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Cookie Jar hires John Morris
Morris becomes senior vice president of TV sales and co-productions, based in London, England, and reporting to Jean-Michel Ciszewski, senior vice president of international TV and home entertainment.
CRTC okays CTV takeover
Including assumed debt, the takeover deal is valued at $3.2 billion, and includes a tangible benefits package that totals $245 million over seven years in industry-wide expenditures.
CBC names new TV sports division head
New topper Jeffrey Orridge most recently served as COO and head of global business development for Toronto-based Right To Play International.
Music firm Chris Smith Management turns to film and TV
The music firm that manages Canuck pop singers Nelly Furtado and Fefe Dobson is breaking into the film and TV industry and is seeking a range of talents for its roster.
John Greyson accepts inaugural Alanis Obomsawin Award
The Montreal-based documentary screening group Cinema Politica gave its inaugural Alanis Obomsawin Award for Commitment to Community and Resistance to Toronto-based filmmaker John Greyson last week.
Ottawa Animation Fest opens call for submissions
Last year, the Festival attracted 1,800 industry and community delegates and over 27,000 attendees.
David Kines new MuchFact chair
Kines replaces indie record company executive and talent manager Bernie Finkelstein, who stepped down as chair of MuchFACT after 26 years in the post.
NFB Mediatheque goes interactive
Reflecting the NFB’s digital production commitment, the space’s redesign will see ceiling-mounted projectors, floor-to-ceiling screen and a new audio system to showcase new content based on NFB productions.
Astral plans rebrand of Playhouse as Disney Junior
Astral Media will rebrand specialty channel Disney Playhouse as Disney Junior for cable subscribers on May 6. To hype the transformation, the company will kick off a cross-platform campaign nationwide a month earlier.
Canadian investors buy majority stake in Starz Animation Toronto studio
Less than two years after a job-seeking Ontario provincial government committed $23 million annually to underwrite the Starz Animation Toronto 3D cartoon factory over five years, U.S. media giant Starz Media has sold a majority stake in the Toronto studio to a local investor group.
Cinar saga continues with arrest warrants and fraud charges
Quebec police on Wednesday began to make surprise arrests of former Cinar executives over their roles in alleged late-1990s investment fraud.
OUTtv offers $10,000 in funding for four films
The GLBT media portal has launched the second phase of its Hot Pink Shorts initiative, and will be picking four pitches to each receive $2,500 in funding.
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