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ACTRA National adds Linda Noelle Bush to senior management team
Bush becomes director of the Performers’ Rights Society and ACTRA Recording Artists’ Collecting Society.
Blue Ant International inks new presale with BBC America
The deal for original Love Nature documentary production Chasing the Rains follows Blue Ant International’s presale with BBC America for Africa’s Wild Year.
Super Channel hires Tanuka Roy as chief revenue officer
Roy joins Super Channel on Jan. 11 and will help lead its digital platform expansion, including FAST channels.
Toronto-based filmmaker and artist Michael Snow dies at 94
Snow, known for experimental films like Wavelength and So Is This, died Jan. 5, according to the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Nelvana’s Athena Georgaklis to co-chair YMA board
The Montreal-based Youth Media Alliance has also appointed six new members for its board of directors.
Michelle van Beusekom takes reins at Knowledge Network
The veteran broadcast and production leader becomes president and CEO of the B.C. public broadcaster on Feb. 6.
Corus looks to bolstered portfolio to remain adaptable in 2023
Executives Colin Bohm and Greg McLelland discuss how a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships in 2022 have laid the foundation for its content plans.
White Pine Pictures examines microplastics with latest doc
Principal photography on Plastic People will take place in various locations across North America, Europe and Asia.
Vancouver-based filmmaker Catherine Cyran has died
Cyran helmed several holiday movies in Canada and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for directing White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II for the Disney Channel.
Cineplex Pictures to distribute Lionsgate titles in Canada
The theatrical distribution agreement is for 11 titles on Lionsgate’s 2023 slate, including John Wick: Chapter 4.
Hot Sheet: Letterkenny hits digital demand top 10
A total of three Netflix series ranked high on the digital originals chart for the period of Dec. 19, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023.
Reality, drama series top Canadian TV ratings in 2022
Bell Media, CBC and Corus Entertainment share their highest-rated Canadian programs across conventional and specialty channels.
Appeal date set in Rogers-Shaw merger
The Competition Bureau says legal errors were made in a ruling to allow the deal, which may fall apart if not closed by Jan. 31.
Sony Pictures Entertainment hires former Corus exec Peter Hill
Corus Entertainment has promoted Cristina Deguara to take on his former role as director of programming, Global and drama.
WildBrain development executive Todd Brian dies at 59
The children’s media savant died on Dec. 28, 2022, after a brief illness.
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