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TV
Sun Media hires Eric Morrison to restructure news-gathering
The former CTV and Canadian Press exec will reorganize the group’s news operations on all platforms.
Corus Entertainment promotes Maria Hale
Former OWN exec John MacDonald also joins the newly-formed digital and TV team at the specialty and pay TV broadcaster (Hale pictured here).
Factual spotlight: Knowledge Network
Murray Battle (pictured), director of independent production and presentation at B.C.’s public broadcaster says the priority is on “filmmaker-driven creative documentaries that entertain, enlighten and challenge our viewers.”
Rekha Shah named CBS Studios’ Canadian sales director
Shah will focus on sales to English and French specialty channels as well as manage the company’s VOD and SVOD.
Adlight opens Halifax office
The Vancouver-based special effects equipment and specialty lighting supplier was drawn by the Nova Scotia city’s growth.
The road to The Bachelor Canada
The show’s supervising producer Sean Devries and Rogers Media’s director of original programming Claire Freeland discuss making the homegrown version of the U.S. hit.
Mike the Knight rides to Latin America
Discover Kids Latin America has snapped up the CG-animated preschool series (pictured) from Toronto’s Nelvana Enterprises.
Former Bachelorette Jillian Harris: TV is a business
“If you’re not making money, you’re doing something wrong,” Harris said of Force Four’s The Bachelor Canada series.
Ubisoft, Sheridan pact to promote performance capture tech
Ubisoft Toronto’s Cedric Orvoine (pictured) says industry-academic partnerships are vital to the industry’s future.
ACTRA’s Ferne Downey urges global cooperation among actors guilds
“If actors want fair remuneration, the only way to have that globally is to protect each other’s backs,” the top Canadian performer (pictured) told Playback as the FIA 2012 conference got underway in Toronto.
Tricon acquires Markle Productions’ JiggiJump
The series, in production for Kids’ CBC, is the company’s first preschool acquisition as it begins its expansion into kids content.
Factual spotlight: Corus Entertainment
VP original programming, lifestyle, reality and factual entertainment Vibika Bianchi says that social experiment reality programming has performed well for the network.
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