Heather Senst steps into her new role at Astral as VP, Creative Services.
BBC Worldwide’s global preschool channel CBeebies has acquired Grandpa In My Pocket and dirtgirlworld from DHX Media for its global feeds.
Quebec producer Denise Robert’s latest labor of love, director Louis Belanger’s auteur road movie about loss and rebirth, Route 132, will be released on 25 screens across Quebec Oct. 6th by Alliance Vivafilm.
Regina-based prodco Partners in Motion has been keeping busy in the last few months, as it recently added a Vancouver mobile company to its fold, made a deal with a digital media house and closed a raft of MIPCOM sales
The TIFF Bell Lightbox is gearing up for Burtonmania, as the new home of the film fest opens its doors to the iconic filmmaker with an exhibition and a host of special programming and events, including appearances by Tim Burton himself.
BCE’s embrace of CTVglobemedia has begun with news that Kevin Crull will join the broadcaster as chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2011.
Cogeco Cable has secured a raft of Global Television programming for its Cogeco On Demand service.
The Syfy original series Warehouse 13, which is shot in Toronto, has been renewed for a third season.
CBC Radio One’s The Debators is migrating to the pubcaster’s main TV network.
The latest shakeup at the CBC has seen the pubcaster’s digital business separated from its business development division, and folded into media content and operations.
Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber is in talks for a permanent TV gig as host of MTV’s Punk’d celebrity hidden-camera series.