From Tony Wong of the Toronto Star:
Link: Canada’s film and TV workers launch political pressure campaign ahead of federal election
“As a filmmaker, I personally want to see Canadian creators continue to be able to tell stories in the digital age. The playing field is changing so quickly and so fast nothing is guaranteed and I want our elected officials to know that.” Continue reading.
From a media release:
Award-winning independent production company New Metric Media (Letterkenny, Bad Blood) is in development with Bell Media on a new single-camera comedy series Children Ruin Everything, with Emmy, PGA and WGA award nominated Chuck Tatham (Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development) attached as Executive Producer.
Created by Kurt Smeaton (Schitt’s Creek, Kim’s Convenience), Children Ruin Everything is an original comedy about living with the worst roommates of all: your young children. Astrid and James struggle to find a balance between being ‘Mom and Dad’ to two kids and being who they were before offspring. Children Ruin Everything explores the hilarious and varied ways kids can tear down your life and, if you’re lucky, replace it with something you have to admit is pretty okay, too.
Alongside Tatham, Smeaton and Montefiore will also serve as Executive Producers.
As previously announced, New Metric Media is committed to expanding its original development slate by optioning the rights for multiple projects from three renowned authors including bestselling Criminologist Dr. Michael Arntfield for Monster City, veteran author and Toronto Star’s lead investigative reporter for organized crime Peter Edwards to create the Peter Edwards Universe based on a selection of his novels and popular online personality Anne T. Donahue for Nobody Cares.
From a media release:
CBC today announced broadcast and streaming premiere dates for its fall 2019 slate of new and returning original series, featuring a wide range of Canadian stories across drama, comedy, factual, arts, kids, news, and documentary programming. The fall schedule launches Monday, September 16 on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
CBC’s Fall 2019 primetime schedule launching Monday, September 16:
All following times local with the exception of Newfoundland, please add half an hour to all times.
MONDAYS
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET (weekdays at 7:30 p.m., moves to 7 p.m. the week of December 23)
8 PM – MURDOCH MYSTERIES Season 13 (18×60) premieres September 16
9 PM – FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES Season 3 (10×60) premieres September 16
TUESDAYS
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET (weekdays at 7:30 p.m., moves to 7 p.m. the week of December 23)
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA (60×30) Tuesdays to Fridays; premieres the week of December 16 at 8 p.m., moves to its regular time of 7:30 p.m. beginning the week of December 23
8 PM – STILL STANDING Season 5 (13×30) premieres September 17
8:30 PM – THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES Season 27 (19×30) premieres September 17
9 PM – TALLBOYZ (8×30) new sketch comedy series from executive producer Bruce McCulloch premieres September 17
9:30 PM – BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW Season 4 (10×30) premieres September 17
WEDNESDAYS
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET (weekdays at 7:30 p.m., moves to 7 p.m. the week of December 23)
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA (60×30) Tuesdays to Fridays; premieres the week of December 16 at 8 p.m., moves to its regular time of 7:30 p.m. beginning the week of December 23
8 PM – THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW Season 3 (8×60) premieres September 18
9 PM – NORTHERN RESCUE Season 1 (10×60) premieres September 18
THURSDAYS
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET (weekdays at 7:30 p.m., moves to 7 p.m. the week of December 23)
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA (60×30) Tuesdays to Fridays; premieres the week of December 16 at 8 p.m., moves to its regular time of 7:30 p.m. beginning the week of December 23
8 PM – BATTLE OF THE BLADES (1×120, 6×60) premieres with a two-hour special September 19
9 PM – DRAGONS’ DEN Season 14 (10×60) premieres September 26
FRIDAYS
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET (weekdays at 7:30 p.m., moves to 7 p.m. the week of December 23)
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA (60×30) Tuesdays to Fridays; premieres the week of December 16 at 8 p.m., moves to its regular time of 7:30 p.m. beginning the week of December 23
8 PM – MARKETPLACE Season 46 (22×30) premieres September 27
8:30 PM – IN THE MAKING Season 2 (8×30) premieres September 27
9 PM – THE NATURE OF THINGS Season 59 (18×60) premieres September 20 with two back-to-back episodes *NEW NIGHT*
11:30 PM – CBC ARTS: EXHIBITIONISTS Season 5 (6×30) premieres September 20
SATURDAYS
Mornings – MOLLY OF DENALI (38X30) *special premiere date Monday, September 2*
Mornings – TRUE AND THE RAINBOW KINGDOM Season 3 (10X30) premieres September 7
Afternoons – ROAD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES Season 5
6:30 PM – HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
SUNDAYS
7 PM – HEARTLAND Season 13 (10×60) premieres September 22
8 PM – ANNE WITH AN E Season 3 (10×60) premieres September 22
9 PM – THE FIFTH ESTATE Season 45 (14×60) premieres September 22
From Frederick Blichert of Vice:
Link: Canadian TV is popular, thanks to America
If you’re anything like me, you love seeing your city onscreen. Having alternated between Vancouver and Toronto over the last five years, it’s felt like half the shows on TV are shot in my backyard. They’re usually not Canadian shows though. Continue reading.
From a media release:
The BBC and CBC/Radio-Canada today announced a commitment to future collaboration across a range of different areas. The agreement was made between Tony Hall, Director-General BBC, and Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, on the occasion of the 82nd General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union in Oslo, Norway last week.
In a joint statement, Hall and Tait commented:
“In an increasingly global marketplace, Canadian and British audiences want programmes and services about their lives and their culture. In divided times, it’s never been more important to reflect and represent every part of our diverse communities. And in a world where disinformation spreads in a flash, we need public media to bring the whole of society the news and analysis that it can trust – what is really going on and why it matters.”
“As we reinvent how we deliver our services for new generations, we are coming together to share ideas, and our teams are exploring new ways to work together: amplifying our public service missions, bringing our audiences the best ideas, and investing in our local creative industries. Through this partnership we will bring the best stories to audiences across the UK and Canada, and around the world.”
