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In Brief: WIFTV announces participants for Tricksters and Writers program
Plus: Big Time Decent’s Backroad Truckers is in production for season two, 3 Arts Entertainment launches a Toronto office, and more.
BANFF ’22 dispatches: Bell Media, CBC Kids, BIPOC TV & Film
Bell Media discusses scripted partnerships, CBC Kids talks social responsibility, and BIPOC TV & Film outlines equity, inclusion and representation progress.
Netflix Canada team provides in-depth look at strategy
BANFF ’22: Tara Woodbury and Danielle Woodrow of the streamer’s Toronto-based team discussed what they’re looking for and how they take pitches and make deals.
Craig McGillivray and Greg Rubidge launch 10Star Media
The sales, financing and production company will be headed by McGillivray in Toronto.
Wage increases, retroactive pay included in tentative DGC BC deal
Guild members will begin a five-day voting process on June 19 on the tentative deal reached with the CMPA and AMPTP.
Roku ‘committed’ to working with Canadians, says originals lead
BANFF ’22: David Eilenberg discussed Roku’s fast-paced originals strategy in scripted and unscripted, emphasizing the company’s interest in working in Canada.
Top broadcast execs flag ‘grey’ areas of Bill C-11
BANFF ’22: Heads of CBC, Rogers Sports & Media, APTN, Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, and Blue Ant Media discussed the opportunities in the bill and the amendments they want to see in it.
BANFF ’22 dispatches: Hallmark, Bell Media, Eagle Vision
Hallmark Channel and Bell Media discuss Canadian programming priorities and strategies, while Eagle Vision explores innovative formats with Snap original Reclaim(ed).
Netflix global TV head discusses Canadian ambitions
BANFF ’22: Bela Bajaria announced the launch of a development program for Canadian writers through its Toronto office and discussed Netflix’s “back to basics” content strategy.
Sort Of wins Program of the Year at Rockie Awards
The BANFF gala ceremony, hosted by Jully Black, also included a tribute to late filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée.
Squeeze hatches Cracké Family Scramble
The Canadian animation studio and London’s Aniventure have spun short-form comedy Cracké into 3D-animated Cracké Family Scramble.
Hot Sheet: Unscripted TV content leads Canadian ratings on the top 30 national TV chart
Corner Gas Animated landed on the Calgary regional TV chart for the week of May 30.
CRTC chair says ‘system is broken’ in C-11 discussion
BANFF ’22: Ian Scott spoke with APTN CEO Monika Ille on the need to pass the Online Streaming Act ‘very quickly,’ while also addressing timelines for implementation and the CRTC’s ability to enforce new regulations.
IPF finances $1.5M across nine TV dramas
Among the projects supported are season two of The Porter and Crave limited series Little Bird.
BANFF ’22 dispatches: FAST channels, Being Counted, YouTube Canada
FAST channel executives say the free, ad-supported services are the “next frontier” of programming, a BSO report outlines urgency for representation in kids content, and YouTube’s Canadian head and creators talk Bill C-11.
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