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Victoria Ahearn

Victoria Ahearn is Editor of Playback. A veteran multimedia arts journalist, she was formerly chief film and TV writer at The Canadian Press and reporter-editor in various departments at the national wire service, landing bylines in the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star and many major publications across the country. She's a Humber Radio Hall of Fame inductee, been a copywriter for Corus Entertainment and written for community paper Danforth CentreTown News. At Playback, she oversees content for the publication's daily newsletter.

Posts by Victoria Ahearn

CCMA Awards strum new tune with Bell Media partnership

CTV is now the exclusive broadcast home to the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, which previously aired on Global.

June 20, 2023

Sally Karam joins Frantic Films as VP of development

Karam previously served as executive producer/supervising producer on the company’s CBC sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show.

June 19, 2023

BANFF ’23 dispatches: Paramount Global’s stake in Canada

Global and local experts discussed opportunities and concerns for the Canadian market, including the health of the kids sector.

June 16, 2023

Deals: Copernicus, Blue Ant, 9 Story, Media Ranch

CBC is among the buyers for 2D animation Lana Longbeard, Blue Ant and World of Wonder’s Drag Race Universe heads to Roku, and more.

June 16, 2023

Geek Girl goes to camera in U.K.

Production on the Waterside Studios series, produced by RubyRock Pictures and Aircraft Pictures, will also take place in Canada.

June 16, 2023

Original Content Lab hires Heidi Schorn as VP of development

The appointment follows OCL’s strategic partnership with Great Pacific Media.

June 15, 2023

Shane Smith steps down as Hot Docs artistic director

Smith’s final day at Hot Docs will be June 30, but he will help with the transition period as a consultant.

June 15, 2023

Pier 21 Films partners with comedian Julie Kim on sitcom

The deal has Kim as creator and star of a half-hour comedy, in development at a major broadcaster.

June 14, 2023

Canadian media leaders tout IP ownership as key to future

The media executives also discussed Bill C-11 and a declining broadcasting system in a globalized landscape on a panel at BANFF.

June 13, 2023

Pier 21 names Nicole Butler, Vanessa Steinmetz as co-CEOs

The leadership change comes as Pier 21 Films founder Laszlo Barna transitions to the role of chair.

June 12, 2023

Portfolio Entertainment mourns loss of CEO Joy Rosen

Rosen, who died Thursday at age 65, is being remembered for her “strategic vision and indefatigable optimism.”

June 12, 2023

Canadian broadcasters unite in historic sustainability group

Canadian Broadcasters for Sustainability was announced on the first day of the Banff World Media Festival.

June 11, 2023