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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.
Wow! Unlimited shareholders approve Genius Brands acquisition
The $66-million deal, which will see Genius Brands acquire all shares of Wow! Unlimited, is expected to complete in the first half of 2022.
Entertainment One inks mega deal with NENT
The Stockholm-headquartered streaming giant acquired more than 700 hours of ‘strong international ratings performers’ – both new and library content – including Sheri Elwood’s Moonshine.
Talent Fund chair sets strategy to support emerging talent
Philanthropist and mental health advocate Sandi Treliving sets her agenda to draw support for the private donation fund for emerging filmmakers.
Deals: Point Grey, QYOU Media, Nelvana
Disney+ picks up Point Grey’s Pam & Tommy, Q India partners with Mzaalo, plus more.
Boat Rocker acquires minority stake in TeaTime, completes raft of deals
The move expands upon a first-look deal Boat Rocker and TeaTime have had in place since 2019.
Programmer profile: Corus Studios
The division of Corus Entertainment ends the year with a new sales record, buoyed by an expanded sales team, and enters 2022 looking for ‘left of centre’ pitches.
Acts of service: Balancing the two sides of Canada’s booming production sector
We examine different and sometimes clashing perspectives on striking a balance between the costs and benefits of foreign location service production and Canada’s domestic content industry.
BBTV promotes, adds three executives, board member
The Vancouver-based media and tech company – which focuses on large and small content creators – has added to its C-suite as it seeks to expand across new and existing markets.
Changemaker Organization of the Year: Canada Media Fund
How the CMF is steering its ship toward a different model.
Changemaker of the Year: Tonya Williams
The Reelworld Screen Institute founder is finally finding support for the industry-building ideas she planned over two decades ago.
Ontario cinemas face new capacity restrictions amid Omicron COVID-19 variant
Movie theatres and other larger venues will be capped at 50% capacity in response to the highly infectious variant, just a couple of months after cinemas fully reopened.
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