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CBC Kids hires new development and production executive


TORONTO — CBC announced today Swin Chang (above) has joined CBC Kids’ content team as executive in charge of development and production. In this role, Chang will work with the independent production community “to seek out, create and curate preschool and tween content for CBC TV and CBC Gem,” explains a press release. She will focus on development and acquisitions, and will oversee production of selected projects with independent producers and of in-house preschool series, the release says. Chang will report to Marie McCann, senior director of children’s content at CBC Kids, whose content team also includes executives in charge...