Nick Krewen

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Super Channel picks up When Calls The Heart

The original series, produced by Vicki Sotheran and Greg Malcolm, will debut in the spring.

CBC unveils Scotiabank Hockey Day plans

CBC sets Scotiabank Hockey Day plans with elaborate coverage of four NHL games and several community events across Canada.

V Media Group picks up MusiquePlus, MusiMax

Montreal’s V Media Group is the new owner of Bell Media’s French-language music channels, which were divested following Bell’s purchase of Astral earlier this year.

BroadbandTV founder Rafati named Executive of the Year

Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO of BroadbandTV, becomes the first woman named Executive of the Year at nextMEDIA Digi Awards.

Stories We Tell shortlisted for Oscar nomination

The Sarah Polley-helmed feature is one step closer to securing an Academy Award nomination in the Documentary Features category.

Ron Burgundy is golden for TSN’s Roar Of The Rings

The Anchorman 2 star contributes to a 38% increase in viewership to TSN’s coverage of Tim Horton’s Roar Of The Rings.

IPF renews web series funding ‘indefinitely’

The outlook is good for web series producers eyeing coin from the Independent Production Fund, as its board of directors renews its commitment to funding the medium.

Disney XD draws kids into Fangbone

The youth-focused channel is inviting kids to help determine content elements, such as character voices, for its new animated series.

Rogers Doc & Cable Fund doles out $3.15M

The amount will be distributed over 11 projects, including Good Human Productions for The Bachelor Canada and Talking Dead Productions for Mom’s a Medium.

Lantos and Fricker elected to ACCT Board of Directors

Legendary film and TV producer Robert Lantos and respected entrepreneur Harris Fricker bring veteran expertise to the Academy.

CMF invests $10.7M in latest Experimental Stream round

Eighteen projects, almost half of which are youth-focused, are given a cash injection by the Canadian Media Fund.

Secret Location launches Great Martian War app

The game app, which accompanies the Canadian original film that premieres on Dec. 5 on the History Channel, will also roll out in the U.S. and U.K.