Independent production company Shaftesbury’s long-running TV series Murdoch Mysteries has generated more than $1 billion in total economic output in Ontario and contributed $766 million to Canada’s GDP over 18 seasons of... Continue Reading
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As the CRTC brings foreign streamers under regulation via the Online Streaming Act, Bell's Heated Rivalry is being viewed as an example of exportable Canadian... Continue Reading
Toronto-based Cantina Media, a Serial Maven Studios production company, and Brighton, U.K.-based Big Wave Entertainment announced Monday a new premium wildlife series, Baby Elephant School, has been co-commissioned by Channel 4... Continue Reading
APTN, CBC and Netflix on Tuesday announced production is underway on the second season of acclaimed Arctic-set comedy North of North. Created and executive produced by Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Qanurli, The Grizzlies) and Alethea... Continue Reading
CBC and the Toronto Star announced Monday a partnership to create a new investigative true crime podcast exploring the story of Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding, now an FBI... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout CBC has appointed Douglas Smith as its executive vice-president, effective February 2. Smith most recently worked at Paramount as senior vice-president of streaming and content licensing since... Continue Reading
CBC announced Wednesday the expansion of its local news coverage, which will see CBC News this year add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus in communities underserved by CBC. This... Continue Reading
TV5 Québec Canada announced Tuesday the appointment of Louis Therrien-Galasso as its senior director of marketing and communications. Therrien-Galasso brings more than 15 years of experience in the media industry,... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout A study commissioned by the CRTC, made public Thursday, presses the need for the regulator to allow broadcasters to allocate a portion of their Canadian content expenditures... Continue Reading
CBC on Wednesday announced its new winter 2026 podcast slate, featuring new in-depth investigations in its original series Someone Knows Something, Understood and Uncover as well as a new weekly debrief on the biggest political stories unfolding... Continue Reading