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Industry gets social with branded content: BCON Expo

From previewing new shows like The Social to discussing how brands can partner with popular bands, the inaugural event explored the past, present and future of branded content in Canada.

CMJ Productions makes Judith Beauchemin a partner

The company’s current executive VP (pictured) in her new position will continue to oversee production management, while having a larger key decision-making role in the company alongside CEO John Kuyk.

City to debut Package Deal comedy on May 6

The broadcaster will debut its latest comedy (pictured) in the same slot on Monday nights filled with Seed at 8:30 p.m., sandwiched between How I Met Your Mother and 2 Broke Girls.

How David York’s The Beetles are Coming has ecological lessons

The Toronto filmmaker captures for the CBC’s The Nature of Things the bark beetle as it leaves whole swathes of British Columbia’s pine forests dead, brown and barren.

Nominees for Canada’s Youth Media Alliance unveiled

The 2013 nominations, which recognize those breaking ground in the field of children’s screen entertainment, include Mr. Young, Degrassi (pictured) and Stella and Sam.

CBC unveils branded entertainment initiative

Brands and indie producers are urged to pitch ideas for new shows to the program, which was announced at the BCON Expo held in Toronto Thursday.

Breakthrough takes Rustic Adventures

Produced by Riverbank Pictures, the series follows its Opening series chefs Craig Harding and Rob Rossi (pictured, right), on a food tour across Italy.

Weekly roundup: ideaBOOST and film and TV premieres

This pre-Easter edition of our briefs includes premiere news for homegrown TV series, as well as Canuck-made films at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival (Jews and Money pictured).

marblemedia, Big Soul developing Snow Joe with APTN

From Mike the Knight creator Alexander Bar, the animated preschool series follows a young Aboriginal boy who dreams of becoming a hero like the ones in his grandfather’s stories.

CMJ Productions secures three-year output deal with Evasion

As a result of the agreement the Toronto-based company will produce three 13-hour internationally-focused travel series a year.

Tricon to bring IFC scripted comedy Maron to MIPTV

Based on comedian and podcaster Marc Maron’s life and WTF podcast, the series includes Denis Leary as one of its exec producers.

ReelzChannel buys Cracked drama for U.S. market

The sale of the White Pine Pictures police procedural follows a promotional push at MIPCOM for the Canadian import.