ...

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TORONTO: VICE Media is partnering with Rogers Communications to set up a new state-of-the-art multimedia production studio, which will be dedicated to delivering Canadian content for mobile, tablets, computers and TV screens. The studio will be operated under VICE's creative direction. The VICE Canada Studio will produce Canadian-focused content, including ...

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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 ...

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LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for the 2018 Winter Games and 2020 Olympiad to CBC/Radio-Canada. CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s national public radio and television broadcaster, acquired the rights across all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air TV, pay TV, Internet and mobile in all languages. ...

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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. ...

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CANNES: The detective drama Murdoch Mysteries has achieved sales in 110 territories around the world, and Shaftesbury/Smokebomb is looking for more deals at MIPCOM. “Murdoch Mysteries offers a winning blend of universal themes, compelling mysteries, unique slices of turn-of-the-century history, ingenious inventions and unforgettable characters that audiences around the world ...

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