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Carlos Pacheco appointed Boat Rocker director of partnerships
The former JFL digital director (pictured) will be responsible for forming partnerships with emerging and established YouTube talent, and brands looking to create original digital content.
Netflix to debut Russell Peters stand-up TV special, docu-series
The U.S. video streaming giant is bringing the Canadian comic (pictured) to the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9 for a screening of his Notorious special.
Joanna Webb joins Shaftesbury as SVP content strategy
The former CTV and Corus programming exec (pictured) will work with senior management to align content strategies across the company’s divisions, including factual, kids and digital media in the newly created role.
Playback 2013 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Slawko Klymkiw
The Canadian Film Centre CEO has, over the last eight years, grown the organization from a “mom and pop” shop into a flourishing business focused on developing Canadian industry talent.
The 2013 10 to Watch: Katie Boland
Kicking off this year’s list is actor-producer Katie Boland, who, at 25 years old, has already emerged as a successful and multi-dimensional talent.
Playback 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award: marblemedia
As the mult-platform content creation company turns 12, its co-founders Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg discuss marblemedia’s growing distribution biz and expansion into L.A. and scripted fare.
Shaw Media and Yellow Pages Group partner for new ad opps
The deal includes show-specific overlays inserted into programs on HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada.
Ex-CBC exec Julie Bristow launches Bristow Global Media
The new venture will explore branded content opportunities with GroupM Entertainment, while also developing a two-way creative relationship with Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions (Bristow pictured).
Lionsgate producing Deadbeat for Hulu
The supernatural comedy marks the first coproduction between the companies and is the latest addition to Hulu’s original programming lineup.
CMF invests $3.4 million in 11 doc projects
Eye Steel Film, Rhombus Media and Real to Reel Productions are among the funding recipients in the Canada Media Fund’s convergent stream point-of-view documentary program.
Valuable second-screen apps are functional, fun: report
The third report in a series of white papers from Groupe Evolumedia and the CMF explores innovation in development of second-screen apps and pinpoints the impacts of successful strategies.
TVOKids launches new multiplatform educational content
As part of its Back to School Week, the Ontario kidscaster is rolling out new series in its kids programming blocks, and online learning resources that are integrated with its programming.
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