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15 projects get $10 million from the Canada Media Fund
Among the projects to get commitments from the fund’s experimental stream are a live online talent contest and a downloadable 3D animation suite.
Doc series bundled into Discovery school offering
Extraordinary Canadians from Montreal-based prodco PMA Biographies is a key element in Discovery Communications’ expanded Canadian educational streaming-video services (writer David Adams Richards pictured).
Inside the Digis: Connecting humans, animals and tech in Bear 71
The NFB’s Loc Dao says the interactive doc project (pictured) has been studied for pushing the boundaries of the genre.
My Babysitter’s a Vampire wins Shaw Rocket Prize
Fresh TV’s live-action teen comedy (pictured) was handed the $50,000 award in part for its online 3D tie-in game.
Original screen content core to Sympatico rebranding
As part of the relaunch as The Loop, Bell Media VP of specialty channels Catherine Macleod adds managing screen content destined for the web portal as part of her responsibilities.
Smokebomb’s Backpackers travels to CW Digital
CTV in October ordered the standalone digital series, which will launch with an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure app, from the Shaftesbury’s digital arm.
Inside the Digis: Mapping an Olympian’s journey
The first in a series leading up the awards on Dec. 4, Playback checks in with Moosestash Films to break down their nominated non-fiction project The Sticking Place.
CMF invests $8.9M in 31 projects
The Canada Media Fund invested $1.3 million in Aboriginal program projects, $2 million in the diverse languages program, and $5.6 million in 18 Francophone minority projects.
TSN appoints two new execs
Both joining TSN after roles at Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Mark Silver is appointed senior director, digital, while Nathalie Cook will take on the newly-created role of VP integrated marketing and partnerships.
Shaftesbury to distribute web series The Avenue
The Toronto-filmed web series, produced by Foreground in partnership with Youth Culture, follows the adventures of aspiring media personality Gregory Gorgeous (pictured).
CBC asks CRTC for more flexibility
CBC president and CEO Hubert Lacroix proposed to streamline the CBC’s genre-specific platform commitments in the face of persistent financial challenges and the challenges of going digital.
BCE resubmits CRTC application for Astral Media takeover
“We heard Canadians and the CRTC loud and clear – they want assurance that Astral joining with Bell Media will directly benefit consumers and creators,” Bell Canada topper George Cope said Monday.
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