* Karen Franklin is leaving her post as director of English operations at Telefilm Canada, exiting in mid-November. A successor has not been named.

* Former CTV Newsnet exec Derwyn Smith has joined CBC News as a consultant, while Johanna Samuel is now the Ceeb’s director of international sales.

* Larry Sacchetti is the new EVP and CEO of equipment provider William F. White International.

* Ken Tsumura is the new SVP of production and technology at Vancouver’s Mainframe Entertainment.

* Mary Anne Waterhouse has joined Vancouver’s Anagram Pictures as a full partner, after producing the hit zombie comedy Fido with Anagram president Blake Corbet.

* Imax Corp. has promoted Peter Eiff to GM for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

* Montreal-headquartered Cineflix has opened a new coproduction division in Montreal, headed by Isabelle Bourduas.

* OMNI Television in B.C. has announced a new senior management team – with Jonathan Roth as senior producer of local content, Ken Stewart as production manager, Gary Milne as the new general sales manager and Suzanne Smith as director of promotions and creative services.

* Marie-Christine Dufour, formerly with CinéGroupe, is the new EVP of distribution and communication for Image In Media, a subsidiary of Section Rouge Média, based in Longeuil, QC.

* Loretta Hunt is the new managing editor of news content for mixed martial arts at Toronto-based The Fight Network. TFN has also tapped veteran MMA competitor Randy Couture as a ‘brand ambassador’ and analyst.