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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

CRTC issues corrections to CBC/Radio-Canada licence

The changes and clarifications to the broadcast licence are unrelated to the reconsideration process ordered by the federal government, said the CRTC.

June 21, 2023

NFB names Kate Vollum as producer at Ontario Studio

Vollum has worked with the NFB since 2007 and was a coproducer on the recent documentary Ever Deadly from Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan.

June 21, 2023

Blue Ant International sells history titles to European buyers

Projects from Saloon Media, Muse Entertainment and Handel Productions are among the programs sold to platforms in Central and Eastern Europe.

June 20, 2023

Amar Wala goes to camera on Scarborough-set feature

The writer-director-producer will make his scripted feature directorial debut with Shook, produced with Toronto’s Film Forge.

June 19, 2023

Telefilm increases Development Program funds for 2023-24

The funder has upped the funding cap for both the Prequalified and Selective streams for the next fiscal year.

June 19, 2023

TVO expands leadership team with four new roles

Natasha Negrea has been tapped to oversee programming, with new commissioners named for TVO’s documentary and kids streams.

June 19, 2023

Canadian writer-director Reeyaz Habib dies at 53

Producers of Habib’s feature Fat Lady Sriracha confirmed his “sudden and unexpected passing” this week.

June 16, 2023

CBC races to renew marblemedia sand-sculpting series

Race Against the Tide was given the greenlight ahead of the season three premiere, with production to begin in the Bay of Fundy this summer.

June 15, 2023

Eternal Spring wins Rockies Grand Jury Prize

HBO’s The Last of Us and the Star Trek franchise were also lauded at the Banff World Media Festival’s annual gala ceremony.

June 14, 2023

Heritage Minister, CRTC chair address C-11 at BANFF

EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez also spoke with Playback about modernization and policy direction consultations.

June 13, 2023

CMF releases early data on public, industry opinion about Cancon

Canadian producers, creators and executives discussed the results at the opening panel of the Banff World Media Festival.

June 12, 2023

Blue Ant orders Mike Holmes series for Cottage Life, Homeful

The media company announced several linear specialty and FAST channel greenlights and renewals, including unscripted series A Secret to Die For.

June 12, 2023