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Twiner-McCarron named president of Atomic Cartoons
The veteran of the animation industry has been Atomic’s head of production since 2011.
In brief: Female Eye honours Jennings, NFB’s new VR project
Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings (pictured) will receive the Female Eye Maverick award, Whistler announces its Feature Project lab participants, plus more news of the week.
CRTC sets up local news fund
Vertically integrated companies must keep all stations open in order to use the money.
Odd Squad heads to the big screen
The kids series from Sinking Ship Entertainment and The Fred Rogers Company will roll out nationally in Cineplex theatres.
Family Channel preps We are Savvy
The magazine-style series from B Minors is set to bow July 1. (Hosts Spencer Barbosa, Tehya Silbermann and Sarah Webber pictured.)
Makeful unveils originals for summer slate
The Blue Ant Media-owned lifestyle net has added two original programs to its lineup this summer: Holiday Makeover (pictured) and Make it Big, Make it Small.
PJ Masks greenlit to season two
The series (pictured), produced by eOne and France’s Frog Box, airs on Disney Junior channels worldwide.
DHX signs six more Teletubbies licensing deals
The series of licensing deals, brokered by CPLG North America, run the gamut from paper and party goods to mobile apps.
Banff ’16: For the love of the game
Day three at the Banff World Media Festival sees HBO dominate the session lineup, with key execs discussing talent-attraction strategies and new series.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, May 30 to June 5, 2016
MasterChef Canada is at #4 for the week of May 30 to June 5, with Private Eyes at #6 and Houdini & Doyle at #28.
OMNI aims to bring back regional ethnic newscasts with new channel
Rogers Media has applied for a new channel that would restore local, ethnic news programming it cut last year.
Banff ’16: The elusive quest to define the future of Cancon
Canada’s top programming execs take a stab at reading TV’s tea leaves and end up debating the definition of Cancon and strategies for future success.
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