NBC’s Saturday Night Live led overall TV originals in Canadian demand during the week of March 24 to 30, according to Parrot Analytics.
The pledge follows former Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s CBC/Radio-Canada modernization proposal in February.
Films from Lyana Patrick and Kim O’Bomsawin are among those making their world premieres.
The company also saw its Q4 revenues increase from the same period in 2023.
Plus: Rogers reaches a new national rights deal with the NHL and SMPIA rebrands to ScreenSask.
The longtime Bell Media executive will begin as the football league’s commissioner later this April.
The launch of the channel on Pluto TV marks Just for Entertainment Distribution’s first dedicated FAST channel in the Canadian market.
Speakers at this year’s Symposium included TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and CMF VP of growth and inclusion Joy Loewen.
The second season of the series, produced by OYA Media Group and Noble Television, will premiere on CBC Gem later this year.
Hearings on defining and supporting “Canadian program” and the sustainability of the broadcasting system have been reset, while the date for the hearing on Canadian and Indigenous audio content has not yet been confirmed.
Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.
Following its March 13 premiere, Netflix’s crime drama Adolescence makes its debut on the Hot Sheet.