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Sphere Media president Marlo Miazga departs
Miazga had been with Sphere since its acquisition of Bristow Global Media in 2020.
Heather Haynes, Elizabeth Radshaw exit Hot Docs
Hot Docs has no immediate plan to fill the roles, with Diana Sanchez supporting the programming and industry teams in the meantime.
CAB tells CRTC broadcasters can’t ‘shoulder’ regulatory burden
CAB’s Kevin Desjardins called for a “prominence rule,” while Blue Ant Media cautioned against weakening BDU regulation as the CRTC’s market dynamics hearing came to a close.
SODEC allocates $3.2M in production funding to eight series
The productions include five scripted projects and three animated series.
Paramount+, CBC series pick up Bell Fund financing
The supported series include New Metric Media’s Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story and Sphere Media’s Small Achievable Goals.
CRTC hears conflicting arguments on streaming regulation
While Amazon Canada insisted Prime Video should not be regulated like a BDU, others argued that regulating online is essential to level the playing field.
CMPA proposes codes of practice at CRTC’s market dynamics hearing
CBC/Radio-Canada warned against reducing regulations for domestic BDUs and offered its recommendations on bringing foreign streamers into the system.
Producers look to digital to boost marketing efforts
From developing Roblox activations to building OTT channels, Canadian producers are shaping their own digital strategies to amp up eyeballs and revenue.
Op-ed: Made in Canada, meaningless by design
Entertainment law expert Mark Musselman argues that risk-averse governments and bureaucrats have gutted Canadian content of cultural relevance.
Playback’s 10 to Watch submissions open for 2025
The deadline to submit a nomination for 10 to Watch is July 24. Submissions are open here.
Creating Buzz: YouTube’s audience-to-creator connection
Six top Canadian creators share their takes on building audiences – and businesses – one subscriber at a time.
DEI represents a throughline for the second BSO Symposium
Speakers at this year’s Symposium included TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and CMF VP of growth and inclusion Joy Loewen.
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