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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

Good Deed Entertainment acquires U.S. rights to Ashgrove

EXCLUSIVE: Directed by Jeremy LaLonde, the psychological drama is set for release in Canada and the U.S. on Dec. 2.

July 7, 2022

Joshua Jackson steps in as interim CEO of Liquid Media

The move comes one month after former CEO Ron Thomson resigned from the company.

July 7, 2022

Before I Change My Mind sets world bow at Locarno

Directed and co-written by Trevor Anderson, the film was selected for the Concorso Cineasti del presente competition and is eligible for the Swatch First Feature Award.

July 6, 2022

Wattpad Webtoon taps former AMC, Fox exec to lead global entertainment

The Toronto-based studio has hired industry veteran David Madden to oversee development, production and sales of its content slate.

July 6, 2022

Prime Video orders four-part Just For Laughs francophone comedy

Pour un soir seulement marks the first collaboration between Amazon’s streaming service and the long-running Canadian comedy franchise.

July 5, 2022

Canadian doc explores nation’s 100-year nuclear history

Commissioned by documentary Channel and now in production, Atomic Reaction will depict Canada’s connection to the Manhattan Project and the invention of the atomic bomb.

July 5, 2022

CRTC extends broadcaster group licences for two years

The raft of administrative renewals include Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, Rogers Sports & Media and TVA Group, as well as a number of independently-owned channels.

July 5, 2022

DGC National unveils first-ever pan-Canadian member census

The data covers categories such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability status and serves as a benchmark for the guild’s inclusion efforts moving forward.

July 4, 2022

CTV hits the books with Shelved

The workplace comedy, created by Anthony Q. Farrell about the lives of Parkdale library employees, is now in production in Toronto.

June 30, 2022

Corus profit dips in Q3 2022, despite revenue gains

President and CEO Doug Murphy told investors the company’s diverse business portfolio will help it “withstand recessionary pressures” in 2023.

June 29, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Abdul Malik options detective book series for TV

The deal was brokered by META Talent Agency’s Jennifer Irons and the Mad Woman Literary Agency.

June 28, 2022

Neil Lumsden named Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

The newly-elected MPP and former CFL player was sworn in on June 24 and takes over the portfolio from Lisa MacLeod.

June 27, 2022