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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

Netflix Canada team provides in-depth look at strategy

BANFF ’22: Tara Woodbury and Danielle Woodrow of the streamer’s Toronto-based team discussed what they’re looking for and how they take pitches and make deals.

June 16, 2022

Top broadcast execs flag ‘grey’ areas of Bill C-11

BANFF ’22: Heads of CBC, Rogers Sports & Media, APTN, Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, and Blue Ant Media discussed the opportunities in the bill and the amendments they want to see in it.

June 15, 2022

BANFF ’22 dispatches: FAST channels, Being Counted, YouTube Canada

FAST channel executives say the free, ad-supported services are the “next frontier” of programming, a BSO report outlines urgency for representation in kids content, and YouTube’s Canadian head and creators talk Bill C-11.

June 14, 2022

Hallmark Channel greenlights Ride from Blink49, Seven24

The rodeo-themed family drama is coproduced in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada.

June 14, 2022

Deals: Sphere Animation, OUTtv, Bell Media, Black Market Releasing

Sphere Animation copro The Game Catchers gets a second season and sales, OUTtv launches on The Roku Channel in the U.S., Bell Media partners with FilmRise, and more.

June 13, 2022

CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst unveiled

BANFF ’22: CBC content heads revealed the program for senior-level writers as they discussed programming priorities.

June 13, 2022

DOC adds new members and at-large director roles

The Documentary Organization of Canada says the board changes are part of a commitment to equity and inclusion.

June 10, 2022

American Rust finds new home on Amazon’s Freevee

The Boat Rocker family drama has been renewed at the AVOD platform after being cancelled at Showtime in January.

June 10, 2022

Score G, Electric Panda, Super Channel partner on Bif Naked doc

Score G Production Films president Adam Scorgie discusses the prodco’s financing strategy and its slate of feature docs on prominent figures.

June 10, 2022

In brief: Out in the Ring wins top Canadian prize at Inside Out

Plus: The DGC renames its Discovery award in honour of Jean-Marc Vallée, the Quebecor Fund announces its latest production assistance funding, and more.

June 9, 2022

Global renews Big Brother Canada

Season 11 is produced by Insight Productions, in association with Corus Entertainment and Banijay.

June 9, 2022

DGC BC, negotiating producers reach tentative agreement

The tentative agreement comes a month and a half after the DGC BC issued its first-ever strike notice.

June 9, 2022