CTV orders first stand-alone digital series Backpackers

CANNES - CTV has ordered its first digital-only series, Backpackers, from Shaftesbury’s Smokebomb Entertainment. To be shot in Europe, the live action scripted content will be deployed across all its digital platforms as eight 6-minute episodes. As a stand-alone digital series, CTV has the option to keep the content exclusive to its network since it’s not obligated to offer it to other Canadian distributors. Rogers Media has inked its own exclusive Canadian supply deal with Michael Eisner’s Vuguru studio for its digital series and content. The show targets the A18-34 demographic and features live-action, straight-play narrative as well as an...