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Prime Time goes virtual again amid surging cases of Omicron variant
The CMPA has cancelled all in-person events for the conference but now plans to start it a day early, on Feb. 2.
Hasbro appoints Chris Cocks as CEO
Cocks, who is currently serving as president and COO of the toyco’s Wizards of the Coast division, will take over from interim CEO Rich Stoddart on February 25.
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eOne hires new Peppa Pig franchise lead
The former WarnerMedia and Disney exec will drive the IP’s growth, with the goal of making Hasbro one of the biggest preschool toycos in the world next year.
Telefilm appoints new national director of feature film
Mehernaz Lentin joins Telefilm for a five-year term, after serving as CBC Films senior director since 2017.
Oya Media Group celebrated for entrepreneurship, paying it forward
The founders focus on lifting up other Black-owned businesses while looking for partners to grow their own award-winning prodco.
Deals: Bron, Creepy Bits, WildBrain, Sinking Ship
AMC+ acquires That Dirty Black Bag while Bloody Disgusting TV gets Creepy Bits, plus more.
Cameras roll on Letterkenny spinoff, Shoresy
Production on Crave’s small-town hoser comedy is underway in Sudbury, Ont., in association with New Metric Media, WildBrain and Play Fun Games.
Toronto production volume soaring amid studio builds
The City of Toronto projects a record production volume for 2021 amid studio builds, including $250 million state-of-the-art media hub.
ImagineNATIVE festival awards prizes
Caroline Monnet’s Bootlegger won Dramatic Feature Award and Landon Dyksterhouse’s Warrior Spirit took home the Documentary Feature Award.
OUTtv elevates drag format in new series
Reality competition series Call Me Mother is the first to feature queens as mentors, and has a companion weekly podcast.
Nine Canadian world premieres set for RIDM
The Montreal International Documentary Festival — led by a brand new team — announces Gabor among the full 2021 lineup at the hybrid event.
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