CBC announced Tuesday the slate of special programming it will feature across its platforms in February to celebrate Black History Month, showcasing Black creators, storytellers and changemakers. CBC News’ website Being Black in... Continue Reading
Amazon MGM Studios announced Tuesday it has acquired the worldwide rights to the feature-length documentary I Am: Celine Dion, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor. The documentary, produced by Sony Music Vision in... Continue Reading
Rachel Nelson and Mellany Welsh promoted; Lisa Godfrey, Pam Westman and Jeff Norton departing Corus Entertainment on Monday announced the restructuring of its Original Content leadership team, which sees Rachel Nelson... Continue Reading
Ottawa-based food channel Gusto TV announced Monday it has greenlit production on 10 new and returning series, totalling 50 hours of new production for its winter 2023/2024 slate. Set to premiere later... Continue Reading
CBC announced Monday the launch of seven new podcasts from CBC News, spotlighting diverse local communities from Vancouver Island to P.E.I. and answering listeners’ questions from across Canada. “Audiences are invited to... Continue Reading
Blue Ant Studios announced Monday it has secured the Canadian rights to the long-running Japanese unscripted format Old Enough! from Nippon TV. The studio has started production on the first North American version of... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Canada’s place in the global content industry and government oversight in the face of huge technological change, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), are just a few of the... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen MediaPro and Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) are headed to court with both sides alleging the other is unable to fulfil their part of their commercial broadcast rights... Continue Reading
Bell on Thursday launched its new Fibe TV service in Atlantic Canada, bringing together a variety of live and on-demand content in one place. Leveraging Google Android technology, the new... Continue Reading
Ontario’s French-language public broadcaster TFO announced Wednesday the appointment of Sonia Boisvert as vice-president of content and production. Boisvert is succeeding Claude Sauvé, who will remain with TFO as a special advisor... Continue Reading
