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In Brief: M’infiltrer dans ta vie to world premiere at Canneseries
Plus: Rogers reaches a new national rights deal with the NHL and SMPIA rebrands to ScreenSask.
Bell Media veteran Stewart Johnston departing to lead CFL
The longtime Bell Media executive will begin as the football league’s commissioner later this April.
Just for Laughs FAST channel launches on Pluto TV
The launch of the channel on Pluto TV marks Just for Entertainment Distribution’s first dedicated FAST channel in the Canadian market.
Boat Rocker’s Q4 and full-year results reveal revenue decline
Declines in television revenues and scripted production, attributed to “macroeconomic headwinds,” were noted as a factor in the recent reverse takeover by Blue Ant Media.
DEI represents a throughline for the second BSO Symposium
Speakers at this year’s Symposium included TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and CMF VP of growth and inclusion Joy Loewen.
BANFF to laud Hans Zimmer with Career Achievement award
Zimmer will also take part in a panel session alongside members of Bleeding Fingers Music, the composer collective he co-founded.
CBC greenlights second season of For the Culture
The second season of the series, produced by OYA Media Group and Noble Television, will premiere on CBC Gem later this year.
Darkest Miriam wins Best Feature at CFF
Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.
Bell Media appoints Matt McGowan to new SVP role
The former Snap exec will oversee Bell Media’s advertising sales and partnerships strategy.
WIFT+ Toronto selects eight shorts for annual showcase
The shorts are up for four awards at the event, offering more than $20,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.
Deals: Neon, Blue Ant, Little Engine, Ballinran, Omnifilm
Neon boards Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Blue Ant’s Race Against the Tide scores its first international commission, and more.
In Brief: Canadian Marie Kishchuk wins Dingle Awards’ pitch prize
Plus: Front Street Pictures’ The Groomsmen: Second Chances wins at GLAAD Media Awards, CMF and Creative BC fund five video game studios, and more.
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