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TORONTO: Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund has invested around C$4.6 million ($4.47 million) in 18 TV projects, including Cold Water Cowboys for Discovery Channel Canada. Also receiving investments were season three of God’s Greatest Hits for Vision TV; Tessa and Scott: The Golden Couple for W Network; season two of …

TORONTO: Whodunnit?, the new murder-mystery competition from Anthony Zuiker and Cris Abrego, is headed to CTV’s summer slate alongside the Jane Lynch-hosted Hollywood Game Night. The NBC series Hollywood Game Night, in which ordinary people and celebrities compete in a variety of games, premieres July 11. The ABC show Whodunnit? rolls …

BUDAPEST: In its second outing at NATPE Budapest, Peace Point Rights is looking to shore up new sales on series from its lifestyle catalogue, including Frontier Vets, The Bulloch Family Ranch and Sando. It will also be promoting titles from its film catalogue, which includes Locked In, Belle du Seigneur …

TORONTO: Among the shows set for City’s 2013-14 schedule are the newly acquired comedies Super Fun Night, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Crazy Ones, alongside the network original Package Deal. The network has five nights of comedy blocks scheduled for fall. Returning hits include How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold a number of series to broadcasters across Canada, including the Andrew Davies drama Mr Selfridge heading to Vision TV. Vision TV went for the first season and the recently commissioned second season of Mr Selfridge, which stars Jeremy Piven. The series Kentucky Bidders, produced by …

TORONTO: There are 11 new dramas, including The Blacklist and Dracula, and seven comedies joining returning favorites on Global’s 2013-14 prime-time grid. Last year, Global found success with the acquired dramas Chicago Fire and Elementary. Continuing to expand on its collection of U.S. drama fare, the network picked up the …

TORONTO: Brenda Greenberg has been hired as Frantic Films’ executive VP of scripted development, a Toronto-based position. Greenberg, who began her career at NBC, has contributed to the success of such hit shows as Being Erica, The Best Years, Kenny vs. Spenny, Side Effects and Street Legal. In the past she …

TORONTO: Although there are a slew of returning series for CTV’s 2013-14 lineup, the network did make several key additions to its upcoming schedule, including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. With Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, CTV has slated the new comedies The Goldbergs and Trophy Wife to …

OTTAWA: Boon Dog Professional Services, an Ottawa­â€based research and consulting firm that back in December 2010 said that cord-cutting was not a reality in Canada, has changed its tune, citing "the first concrete signs" of cord-cutting in the Canadian traditional TV service market. Publicly traded TV service providers lost an estimated 5,394 TV subscribers …

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions has promoted Michel Pratte to VP of Media Ventures, effectively immediately. As the head of the newly established department, which is meant to drive Temple Street’s growth into digital media, Pratte is charged with overseeing the company’s expansion in the original digital content arena. His initial …