TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has inked the Canadian licensing and broadcasting partnership with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind the world-renowned children’s program, Sesame Street.
Nelvana said that…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor has bought back all of the shares of Quebecor Media (QMI) still held by provincial pension fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
The agreement…
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TORONTO, DUBLIN and LOS ANGELES – Canadian media company QYou Media has partnered with an unnamed major global distributor to license its esports format Heads Up Daily (HUD)…
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BANFF – Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth will host this year’s Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony during next month’s Banff World Media Festival.
Banff’s flagship awards…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada's French-language online VoD service bulked up on new content Tuesday after inking new programming agreements with Groupe V Média (V), Bell Media (Canal Vie, Canal D,…
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TORONTO – Asian Television Network International is helping to introduce Canadians to India's English-language news channel Republic TV after reaching an agreement to air its linear programming on a 24…
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TORONTO – Just in time for summer, Bell Media’s Gusto is cooking up a free preview with sizzling new programming.
The food and lifestyle channel has assembled a summer schedule…
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LAST WEEK’S 9(1)(h) renewal hearing was the fourth such one for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and each one has been a new test for…
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TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) has elected showrunner and award-winning screenwriter Dennis Heaton as its new president for a two year term effective May 1, 2018.
Heaton…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Content has named former Groupe V Média exec Louis Pearson as director, film development.
In this role, Pearson (pictured) is tasked with developing full-length feature films, in…
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