Isme Bennie has given up her CTV management responsibilities to start her own consultation firm.
With a focus on 3D and HD TV programming, prodco and distributor Canamedia has appointed Daniel D’Or to the position of senior executive producer.
Paul Roscorla has been appointed to the board of directors at William F. White.
Entertainment One has picked up four comedy specials from The Levity Entertainment Group for North American distribution.
Ferne Cohen has replaced Peter Vamos as executive director of the Banff World Television Festival.
APTN has elected Dan Vandal as chairperson of the network’s 21-seat board of directors.
The Knowledge Network has picked up a raft of programming from BBC Worldwide Canada.
The first external property to be represented by Toronto-based Guru Studio’s new distribution arm, which represents the company’s own home-grown properties, is Hop To It Production’s Pop It! dance series.
When I was a kid, I always wondered what it would be like to compete on an obstacle course TV shows. On Friday, I lived the dream. They’re harder than they look.
Bruce McDonald isn’t exactly known for directing films about the blood-sucking undead. But there’s a first time for everything and that’s part of what attracted the award-winning Canuck director to the upcoming family feature My Babysitter’s a Vampire.
CTV on Wednesday continued its management shakeup with a series of in-house and indie production executive promotions, including Bob McLaughlin adding senior vice president of production to his titles.