TORONTO — Canadian producers expressed hope and skepticism as they weighed Netflix’s promise Thursday to spend $500 million over five years on homegrown content. The announcement to support Canadian made film and TV series was enthusiastically unveiled by Heritage Minister Melanie Joly, part of the first major overhaul of cultural funding in a quarter century. Netflix let Joly do the talking as representatives for the streaming service didn’t respond to requests for more details. He points to TV series “Orphan Black” and the “Baroness von Sketch Show” as two successful examples of domestic series that appeal outside the country. But even Netflix money doesn’t hold any guarantees for Canadian series.

Source: National Post September 28, 2017 21:45 UTC