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 until the end of March for the transition period.
A resident of Ontario for more than 30 years, Boisvert has been involved in media since the start of her career, including more than 25 years at Radio-Canada. While at Canada’s public broadcaster, she led teams in the production and programming of Franco-Ontarian content, overseeing several video productions and radio programs produced…
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Canadian documentary and factual production company Nomad Films announced Monday long-time in-house producer Amanda Handy is assuming ownership of the prodco, which was founded in 1997 by veteran filmmaker Mark Johnston.
“This is the natural evolution of Nomad and puts the company in the hands of someone who has already shaped its core values and maintains a commitment to the highest production standard, both on screen and behind the camera,” Johnston said in a press release.
Johnston will continue in his role as vice-president of development and executive producer, as well as showrunner on select…
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Amazon MGM Studios announced Wednesday it has signed a deal with Pinewood Group for exclusive use of new production facilities at Pinewood Toronto Studios for future productions.
The new studio space, located in downtown Toronto, was officially opened during a ribbon-cutting event attended by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow.
“The deal is the first multi-year commitment by Amazon MGM Studios to Canadian studio space and includes exclusive use of five new state-of-the-art sound stages, accompanying workshops and office accommodation, totalling approximately 160,000 square feet,” reads an Amazon press release.
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By Connie Thiessen
Dany Meloul has officially been named CBC/Radio-Canada’s new executive vice president of French Services, overseeing all of the public broadcaster’s French-language programming services, including ICI Radio-Canada Télé, ICI ARTV, ICI Explora, ICI RDI, ICI Première, ICI Musique, ICI TOU.TV, Radio-Canada.ca, and other digital and mobile offerings.
Meloul has been serving in the position in an acting capacity since Oct. 2023 when Michel Bissonnette abruptly departed the public broadcaster. He had held the EVP role since 2017.
Previously, Meloul had served as General Manager, Television since Oct. 2019. Before joining CBC/Radio-Canada, she held the positions of vice president programming, for…
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Brodie Fenlon to lead CBC News as general manager and editor in chief
CBC announced last week that Susan Marjetti, who has been with the public broadcaster for 35 years, had retired from her role as general manager of CBC News.
As of Jan. 2, Brodie Fenlon is now leading CBC News, assuming the role of general manager and editor in chief. Fenlon has been with CBC News since 2013, and has served as editor in chief and executive director of programs and standards since 2020.
“I offer my deep gratitude…
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Platforms have 180 days to notify CRTC if they are subject to law
By Ahmad Hathout
Canadian Heritage on Friday provided its final rules for the Online News Act ahead of its enforcement next week, including capping compensation for broadcasters and CBC/Radio-Canada on single agreements.
The legislation, which comes into force on December 19, will require web giants to compensate publishers for hosting news content on their platforms. Deals will be done on the basis of single group agreements or multiple agreements.
Under the single agreement, Heritage announced Friday that news products owned by broadcasting undertakings will have their compensation capped at 30…
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By Connie Thiessen
CBC/Radio-Canada says it will consider “all possible measures” to manage its financial pressures, following criticism from current and former journalists that the public broadcaster wasn’t considering cuts to executive bonuses as it looks for $125 million in savings.
The public broadcaster announced last week that it would eliminate 800 positions as part of that cost-cutting, amounting to about 10% of its workforce, and reduce its English and French programming budgets, including $40 million in independent production commissions and program acquisitions.
An appearance by President & CEO Catherine Tait on The National fueled further outrage when she refused to clarify…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Representatives from CBC/Radio-Canada said Tuesday that its decision Monday to eliminate jobs is one reason why it needs to have access to any base contributions made by online platforms.
The public broadcaster said it was eliminating 600 positions and leaving another 200 vacancies unfilled – amounting to roughly 10 per cent of its full-time equivalent staff of roughly 7,900 – as it undergoes a $125-million cost-cutting measure in fiscal 2024-2025.
“Yesterday was a really difficult day at CBC/Radio-Canada,” Dany Meloul, interim executive vice-president of Radio-Canada, told the commission Tuesday. “And I think that if you see…
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By Connie Thiessen
CBC/Radio-Canada is officially cutting 600 positions and will leave another 200 vacancies unfilled as the public broadcaster looks to undertake $125 million in cost-cutting measures for fiscal 2024-25.
Amounting to roughly 10% of CBC/Radio-Canada’s full-time equivalent staff of about 7,900, employees across the country received the news Monday afternoon in two virtual meetings, one in English and one in French.
The public broadcaster says CBC and Radio-Canada will each be cutting in the range of 250 jobs, with the balance coming from Technology & Infrastructure and other corporate divisions.
“Each division will begin phasing-in reductions based on their business plans…
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CBC announced Monday streaming and broadcast premiere dates for its winter 2024 slate of new and returning programming on CBC Gem and CBC TV, including more than 20 original series from Canadian creators, producers and storytellers.
CBC TV’s original comedy lineup returns on Tuesday, Jan. 9 with the addition of new series One More Time, a workplace comedy about a second-hand sporting goods store created by and starring stand-up comedian D.J. Demers, premiering at 9 p.m. local time (9:30 in NL). CBC’s Tuesday comedy schedule sees the continuation of season 31 of This Hour Has 22…
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