TORONTO — Global distributor Blue Ant International today announced LoCo Motion Pictures started production on the third season of the CBC Gem original scripted tween series Detention Adventure on July 5 in Toronto.
Blue Ant International has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to season three of the series, outside of Canada. The Toronto-based distributor licensed the first two seasons to platforms in more than 125 territories, including the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Latin America, the Nordic countries and Hong Kong.
“The third season of Detention Adventure will give kids and families around the world the chance…
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TORONTO – Media Headquarters (MHQ) announced yesterday the promotion of Melanie Brobyn (above) to executive producer and vice president and the hiring of former Nelvana vice president of finance Dave Shippel (below) as chief financial officer.
MHQ further announced that Drew Carnwath has been hired in the role of development producer.
“It’s a very exciting time for Media Headquarters,” said Robert Cohen, CEO and founder of MHQ, an Emmy-nominated production company.
“The marketplace is changing right now, it’s dynamic and it’s complex but it’s also filled with opportunity.” Because of this, there are plans for MHQ to aggressively grow its slate of…
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TORONTO — Mediapro Canada announced late Tuesday night it is providing host broadcast services for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which tipped off yesterday in Victoria, B.C., where the national teams from Canada, Greece, Turkey, China, Czech Republic and Uruguay are competing for the final spot in the men’s basketball tournament at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month.
(Canada won its opening game against Greece in the group phase, 97-91.)
The six-day tournament is being held from June 29 to July 4 at Victoria’s Save-On Foods Memorial Centre arena (pictured above).
Mediapro Canada’s 53-foot expand mobile unit Alto is…
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TORONTO — Canadian production company marblemedia announced today the start of production on its latest competition series, Best in Miniature, a new original series for CBC (set to premiere later this year) and Discovery+ in the UK and Ireland (airing in 2022).
Best in Miniature (10 episodes x 60 minutes) taps into the viral sensation that is #miniatures, a world that has captured more than 170 million views on TikTok alone, according to marblemedia’s press release.
The series is hosted by writer and stand-up comedian Aba Amuquandoh (above, CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes) and features 11 artists from around the…
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TORONTO – A new report from CBC’s Media Technology Monitor released today says 20% of anglophones say they have cancelled their traditional pay TV service.
Other report highlights include:
Cord cutters are more active online than the average TV subscriber and 71% of them subscribe to two or more SVOD services, such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. They also tend to be younger and well educated.
Close to a quarter of anglophone pay TV subscribers report they are “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to cancel their existing TV service. Anglophones are more likely than francophones to fall into this…
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TORONTO — While newcomers to Canada spend more time on computers and mobile devices than traditional forms of media, the weekly reach levels of TV and radio are still high among new Canadians, according to the second research release from Solutions Research Group’s (SRG) Newcomers to Canada 2021 study.
The new research released this week finds new Canadians were less likely to consume TV or radio in terms of hours, compared to Internet and mobile media consumption. However, when asked about their viewing and listening habits over the past week, newcomers’ responses indicated the reach level of TV and radio…
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TORONTO — Monday morning, Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC announced a broadcast and streaming lineup of original series and special programming showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit experiences in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) and National Indigenous History Month (June).
Some of CBC’s special programming and editorial content includes the following:
National Indigenous Peoples Day — Monday, June 21, 2021
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TORONTO – At the virtual Banff World Media Festival Friday morning, CBC announced a new programming diversity commitment it says will “better reflect Canadian audiences and advance equity, inclusion and representation in the Canadian production industry.”
Effective immediately, the national public broadcaster’s programming diversity commitment will require that at least 30% “of all key creative roles on new CBC original scripted and unscripted series commissioned from independent producers will be held by those who self-identify as Indigenous, Black and/or people of colour or persons with disabilities,” reads the release.
Each type of series will have a tailored, genre-specific approach to what…
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MONIKA ILLE EARNED her dream job as CEO of APTN in December 2019 after working her way up through the ranks over the course of 16 years at the independent broadcaster.
Ille is a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak and reminds our podcast listeners the mission of APTN, the first national Indigenous broadcaster in the world, is to “share our peoples’ journey, celebrate our cultures, inspire our children, and honour the wisdom of our elders.”
The must-carry broadcaster commissions over 300 hours of original programming (not counting its daily news) per year in English, French and various…
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MONIKA ILLE EARNED her dream job as CEO of APTN in December 2019 after working her way up through the ranks over the course of 16 years at the independent broadcaster.
Ille (pictured) is a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak and reminds our podcast listeners the mission of APTN, the first national Indigenous broadcaster in the world, is to “share our peoples’ journey, celebrate our cultures, inspire our children, and honour the wisdom of our elders.”
The must-carry broadcaster commissions over 300 hours of original programming (not counting its daily…
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