TORONTO — With the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony only two days away, and some women’s team sports competitions already underway, CBC is helping Canadians get into the Olympic spirit by releasing new daily content across its multiple platforms, including TV, web, mobile apps and social media, the broadcaster announced today.
CBC’s live coverage of preliminary competitions continues tonight at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT as Canada’s women’s softball team competes against Team USA. (Early this morning, Canada beat Mexico in its opening game, which aired live on CBC TV.)
On Thursday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m….
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TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today it has entered into multi-platform, multi-year broadcast rights partnerships with TSN, RDS and CBC.
“Beginning with the 2021-22 season, the new partnerships include approximately 30 regular-season games each year delivered by TSN, in addition to select playoff coverage and the comprehensive suite of CHL national events,” reads an announcement on the CHL’s website.
“Additionally, the agreement includes approximately 20 French-language broadcasted games on RDS, early-season weekend games broadcasted by CBC Sports, as well as digital streaming rights featuring a CHL TV broadcast each week during the regular season on TSN, RDS and…
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TORONTO and EDMONTON — CBC/Radio-Canada and Super Channel announced today they are partnering with the BBC to bring Arctic nautical adventure The North Water to Canadian viewers later this year.
The five-part series was commissioned by the BBC and CBC/Radio-Canada in association with Super Channel, and is a co-production between Canada’s Rhombus Media and the UK’s See-Saw Films.
Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McGuire, The North Water stars Colin Farrell (pictured above; In Bruges, True Detective), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken, Godless), Stephen Graham (Line of Duty, Boardwalk Empire) along with an ensemble cast that includes renowned Inuit actor Natar Ungalaaq (Atanarjuat:…
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TORONTO — The Terry Fox Foundation announced today a one-hour special broadcast, Terry Fox: The Power of One, will air nationwide on August 9 on CBC TV and CBC Gem and will stream globally on CBC’s website in support of cancer research.
Terry Fox: The Power of One “will share diverse stories of hope, courage, and resilience as told by iconic Canadians inspired by the vision and enduring legacy of Terry’s Marathon of Hope,” reads a press release.
Produced by Insight Productions, the special will feature musical performances by Canadian artists, including Alessia Cara, Tom Cochrane and William Prince, as well…
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TORONTO – TLN Media Group announced yesterday it will be providing live coverage of the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Italian and Spanish, as an official licenced broadcaster through a partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada.
TLN, a multi-cultural Canadian media company, has plans to deliver over 100 hours “of men’s and women’s Olympic soccer, as well as daily Olympic highlights in Italian and Spanish to Canadians from coast to coast on TLN Television and Univision Canada,” according to a press release.
“We are fortunate to continue our 37-year track record of bringing Canadian multiculturalism to life on TV,” said Aldo Di Felice, TLN…
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Olympics broadcast will look very different this time
PRODUCING BROADCAST COVERAGE of an event as big as the Olympic Games is difficult in the best of times. When it is the worst of times, like during a global pandemic, anything goes, which makes being patient and adaptable more important than ever.
“We have to have patience at every turn,” said Chris Wilson (right), executive director of CBC Sports, in an interview with Cartt.ca. “We have to expect things to be unexpected and expect things will need to be dealt with… The pandemic will…
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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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