TORONTO – As industry followers already know, SVOD services boomed in 2020, with consumers seeking out more digital entertainment options while staying at home. But just how much? MTM’s…
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DARTMOUTH, N.S. – It’s been two decades since the former broadcaster Alliance Atlantis took a chance on a raunchy, hilarious mockumentary called Trailer Park Boys, for its then-edgy TV…
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By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – Monday’s federal budget, the first in two years, but the first ever delivered by a female Finance Minister in Chrystia Freeland, promises to deliver more…
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TORONTO — Kids and family entertainment maker and broadcaster WildBrain announced today it has hired Lorna Withrington (above) for the newly created role of vice-president of development-animation.
She joins WildBrain…
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MONTREAL — Bell Media today revealed its new one-stop French-language lifestyle destination — Noovo Moi — which integrates content previously hosted on the company’s Canal Vie, Fraîchement pressé, Sympatico,…
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TORONTO — Ontario’s French-language public broadcaster Groupe Média TFO announced today Sébastien Pierroz (above) has been appointed as producer of Francophone community content for ONFR+, the broadcaster’s digital platform.
“Having…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. and TORONTO — Today, Roku Inc. announced the content acquired when it bought short-form streamer Quibi in January is now being rebranded as “Roku Originals”…
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LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix’s net additions of paid memberships in the U.S.-Canada (UCAN) region slowed somewhat during the company’s fiscal 2021 first quarter, with 450,000 net adds, bringing…
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MENLO PARK, Calif. — Having put out a call for applications in early March, Facebook announced today five Canadian publishers are among the 30 North American news organizations…
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OTTAWA — Gusto TV has launched on Samsung TV Plus’s mobile platform in the U.K., allowing viewers to access the linear channel and VOD content on select Samsung Galaxy…
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