Amazon MGM Studios inks long-term deal with Pinewood Toronto

The multi-year agreement will provide the U.S. company with the exclusive use of five sound stages for its productions.

Canadian associations join global call for streaming regulations

The CMPA, AQPM and APFC are among 20 global screen organizations calling on governments to protect local content and IP.

In Brief: Singing Back the Buffalo to world premiere at Big Sky fest

Plus: Philippe Lesage’s Canada-France copro Comme le feu to premiere at Berlinale, CAVCO proposes service standard change, and more.

Out On Screen executive director Brandon Yan to depart in March

Yan has led the Vancouver-based 2SLGBTQIA+ media arts and education organization since mid-2020.

Telefilm Canada invests $220,000 toward 26 film festivals

The second round of the General Admission Festivals Program saw Canadian film festivals such as DOXA and image+nation receive financial support.

Transplant scrubs in one last time on CTV

Creator, showrunner and executive producer Joseph Kay looks back on why the show resonated with audiences.

Photo Gallery: Canada at the Emmys

The Canada Media Fund and the Consul General in Los Angeles celebrated the Canadian Emmy nominees in a private reception on Jan. 11.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Letterkenny demand rises after final season launch

Prime Video’s Reacher topped both the digital originals and overall TV demand chart.

Dany Meloul tapped as EVP of Radio-Canada

Meloul has been in the role on an interim basis since former EVP Michel Bissonnette departed the public broadcaster last October.

DOC reveals inaugural cohort of Business Leap program

The new initiative offers production companies business growth support to increase their volume of work.

Bell Fund allocates $2M to 10 short-form series

Projects receiving funding include the second seasons of OUTtv’s Killjoy Comedy and the TV5Unis French-language series Detox.

TVOKids greenlights unscripted series Trading Skills

The series is targeted to six-to-nine year-olds and is designed to spotlight career opportunities in various trade professions.

CMF invests nearly $4M in 17 returning digital linear series

The Digital Linear Series program is supporting additional seasons of Tales from the Rez, Abracadavers, and You’re My Hero, among others.

Blue Ant Studios hires Marine Ksadzhikyan to new sales role

The VP of content sales will identify growth opportunities for the studio in the U.S. market.

Corus Entertainment consolidated revenue falls by 14% in Q1

President and CEO Doug Murphy said its programming has normalized as U.S. scripted content returns, but the timing of ad revenue recovery remains unknown.