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Kelly Townsend

Kelly Townsend is the editor at Playback, with previous experience in B2B and entertainment journalism. Before joining the Playback team in 2018, she worked in the editorial, marketing and communication departments at B2B publisher Dovetail Communications. She has a bachelor's degree in English from York University and is a graduate of Humber College’s journalism program. Her byline has appeared in IndieWire and she spent several years covering Canadian TV as associate editor of The TV Junkies.

Posts by Kelly Townsend

Deals: Incendo, Cineflix Rights, WildBrain Spark

Incendo sparks a new deal with Fox Entertainment, Cineflix Rights secures international deals for An Ordinary Woman and WildBrain Spark lands Power Players.

September 28, 2020

Monkey Beach’s 10-year journey from print to screen

Director and producer Loretta Todd shares the importance of shooting the film in a Haisla community and how Indigenous filmmakers are fighting for a sustainable indie film culture in Western Canada.

September 24, 2020

Workin’ Moms gets back in business

The fifth season of Workin’ Moms is the latest CBC series to head into production this month as its winter 2021 slate heats up.

September 23, 2020

WildBrain 2020 revenue steady, despite COVID bumps

The Halifax-based company’s 2020 revenue was down a modest 3% from the previous year after a Q4 bump in production income, helping to offset ad revenue losses.

September 23, 2020

TallBoyz get the laughs going for season two

Production is underway on season two of the CBC sketch comedy, with Bruce McCulloch serving as showrunner and directing all eight episodes.

September 22, 2020

Schitt’s Creek breaks Emmy records on historic night

The CBC comedy’s final season won nine Emmys in total, besting Television Academy records and writing a new chapter in Canadian TV history.

September 21, 2020

Incendo expands Toronto office to up English-language production

Brook Peters will oversee all sales and production operations in Ontario out of Incendo’s bolstered Toronto office as the company increases its English-language slate.

September 21, 2020

Schitt’s Creek wins Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series

The history-making CBC comedy had 15 nominations for this year’s Emmy awards and had already won two awards going into the Sunday night ceremony.

September 20, 2020

Latimer’s Inconvenient Indian wins TIFF’s People’s Choice Documentary

The documentary also picked up the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature, while Tracey Deer’s Beans was second runner up for the People’s Choice Award.

September 20, 2020

Schitt’s Creek wins its first Emmy

Jon Comerford and Lisa Parasyn made Canadian Emmy history, winning Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series at the Creative Arts Emmys last night.

September 18, 2020

Bell Media brings CTV brands under one platform

Content across all CTV-branded channels and platforms will be available on the ad-supported CTV.ca and the CTV app in time for the fall TV season.

September 17, 2020

Love Nature greenlights buzzy new doc

A Bee’s Diary will be shopped at next month’s MIPCOM before premiering on Love Nature’s linear and streaming platforms this fall.

September 17, 2020