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Corus revenue falls 14% in Q4 with further ad declines
The company also reported an increase on the cap to its credit facility.
Vanessa Case, Doug Smith among Paramount layoffs
The Canadian executives will exit their roles on Friday, Playback has learned.
Streamland merging Toronto post businesses Picture Shop, Formosa
The Toronto-based picture and sound post-production teams will be integrated under the shared Picture Shop banner.
Rio Theatre team takes over Park Theatre to prevent closure
Rio’s takeover of the historic Vancouver theatre was supported by a group of U.S. and Canadian financiers, led by Oddfellows Pictures’ Chris Ferguson.
Wendy Noss departing as president of MPA-Canada
Noss has led the Motion Picture Association – Canada for more than 15 years.
Blink49 Studios, Piller/Segan ink multi-year joint venture
Piller/Segan will appoint an executive dedicated to supporting projects under the venture.
Producers accuse WGC of punitive actions in writer fee dispute
The Writers Guild of Canada filed a grievance against the production Someone’s Daughter in September, claiming unpaid writer fees.
CBC goes to court to keep Gem paid subscriber numbers private
CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard addressed the issue with the Heritage standing committee on Monday.
Cineplex to sell digital media division to U.S. company
Cineplex Digital Media is being sold to digital signage solutions company Creative Realities Inc.
Farpoint, Super Channel extend output deal for third year
The deal will see Farpoint produce 150 hours of scripted and unscripted content for the Canadian broadcaster.
YouTube’s Andrew Peterson to depart head of Canada role
Peterson will remain with YouTube in a New York-based position in the new year, he announced on LinkedIn.
New Metric acquires Vancouver podcast studio Kelly&Kelly
The podcast studio’s co-founders Chris Kelly and Pat Kelly are joining the New Metric team effective Nov. 1.
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