The Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children celebrates its 10th anniversary in April with a program that includes a tribute to the long-running Degrassi TV series and a retrospective of Canadian children’s films. The Reef is an animated film with voices by Freddie Prinze Jr., Evan Rachel Wood and Rob Schneider. (Sprockets International Children’s…

Program Partners Clears Teen Drama in More U.S. Markets LOS ANGELES, March 7: Program Partners has cleared the award-winning teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation in over 70 percent of the U.S. for a fall syndication launch. The drama has recently been added to affiliates in Tampa, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Albuquerque, Dayton, Knoxville, Green…

By Chris Pursell Falls syndication debut of Degrassi: The Next Generation just got bigger. Distributor Program Partners announced Tuesday that the series has topped the 70 percent mark, helped by recent deals with the Hearst-Argyle, Hubbard, Capitol Broadcasting and Acme station groups. Among the stations set to air the strip for the September launch are…

Raju Mudhar What do Lost’s mysterious numbers, The Office’s Andy Bernard and Heroes’ Hana Gitelman all have in common? All three are part of the TV trend involving Internet tie-ins, where watching TV is increasingly no longer enough to understand your favourite shows. While Lost’s numbers remain one of the many almost-forgotten subplots on the…

Degrassi: The Next Generation season 5 comes June 2007. Emma becomes anorexic, Manny flashes Peter, Paige explores the different facets of her sexuality. FUNimation has announced the fifth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation for release on June 26. You can pre-order it from Amazon.com for $34.99, discounted from the regular price of $49.98.

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is pleased to announce this year’s Filmmaker Seminar will feature key cast members, producers, and creators of the world’s most popular teen series, Degrassi! From the classic “The Kids of Degrassi Street” and the groundbreaking “Degrassi Junior High” to the current international hit “Degrassi: The Next Generation”, the Degrassi franchise…