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Barry Walsh

Barry is the editor of realscreen, Playback's sister publication.

Posts by Barry Walsh

Nancy Dubuc departs as CEO of Vice Media Group

Dubuc announced her resignation five years after joining Vice Media Group in 2018.

February 27, 2023

Home Town Takeover prodco RTR Media promotes four

The promotions follow a significant boost in the Toronto-based company’s production activity over the last six months.

July 4, 2022

Former Bell Media exec Tony Leadman joins Weather Channel

Leadman will lead international distribution for the network’s primetime programming and original series.

June 23, 2022

Saloon Media ups Nick Crowe to head unscripted development

The Blue Ant Media-owned prodco has also hired Tara Elwood as a full-time production executive as it expands its unscripted portfolio.

June 7, 2022

Veteran exec Tony Tackaberry forms new prodco, strikes deal with Blue Ant Studios

Tackaberry’s first-look deal with Blue Ant Studios is to develop and produce unscripted series, premium docs and a range of formats.

June 2, 2022

Former Hot Docs director Alan Black joins Canadaland as chief operating officer

Black will oversee all non-editorial operations for the podcast company and news organization, after leaving Hot Docs in early April.

May 16, 2022

Heather Conway, Hot Docs co-president and exec director, to exit posts

Conway will transition to a new advisory role on strategic planning at the organization as co-president Chris McDonald assumes sole leadership.

April 18, 2022

TIFF unveils new programmers, details for 2022 in-person edition

The new appointments include Robyn Citizen as TIFF’s director of festival programming and Cinematheque and Ravi Srinivasan, who will handle Canadian and Southeast Asian programming.

February 24, 2022

YouTube to reduce originals slate, global head of original content Susanne Daniels exits

Going forward, YouTube plans to only fund programming within its Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds.

January 19, 2022

Off the Fence strikes deal with Canadian prodcos

Projects with Markham Street Films and Shark Teeth Films in the works, as the distributor looks to find new opportunities to meet the demand for content.

November 26, 2021

Syndicado acquires, revamps COVID documentary

The Toronto-based distributor is presenting a revamped version of the COVID doc The Curve: 90 Days that Changed America at the American Film Market.

November 3, 2021

Bell Media’s Noovo to adapt I Can See Your Voice

The Quebecois adaptation of the Korean format will be produced by Montreal-headquartered ToRoS.

March 11, 2021