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BANFF adds two board members

GroupM Canada CEO and president of WPP Canada Kevin Johnson and music supervisor Nora Felder are the latest additions to the board.

70% rely on word-of-mouth to find content for their kids: MTM

This new edition of the report covers topics including gaming, VR, co-viewing, discoverability and social media.

In Brief: Nathalie Javault wins WIFT-AT, CBC pitch competition

Plus: SODEC extends Cannes festival deadline and ATN celebrates 25 years on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Chuck Lorre announced as BANFF Summit Series keynote speaker

Lorre is behind series such as The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men.

Steven Sherman boards Guru as finance VP

Sherman was previously director of finance at Sinking Ship Entertainment.

Sharon Bajer named inaugural ACTRA Visionary Award recipient

The award was originally known as the ACTRA National Woman of the Year Award.

CosmoBlue launches in Canada

The Geneva-based company bought Cineplex’s namesake online store earlier this year.

Pam Levine joins Netflix as marketing and publicity VP

Previously, Levine was head of marketing for Disney Branded Television and National Geographic Content.

TPC acquires Vancouver film finance firm MCG

EXCLUSIVE: The acquisition has created TPC Canada, run by MCG co-founders Ross Mrazek and Benjamin Rappaport.

Paramount+ to travel to Canada Shore with Insight

The latest spinoff of Jersey Shore will have Insight’s co-chief content officer Erin Brock onboard as showrunner.