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Industrial Light & Magic relocates to new Vancouver office

The Vancouver studio represents Industrial Light & Magic’s largest in terms of headcount.

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Hot Sheet: Reacher gains demand following season three finale

NBC’s Saturday Night Live led overall TV originals in Canadian demand during the week of March 24 to 30, according to Parrot Analytics.

Network Media Group reports net loss of $1.9M for fiscal 2024

The company also saw its Q4 revenues increase from the same period in 2023.

MPA, DGA react to Canadian trade practices in U.S. gov’t submissions

Weeks before U.S. president Donald Trump’s new tariffs, the U.S. screen industry orgs shared feedback on what they view as “predatory” and “protectionist” policies in Canada and elsewhere.

Prime Video greenlights two new Quebec series

Attraction’s Karaoké Club and Martin Matte’s Vitrerie Joyal are the latest additions to the streamer’s French-language content library.

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.

TVO reveals new docs premiering in spring slate

The two world premieres hail from Toronto prodcos Good Earth Productions and Fathom Film Group.

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.

APTN renews Amplify docuseries for season three

Each episode of the series from Wolfwalker Productions explores a different Indigenous musician.

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.

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.

Crave’s Empathie takes Series Mania audience award

It is the first series produced entirely in Quebec to take part in Series Mania’s international competition.