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Paramount+ sets March 4 for international rollout
The rebranded CBS All Access service will launch in Canada in March but the expanded content offering won’t arrive until “later in the year,” said parent company ViacomCBS.
Saloon Media returns to Hotel Paranormal
Season-two production is underway under strict COVID-19 protocols, with Dan Aykroyd set to return as narrator.
Reelworld Film Institute names participants for producer initiative
Independent producers Umang Antariksh Sagar, Vanessa Caceres and eOne’s Mansa Chintoh are among 12 set to take part in the year-long program.
A history-making launch: Uvagut TV becomes Canada’s first Inuit-language TV channel
Set to launch Monday, the channel will broadcast 168 hours of Inuit-produced culture, arts, movies and information programming each week.
Canadian Academy CEO Beth Janson talks evolving through the pandemic, CSAs ’21
VIDEO: After a tumultuous 2020, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is heading into the new year with a renewed sense of optimism about the future of the domestic content sector.
Technicolor Post acquired by Streamland Media
L.A.-based Streamland said it expects to close the acquisition of Technicolor Post, a division within France-headquartered Technicolor, in the first half of the year.
CBC licence renewal hearing: execs talk commissioning strategies, digital transition
After examining the “40,000-foot view” earlier in the hearing, the CRTC drilled down into the finer aspects of its programming plans in the upcoming five-year licence term.
Ontario production can continue despite shelter-in-place orders
Film and TV productions are permitted to continue provided they adhere to a number of existing restrictions, including that there are no more than 10 performers on set at once.
TV adaptation of Risk board game in the works at eOne
Hasbro-owned eOne has inked a first-look, multi-year television deal with House of Cards creator Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis.
CMPA reveals nominees for 15th annual Indiescreen Awards
Jennifer Holness, Lori Lozinski and Sarah Spring are among those nominated for the Established Producer Award.
Corus revenue down 10% in Q1, but advertising rebound continues
The media company said it now has 400,000 paying subscribers across its StackTV and Nick+ offerings, while elsewhere Doug Murphy called on government to move swiftly in passing Bill C-10.
Six business storylines to watch in 2021
Could the production company landscape be redrawn in 2021? Will diverse creatives have more leverage at the negotiating table? What impact will exec shakeups have on what gets commissioned? Check out these and more in Playback‘s list of storylines to follow this year.
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