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How Alliance Films turned the table on rivals to acquire Maple
Lionsgate’s sale of Maple Pictures to Alliance Films follows an industry shakeup and consolidation that has redrawn the Canadian film distribution sector.
CBC/Radio-Canada exec Sylvain Lafrance announces surprise exit
The CBC/Radio-Canada topper is to leave the public broadcaster in October, a month after settling a defamation suit with Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau.
Wango Films enters production on Dead Before Dawn
The film is the first fully Canadian 3D live-action project to be funded by Telefilm.
Indie carriers urge CRTC to referee vertically integrated giants
CBC/Radio-Canada, Cogeco Cable and EastLink Cable lined up Thursday to urge the regulator to impose new rules and codes on diversified carriers with broadcast assets.
CBC and Rogers Sportsnet to air FIFA Women’s World Cup
Here’s a first: the CBC has joined up with Rogers Sportsnet to bring every game from the world’s largest women’s sport tournament to Canadian TV sets.
IPF awards $1.4 million to 15 web series
Executive director Andra Sheffer tells Playback about the selection process and how a new international jury helped keep evaluation fresh.
Combat Hospital rallies troops, ahem, viewers
The Canada-UK coproduction’s Tuesday premiere wins the night.
BlinkWorks Media brings it back to the people
Winnipeg’s Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky have used crowd-sourced funding to raise $35,000 in just over 24 hours to complete Indie Game: The Movie.
Exclusive content deals: industry threat or opportunity?
Vertically integrated and independent Canadian carriers on Wednesday continued to debate the promise or perils of exclusive content deals before the CRTC.
Discovery commissions three new Canadian shows
The channel’s VP of programming Ken MacDonald tells Playback Daily why the new shows caught Discovery’s attention.
Larry Weinstein to direct Far To Go screen adaptation
Indie producer House of Films has optioned Alison Pick’s novel about the lead-up to the 1939 Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia for a big screen adaptation.
Banff’s Netflix debate: video highlights
In a series of short videos from the Banff World Media Festival, Playback talks to industry leaders on their areas of expertise.
Ex-Technicolor exec to head up new Montreal prodco
Daniel Vermette is joining Attraction Media as president of Connexion Films International.
Digitizing Cineplex doubles down on Christie projectors
Cineplex Entertainment has ordered around another 900 digital projectors from Christie Digital Systems as it teams up with Empire Theatres to complete its digital rollout.
SYTYCDC premiere gets audience boost
The Season 4 debut of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is up double digits over last year.
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