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BCE reports media advertising, subscriber revenue uptick

The Bell Media parentco said advertising revenue grew by 7.9% while subscriber revenue grew 13.5%.

In Brief: Intercepted doc gets Gotham Awards nom

Plus: A Canadian doc is among the recipients of the Sundance Sandbox Fund and Justin Simms’ Sons sets it world premiere.

Rebeka Herron wins $60K Forest City Film Festival film pitch prize

The winning pitch, Broken Bones, is a horror thriller starring Sarah Cleveland.

TV5’s Marie-Philippe Bouchard named CBC/Radio-Canada CEO

Bouchard will begin her five-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.

Veteran producer Robert Vroom joins NFB’s eastern doc units

The Montreal-based producer will work to strengthen English-language non-fiction storytelling across Quebec.

SODEC names 18 documentary and fiction projects for funding

Among the projects selected, six are feature films, eight are short films and four are documentaries.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Olympic Games debut with high demand in Canada

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games made waves on the overall TV demand chart.

Athena Georgaklis to depart Nelvana in Corus layoffs

Corus Entertainment’s bid to cut costs has hit the kids team, with Nelvana halting all development this year and long-time exec Georgaklis departing on July 26.

Farpoint acquires sales and production company 10star Media

10star’s Craig McGillivray is tapped to lead the expanded Farpoint Distribution brand.

ICON animators join IATSE

The animation studio is the fourth to join the union in British Columbia.

Amuz Distribution acquires Just For Laughs assets, hires Pacheco

The new deal adds 1,000 hours of comedy programming, Pacheco joins as director of monetization and OTT.