After Starz laid considerable groundwork in 2018 for the international expansion of its subscription streaming app, the Lionsgate-owned premium network and Bell Media have announced March 1 as the launch date in Canada. The news about the rollout up north came just prior to Lionsgate reporting its quarterly earnings…

President Donald Trump struck a petulant pose after a 20-minute Oval Office news conference touting a new trade agreement with Mexico, crossing his arms and refusing to acknowledge questions about the late Sen. John McCain. The Oval Office event was televised but featured Mexican president Enrique Nieto patched in by…

The United States is reconsidering NAFTA and Donald Trump has started a trade war with Canada and personal attacks upon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but when it comes to Hollywood, the Great While North can declare victory. For the very first time Canada is the number one production location for movies, according to…

Sony Crackle is halting operations in Canada this week, shifting its portfolio to two non-Sony VOD services. The move follows last month’s news of a dozen layoffs at the ad-supported streaming service and heralds a new focus on the U.S. and Latin American markets. In a statement obtained by Deadline, the company said…

Canadian network Global has scored Dick Wolf's FBI and medical drama New Amsterdam as well as a slew of comedies as part of its haul at last month's LA Screenings. The Corus-owned broadcaster has picked up six network scripted series as part of its new season. It comes after rival Bell acquired The Rookie and Magnum, P…

Boat Rocker Media, home to Orphan Black and Killjoys, among other shows, has acquired a majority stake in television producer Insight Productions, which handles the annual JUNO awards and has Amazing Race Canada and Big Brother Canada in its portfolio. Terms were not disclosed. The deal is effective immediately…

EXCLUSIVE: We heard some whispers around the holidays that a PVOD test in Canada was imminent with the major studios in the very near future, with theatrical titles available within a three-week window after their play in cinemas. This is not true. While talks have slowed between the major studios and leading Great…

Netflix, which won approval last week  to ramp up a production unit in Canada, its first outside the U.S., is hitting back at criticism that the deal afforded Netflix special treatment and allowed it to skirt the rules governing other content players in the country. Corie Wright, director of global public policy…

Netflix will invest at least $400 million USD (C$500 million) on original content production in Canada over the next five years, the Canadian government has announced. The company will also establish Netflix Canada, a permanent production presence that will be its first such venture outside the US. The streaming…

EXCLUSIVE: An accident on the set of U.S. indie El Chicano in Calgary sent a camera crew scrambling for their lives last week when a stunt car traveling in reverse crashed into a taco truck, sending the larger vehicle careening into their camera platform. The incident being investigated by actors union ACTRA Alberta…

EXCLUSIVE: New York isn’t always kind to theater strangers from away, especially in the summer, when local festivals produced by Lincoln Center and other venues tend to big-foot outsiders angling for critical valuation and sufficient box office appeal at least to cover the costs, which can be high. So I was dubious…

Forget about the shows, for a minute. Soulpepper, a highly, and rightly, decorated Toronto theater company in residence this month at the Signature Theatre on West 42nd Street, is offering the best freebie since Hamilton‘s Ham4Ham al fresco pre-show went the way of the $500 premium ticket. Each evening after the…