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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

Nomadic Pictures enters The Thicket with Tubi

The thriller stars Peter Dinklage, who is also a producer on the project, with production underway in Calgary.

March 3, 2023

Alberta adds $100M to film, TV tax credit

The additional investment over the next three years was announced as part of the province’s 2023 budget.

March 2, 2023

CBC, Paramount+ renew SkyMed for season two

Production on season two of the Piazza Entertainment-produced series has begun in Ontario and Manitoba.

March 2, 2023

SODEC unveils Quebec titles vying for buyers at Series Mania

The Coming Next From Quebec event returns to the TV festival, with Bell Media, Quebecor Content, Radio-Canada and Télé-Québec participating.

March 1, 2023

Quebecor Fund allocates over $2.1M in TV production support

Among the returning series to receive production funding are Bête noire and Portrait-Robot.

March 1, 2023

How KOTV brought Plan B to English Canada

KOTV president Louis Morissette discusses the Montreal prodco’s short- and long-term strategy for English-language production.

February 28, 2023

Producers selected for Canada-France Series Lab

A total of 30 producers from Canada and France will meet at Series Mania Forum to kick off the year-long coproduction initiative.

February 27, 2023

Prime Video gets cooking with Pixcom docuseries

The streamer has commissioned the 8 x 30-minute culinary series Pendant ce temps en cuisine, set to premiere on March 10.

February 27, 2023

Big Brother Canada cuts live feeds for season 11

The format mainstay will be replaced with weekly “uncut” digital dailies, according to Corus Entertainment.

February 24, 2023

SODEC selects 21 projects for development support

Among the selections are 14 narrative titles, six documentaries, and one animation.

February 24, 2023

Quebecor Content inks licensing deal with Paramount Global

The agreement sets Club illico as the exclusive home of French-language versions of Paramount Pictures theatrical titles.

February 23, 2023

Bell Media sets development deal with drag artist Priyanka

The Canada’s Drag Race season one winner will work with the broadcaster on premium scripted and unscripted projects.

February 23, 2023