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Mark Dillon
Setting up for a new growth cycle
Heading into 2020, analysts expected companies to use M&A to improve business; what lessons are still relevant for the post-coronavirus world?
The exit interview: Andra Sheffer
The outgoing IPF CEO reflects on handing over the reins, how the organization has changed and her hopes for the industry.
Canada’s streaming champion: Crave @ 5
After a tentative start in a difficult market, Crave has blazed new trails in Canadian streaming. Playback magazine went behind the scenes to find the secret of its success.
APTN @ 20: How the broadcaster found its footing
Part two of Playback magazine’s feature examines how former CRTC policy analyst Patrick Tourigny played a key role in APTN’s origin story and the evolution of its news division.
APTN: Giving the Indigenous community a voice
From Playback magazine: the broadcaster has become more relevant than ever as it prepares for its ambitious next phase after 20 years of broadcasting.
Canadian broadcasters prep for an SVOD invasion
Broadcast execs discuss how they’re honing their streaming offerings as another wave of deep-pocketed OTT players head toward Canada.
‘A Mexico-Canada romcom would probably work well in Mexico’
Latam Pictures’ CEO Mineko Mori says local comedies are on the rise in Mexico, and it’s a potentially fruitful area for a copro.
Playback’s 2018 Hall of Fame: Atom Egoyan
The auteur gained an international reputation for uncompromising, publicly funded films, and continues to build his body of work with more mainstream projects.
Bell Fund marks 20 years with a new mandate
From Playback magazine: With a new directive from the CRTC, the funder had to overhaul its programs and adapt to an ever-changing industry.
Taking Quebec’s French-language TV to the world
From Playback magazine: For decades the French-Canadian industry has punched above its weight. Now it wants to play on the global stage.
IP: The new currency of ideas
The growing demand for more content is sending prodcos to new places in search of fresh properties.
Les Films Seville’s sequel successes
A pair of police comedies helped Playback’s Distributor of the Year thrive in an increasingly challenging exhibition market.
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