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Programmer profile: Corus Studios
The division of Corus Entertainment ends the year with a new sales record, buoyed by an expanded sales team, and enters 2022 looking for ‘left of centre’ pitches.
Tribute: The marble universe
Forged from the comradeship and combined ambition of Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, marblemedia commemorates 20 years of growth.
Acts of service: Balancing the two sides of Canada’s booming production sector
We examine different and sometimes clashing perspectives on striking a balance between the costs and benefits of foreign location service production and Canada’s domestic content industry.
In Brief: Bachelor in Paradise Canada renewed for a second season
Plus: Cameras roll on CBC Gem’s Revenge of The Black Best Friend, B.C. gets a boost from Superman & Lois, and more.
Trudeau doubles down on campaign promises in Heritage mandate letter
The letter, published on Thursday (Dec. 16), reconfirms the government’s promise to table an amendment to the Broadcasting Act and increase funding for Telefilm, CMF and the Indigenous Screen Office.
BBTV promotes, adds three executives, board member
The Vancouver-based media and tech company – which focuses on large and small content creators – has added to its C-suite as it seeks to expand across new and existing markets.
HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada join RiverTV
The Corus specialty channels are among several Canadian offerings on the millennial-geared live TV and on-demand streaming provider.
eOne hires new Peppa Pig franchise lead
The former WarnerMedia and Disney exec will drive the IP’s growth, with the goal of making Hasbro one of the biggest preschool toycos in the world next year.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Dec. 6 to 12, 2021
Hawkeye continues to lead the digital originals list, while demand for the Toronto-shot series The Expanse rises.
Changemaker Organization of the Year: Canada Media Fund
How the CMF is steering its ship toward a different model.
Changemaker of the Year: Tonya Williams
The Reelworld Screen Institute founder is finally finding support for the industry-building ideas she planned over two decades ago.
Telefilm production spend hit new low, while overall program spend rose in 2020/21
The funder saw an overall 4% increase in funding support across all programs, with increases to development and documentary programs, however spending on production programs dropped by 43% – a historically low level.
Ontario cinemas face new capacity restrictions amid Omicron COVID-19 variant
Movie theatres and other larger venues will be capped at 50% capacity in response to the highly infectious variant, just a couple of months after cinemas fully reopened.
Brenda Gilbert named BANFF board vice chair amid director changes
Bell Media exec Justin Stockman joins the board as three long-time directors step down.
UNLTD acquires Shaftesbury’s tech division
Led by former eOne executive and Seville Pictures founder John Hamilton, UNLTD will work with a team built by accomplished producer Christina Jennings to deliver immersive therapeutics for VR/AR applications.
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