Jamie Casemore

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Network Media Group reports net loss of $1.9M for fiscal 2024

The company also saw its Q4 revenues increase from the same period in 2023.

In Brief: M’infiltrer dans ta vie to world premiere at Canneseries

Plus: Rogers reaches a new national rights deal with the NHL and SMPIA rebrands to ScreenSask.

Bell Media veteran Stewart Johnston departing to lead CFL

The longtime Bell Media executive will begin as the football league’s commissioner later this April.

Just for Laughs FAST channel launches on Pluto TV

The launch of the channel on Pluto TV marks Just for Entertainment Distribution’s first dedicated FAST channel in the Canadian market.

DEI represents a throughline for the second BSO Symposium

Speakers at this year’s Symposium included TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and CMF VP of growth and inclusion Joy Loewen.

CBC greenlights second season of For the Culture

The second season of the series, produced by OYA Media Group and Noble Television, will premiere on CBC Gem later this year.

CRTC sets new dates for two postponed hearings

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.

Darkest Miriam wins Best Feature at CFF

Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Canadian demand rises for The White Lotus

Following its March 13 premiere, Netflix’s crime drama Adolescence makes its debut on the Hot Sheet.

Deals: Neon, Blue Ant, Little Engine, Ballinran, Omnifilm

Neon boards Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Blue Ant’s Race Against the Tide scores its first international commission, and more.

Crave acquires An Optimist’s Guide for second season

The Canada/U.K. coproduction’s second season will air as a Crave Original in Canada.

CMF supports 17 projects via Changing Narratives Fund

This represents the first round of the fund that was created to support opportunities and training for diverse creators in Canada’s cultural industries.