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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

Playback’s Production Company of the Year 2022: New Metric Media

The powerhouse producers behind Letterkenny have their sights set on a comedy brand empire, fuelled by quality content and market savvy.

January 18, 2023

Crave greenlights Shoresy for second season

The Letterkenny spinoff will get back on the ice in Sudbury, Ont., in the spring.

January 17, 2023

Nelvana to produce Millie Magnificent for Treehouse

Head of development Athena Georgaklis discusses how the series sprouted from the studio’s The Most Magnificent Thing short film.

January 17, 2023

Nikki Ray Media’s ‘organic’ evolution into scripted content

Co-CEOs Tanya Linton and Mike Sheerin discuss The Love Club and their development strategy as they unveil their latest book option, Sari, Not Sari.

January 17, 2023

Quebec comedy 23 décembre hits box office milestone

The ensemble comedy is now the highest-earning Quebec film at the box office since 2019, according to distributor Immina Films.

January 16, 2023

CMF unveils more than $23M in funding to digital series, projects

Production funding was provided for short-form series such as CBC Gem’s Zarqa and Bell Fibe TV’s The Missus Downstairs.

January 13, 2023

Blue Ant Media elevates global media execs in originals push

Among the promotions is Love Nature global general manager Carlyn Staudt, who takes on the additional role of head of commissioning, global media.

January 12, 2023

CRTC to ‘hit the ground running’ once Bill C-11 is passed

Commissioner Joanne Levy said the industry must prepare for public consultations once the bill receives royal assent, in a speech at On Screen Manitoba’s All Access.

January 11, 2023

Super Channel hires Tanuka Roy as chief revenue officer

Roy joins Super Channel on Jan. 11 and will help lead its digital platform expansion, including FAST channels.

January 10, 2023

Corus looks to bolstered portfolio to remain adaptable in 2023

Executives Colin Bohm and Greg McLelland discuss how a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships in 2022 have laid the foundation for its content plans.

January 9, 2023

Reality, drama series top Canadian TV ratings in 2022

Bell Media, CBC and Corus Entertainment share their highest-rated Canadian programs across conventional and specialty channels.

January 6, 2023

Sony Pictures Entertainment hires former Corus exec Peter Hill

Corus Entertainment has promoted Cristina Deguara to take on his former role as director of programming, Global and drama.

January 5, 2023