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TORONTO: Lewin Webb, an experienced film producer, has been appointed as the new head of scripted development for Tricon Films & Television. In his new role, he will be tasked with expanding the company’s scripted development division. Throughout his two-decade-long career, Webb has produced and directed many feature films and …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has launched a home-entertainment division, responsible for the distribution of DVDs from the company’s catalogue through a dedicated online portal. BreakthroughHomeEntertainment.com launches with three of the company’s titles: Less Than Kind, Greatest Tank Battles and Battlefield Mysteries. The site will also serve as an online consumer destination …

LOS ANGELES: Rekha Shah has been appointed director of sales for the Canadian office of CBS Studios International. Shah, based in Toronto, will be focused on sales to cable channels in English- and French-speaking Canada. Shah will draw from the CBS library with shows such as I Love Lucy, Happy …

NEW YORK: As Canadian companies prepare to take center stage at MIPCOM next week as part of the Focus on Canada, Mansha Daswani speaks to a number of the country’s leading producers and distributors about opportunities for growth. The writers’ strike that halted production of American comedies and dramas in …

TORONTO: Peace Point Rights has landed the rights to new scripted series and feature films from Grand Pictures in Ireland. Acquired content includes School Run, a 75-minute scripted dramatic comedy; the first two seasons of Stew, a 12×30-minute sketch show featuring Paul Tylak and Paul Woodfull; Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly, a …

TORONTO: Distribution360 has announced a number of new properties to be presented for this year’s market, spanning kids’, lifestyle and factual programming. The company’s portfolio contains children’s content such as marblemedia’s Splatalot, a physical game show for kids and families; This is Scarlett and This is Isaiah, the third installment of …

CANNES: One of Canada’s most well-established production outfits, Sullivan Entertainment has developed a deep library of period dramas, including the Anne of Green Gables franchise. “For the past two years we’ve worked with NHK restoring over 140 hours of Anne of Green Gables from the original negatives,” says Kevin Sullivan, …

CANNES: Tricon Films & Television has been named the exclusive worldwide distributor for the slate of original scripted comedies from the U.S. network IFC and will be showcasing these titles at MIPCOM. The first two IFC series that Tricon is bringing to the market under the new pact are Comedy …

CANNES: Breakthrough Entertainment is launching eight new programs in all genres at MIPCOM, along with several series treatments available for presale.   The company is particularly excited about its newest animated production, Rocket Monkeys. Nat Abraham, Breakthrough’s president of distribution, says the show is “wacky” and “fun-filled.” It follows two monkeys …

PARIS: Pierre Karl Péladeau, the president and CEO of Québecor Inc., Québecor Media and Sun Media Corporation, and Wade Oosterman, the president of Bell Mobility and Residential Services and chief brand officer at Bell Canada, are lined up for MIPCOM keynotes. The two will take part in the Canada Country …