OTTAWA – Matthew Boswell has been appointed commissioner of competition for a five-year term after serving as its interim commissioner since May 2018.
Boswell first joined the Bureau in January…
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TORONTO – CTV has pre-released the first episode of its new original comedy Jann across its digital platforms, some two weeks ahead of its TV broadcast premiere.
Jann stars Canadian…
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EDMONTON – Super Channel has acquired the UK comedy series Damned from Lionsgate.
The six-episode first season will premiere March 27 at 9:00 PM ET on Super Channel Fuse, followed…
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TORONTO – Corus is bringing the first 24-hour Adult Swim channel to Canada where it will debut April 1st as a rebrand of the broadcaster’s Action service.
Adult Swim in…
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TORONTO – TSN and RDS officially launched their $4.99 single-day streaming subscription option Monday, just ahead of TSN’s exclusive Canadian coverage of NCAA March Madness which tips off March 19.
Day…
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TORONTO – 9 Story Media Group is partnering with Peacock Alley Entertainment to develop and co-produce Motel 51, a serialized science fiction drama geared towards a young adult and…
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TORONTO – Accolades continue to pour in after the passing of Canadian television producer and philanthropist Sandra Faire, who died on February 27 in Toronto. No age or cause…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor’s broadcaster/TV producer/publisher TVA Group posted $9 million in net income attributable to shareholders in the fourth quarter, down from $9.2 million in the same period in…
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TORONTO – Bell Media Québec has elevated Farshad Kajouii to general manager, sales and business development for Astral, effective immediately.
In this new, expanded role, Kajouii is responsible for out-of-home…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Shaw Rocket Fund (SRF) are teaming up to fund the production of Canadian digital animated series for…
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