TORONTO – Corus Studios announced Friday its largest output deal to date with the sale of over 200 episodes to U.S. streamer, Hulu, which is acquiring content across home…
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VANCOUVER – Production company Wind Sun Sky Entertainment announced today it has added two new key executives.
Jay Bennett has been hired as vice-president of franchise and creative strategy and…
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TORONTO – Children’s entertainment maker Spin Master announced today it has licensed eight animated series for distribution to Canadian kids channel Toon-A-Vision.
The deal will bring over 400 episodes and…
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TORONTO – New comedy series Rutherford Falls is slated to premiere on Showcase with back-to-back episodes on Thursday, April 29 at 8 and 8:30 p.m. – together with a…
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TORONTO – The first round of casting for CBC and BET+ original series The Porter (8 episodes x 60 minutes each) has been confirmed with (above, left to right)…
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BURLINGTON — Motorsports channel REV TV Canada has partnered with Anderses Promotions to broadcast live all races from the 2021 season of the Indy Lights season, it was announced…
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Current rules are working for local programming, say broadcasters
By Steve Faguy
IN RECENT LICENCE renewal decisions, the CRTC has made it clear that while there are no specific quotas for…
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WINNIPEG – Inside the Manitoba provincial budget released today was a proviso saying those doing business online, no matter where based, will have to collect the 7% provincial sales…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL — Telefilm Canada announced today the launch of a new website, in partnership with Seattle-based Telescope, to promote the discoverability of Canadian film and TV content…
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WINNIPEG and TORONTO — Winnipeg-based production company Ice River Films announced today the new 13-episode series Going Native, starring Anishinaabe humourist and author Drew Hayden Taylor (above), will premiere…
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