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The Sessions podcast transcription: Episode 2

Ukraine 24 appoints VMedia as its official distributor in Canada

Toronto-based VMedia is among several broadcasters who’ve dropped Russian state-owned television network RT from their lineups amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Feb. 14 to 20, 2022

Netflix original Inventing Anna debuts at No. 4 on the digital originals list while The Book of Boba Fett continues to lead Canadian demand.

CRTC to require streamers operating in Canada to report key financial data

Digital platforms with more than $50 million in total annual revenue in Canada will be required to submit to the newly launched Annual Digital Media Survey.

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The Sessions podcast transcription: Episode 1

The Sessions podcast explores the Online Streaming Act: ‘It’s time we got unstuck’

In the first episode of a new four-part podcast series on the Online Streaming Act, host Irene Berkowitz chats with Reynolds Mastin and Charles Falzon about Bill C-11.

CBC strikes content deal with ITV Studios

The deal includes an extension to CBC’s rights to the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Feb. 7 to 13, 2022

The Book of Boba Fett continues to lead Canadian demand, with Pam & Tommy rising in the list.

Deals: eOne, so.da, Dark Slope, Guru, Gusto

Entertainment One secures sales around the globe for Australian drama, Corus brings short-form lifestyle content to Snapchat Discover, plus more.

In Brief: Global picks up celebrity reality series Beyond the Edge

Plus, Magnify Digital has renewed the Audience Development Pilot Project, Door Knocker Media and Ballinran Entertainment are developing The Movie Man, and more.

CMF shares Canadian streaming habits in latest key trends report

The annual report from the Canada Media Fund also covered potential screen sector audience trends, including co-creation and the popularity of review platform Letterboxd.

Blue Ant Media launches lifestyles-focused FAST channel

Homeful’s launch on streaming service XUMO in the U.S. adds to a growing roster of Blue Ant Media FAST channels.