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In Brief: Canadian Academy adds three to board

Plus: Bron secures $50M in credit and Brown Girl Begins gets world premiere.

Indigenous voices rising: Michelle Latimer

Following the world premiere of her short Nuuca at TIFF, the Rise filmmaker talks finding wide audiences for Indigenous content.

Vice strikes a deal with Bell Media

The U.S. news magazine series Vice News Tonight will broadcast on both Much and HBO Canada.

Frontier goes to season three

The original series from Take the Shot Productions and ASAP Entertainment is greenlit for another season as its second sets to premiere.

Baronesses get to work on season three

The all-female original comedy, produced by Frantic Films, has been a hit online, with a recent sketch racking up seven million views on Facebook.

Amazon gives Annedroids a global boost

The STEM-themed Sinking Ship series is now available in every Amazon Prime territory internationally.

CBC programming spend spikes in 2016/2017

The pubcaster also saw ad revenues jump 20.3%, largely thanks to the 2016 Rio Olympics, according to its annual report.

Indigenous voices rising: Rezolution Pictures

Following the success of Rumble: The Indians who Rocked the World, the Montreal prodco is looking for international opportunities and to expand its series slate.

Indigenous voices rising: Eagle Vision

Taken exec producers Lisa Meeches and Kyle Irving talk staying ahead of storytelling trends, using critical acclaim to build opportunities and the work that still needs to be done.

Set Scouter expands to NYC

The Toronto-based company connects producers with residential owners and aims to make location scouting easier.

Why diversity matters

Playback‘s fall issue dives into the business cases behind a more diverse entertainment industry and why it matters to the future of Canadian content.

Cameras rolling on You Me Her season three

Canadian filmmaker Sara St. Onge returns to direct the entire season of the eOne comedy.