ZDF Enterprises Swoops on Anticipated Canadian Drama ‘White Night’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Brianne Delcourt and Kevin Kilbane have experienced a lot of firsts in the 18 months since meeting on Dancing on Ice in October 2019.They have fallen in love, got engaged, bought a house in Canada, tied the knot and had their first child, daughter Olivia, together. And if you were ever curious to take a peek inside their luxurious pad, the loved up couple have offered OK! VIP club members an exclusive tour of their home - complete with their very own bar in the basement.

Finally, Canadians will be getting a taste of the Rock’s tequila.

Naman Ramachandran Canada’s Rogers Communications is buying competitor Shaw Communications in a deal worth CAD$26 billion ($20.8 billion).Rogers will acquire all issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B Shares of Shaw, which reflects a premium of approximately 70% to Shaw’s recent Class B Share price.Both entities began trading as family-run businesses.

The Roku Channel, which entered the original programming realm this year with its acquisition of shows from failed streaming startup Quibi, has slated its first licensed original.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRoku is gearing up to stuff a bunch of exclusive and original programming into the Roku Channel — and the company has set the premiere date for its first licensed content on this front for the free, ad-supported streaming service.“Cypher,” an FBI-set crime drama series, will premiere exclusively on the Roku Channel on March 19 in the U.S. and Canada.

Kim’s Convenience, the Canadian sitcom that airs on Netflix in the U.S. and in many countries around the world, is ending with its upcoming fifth season.

her messy split from her ex-fiancé, Yazan. In this exclusive clip from, the fan favorite is getting ready for a date with a childhood friend named Justin from Canada, but is also interested in continuing to date a man named Terrence, whom viewers saw her go on a date with in a previous episode.In the clip, Brittany talks to her good friend, Endiya, about her love life.

Naman Ramachandran International sales agency The Open Reel has scored a number of sales at the Berlin European Film Market (EFM).Daniel Sánchez López’s BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival selection “Boy Meets Boy,” a German production, has sold to Peccadillo Pictures for the U.K. and Ireland and to Optimale to France and Francophone territories.

Davide Abbatescianni Rome-based international sales and production company TVCO has sold Dace Pūce’s debut feature “The Pit” to German independent distributor Arsenal Filmverleih.The drama, staged by Latvia’s Marana Production and Finland’s Inland Film Company, is based on a series of true stories published by Jana Egle.The plot follows a 10-year-old boy called Markuss (Damirs Onackis), who must adapt to starting a new life in the Latvian countryside with his strict grandmother (Dace Eversa).

Manori Ravindran International EditorStarzplay has swooped for Russell T. Davies’ hit drama “It’s a Sin” in Germany and Italy.The Lionsgate-backed platform, which has been steadily expanding its global footprint in the last year, has bought the five-part series from All3Media International.Produced by RED and commissioned by U.K.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMK2 Films has come on board to handle world sales on “House Arrest,” a satirical drama directed by critically acclaimed Russian helmer Aleksey German Jr. (“Dovlatov”) that tackles Russia’s judicial system.“House Arrest” follows David, a Russian university professor who takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration and the Mayor’s dodgy dealings.

While it’s hard to deny the dominance of Black music across airwaves and streaming services around the world, it wasn’t long ago that many genres had a tough time gaining a foothold in Canada. With storied histories across the country in genres like soul, reggae, and hip-hop, putting them on the deserved stages proved difficult beyond niche platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has won U.S. rights to Liam Neeson-Laurence Fishburne action-thriller The Ice Road in what is a record domestic-only deal out of the EFM, we can reveal.

Christopher Vourlias Hungarian broadcaster RTL Klub has boarded “Balaton Brigade,” a Cold War spy drama set on the shores of Hungary’s Lake Balaton in the summer of ’86, Variety has learned exclusively.

Wuxly Movement, a Canadian outerwear company that makes sustainable and animal-free products, is shining a light on an important moment.

Cottonwood Media, German public broadcaster ZDF and its co-pro and distribution arm ZDF Enterprises, HBO Max and Brazil’s Globo are teaming to produce “Theodosia,” a big new live action kids adventure series targeting family audiences.No budget is given for the 26-part half hour series.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentGermany’s ZDF Enterprises has acquired global distribution rights to three-part period drama “Ku’damm 63,” the third instalment in one of ZDFE’s best-selling franchises, which has been licensed to more than 30 broadcasters around the globe.Produced by UFA Fiction for German public broadcaster ZDF and made up of three 90-minute episodes, the miniseries will be presented shortly to select buyers.Set to premiere on ZDF on March 21, 22 and 24, airing

according to the City of Winnipeg Complaints Department — an entirely fictional state agency — on Facebook. Recent images shared by the wacky watchdog group have featured snow men and women in a series of white-hot, sexually suggestive positions, including a pair found engaging in public fellatio on a bench near Winnipeg’s City Hall.

Anand Tucker’s (Hilary & Jackie) period-drama Curtain Call, which is due to star Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton, Paapa Essiedu and Simon Russell Beale, has been pre-sold by Culmination Productions to a host of key territories ahead of shoot later this year in the UK.