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More changes at Bell Media
Mary Kreuk (pictured) has departed as VP of brand partnerships and head of research Rob Dilworth will be leaving next month.
Audience engagement key to IP, biz development: report
The ideaBOOST: Audience Engagement Report analyzed how participants in the digital accelerator program used engagement strategies to improve a project’s value proposition.
DGC Awards nominees unveiled
Top contenders in the various film and TV categories include Still Mine (pictured), Rebelle, Flashpoint and Heartland.
Over the Rainbow, Big Brother Canada snag Social TV Award nods
The Shaw Media reality show (pictured) will challenge in the best TV show and best TV everywhere competitions.
TVO and Q Media launch multiplatform series
Pull, presented by The Agenda with Steve Paikin, will look at how digital technology is transforming the world.
Corus Entertainment posts higher Q3 earnings
A one-time gain from the sale of a Food Network Canada stake offset radio advertising softness and lower merchandising and distribution revenues.
Bell Media unveils plans for Canadian International Television Festival
The Canadian broadcaster has pacted with the CMF and the CMPA to launch an annual public-facing TV festival to bring homegrown talent and their fans together in Toronto.
Sh*t Girls Say creators get Style
“Can you pass me that blanket?” The Canuck creators of the internet meme and web series will develop an alt-format series exploring fashion, beauty and lifestyle based on the series’ main character (pictured).
John L’Ecuyer directing Sorority Surrogate for Reel One
The Lifetime TV movie has The Dead Zone‘s Chris Bruno top-lining the Toronto shoot through July 24.
Montreal World Film Festival starts booking competition titles
Michael Z. Wechsler’s The Red Robin (pictured) and Iranian filmmaker’s Danesh Eqbashavi’s Taj Mahal will via for the Grand Prix of the Americas at the upcoming 2013 edition.
U.S. channel FNX buys Loretta Todd’s Cree language series
The series, which airs on APTN in Canada, is slated to air in August on FNX.
Bardel and Stella team up for Lah-Lah’s Adventures
The Vancouver-based entertainment co and Australian kids and family co will co-produce preschool series Lah-Lah’s Adventures for CBeebies channels worldwide (except in the U.K.) and Seven Network.
ACTRA Montreal announces 2013 award winners
Stunt performer and coordinator Dave Rigby (pictured) received the Award of Excellence at this year’s awards, presented July 6 in Montreal.
Peter Wellington, Jason Eisener films screen at Fantasia
Cottage Country (pictured) from Whizbang Films will receive a North American premiere, while the anthology horror film series V/H/S 2 also gets a berth in the Canadian genre film festival.
2013 Cineplex film program begins at the CFC
The five-and-a-half month program fosters future talent through networking and skills development (past mentor Paul Haggis pictured).
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