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Questions raised over CBC’s future post-BCE/CTV combo
Former CBC president Robert Rabinovitch on Thursday raised a question over the future of the public broadcaster that the current CBC leadership agrees requires immediate attention.
Peace Point to launch iPad/phone app for Olson recipes
Peace Point Entertainment continues to push new media components, with the latest a recipe generator app that features TV chefs Anna and Michael Olson.
Teletoon kicks off new A18-34 block Sunday
Teletoon is getting ready to add some personality – and its very first personality – as Teletoon at Night launches this Sunday evening at 10 p.m.
The Non-Fiction Pitch Guide: Discovery and Food Network
Thinking about pitching your factual content to Discovery Canada or Food Network Canada? Find out how they prefer to hear from you.
U of T creates Norman Jewison Stream of social study
The University of Toronto’s Victoria University has created the Norman Jewison Stream for Imagination and the Arts, a new offering for first-year students which examines how the arts can play an integral role in confronting social problems.
Lionsgate pitches MGM merger while fighting Icahn in B.C. Court
Lionsgate Entertainment on Wednesday pitched a merger with the debt-laden Hollywood studio MGM supported by Carl Icahn, even as its lawyers fought a lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court brought by its largest shareholder.
The Non-Fiction Pitch Guide: The CBC
The amount of factual programming on the CBC continues to grow every year.
Nelson to anchor Calgary’s CTV News at Six
Stepping down from her role as Global National’s European Bureau Chief, Tara Nelson will soon be taking over the anchor chair at CTV Calgary’s CTV News at Six.
eOne names Kot SVP factual
eOne has named Michael Kot as the new senior vice president of factual entertainment in the company’s television division.
Mongrel rolls out simultaneous release strategy
Indie distributor Mongrel Media is collapsing the release windows for select arthouse film imports to better reach Canadian cinephiles.
PS hires O’Connor, appoints Thurston
Equipment rental house PS Production Services has hired one and promoted another to its exec team.
NFB secures online deals, gets animated
Viewers around the world will now have high-speed access to NFB films, as the Film Board inks two new digital distribution deals.
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