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REMC report calls for better race-based data collection
The Racial Equity Media Collective says its report on screen industry funding inequity was hindered by a lack of necessary data.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Nov. 15 to 21, 2021
Star Trek: Discovery rises to No. 2 in digital originals, with Letterkenny cracking the top 10, while Saturday Night Live, recently hosted by Simu Liu, remains at the top of the overall list.
TLN and ECG support Rogers-Shaw deal, but ask for safeguards
The independent ethnic broadcasters filed interventions against the proposed merger they now say is a “necessary response” to changes in the broadcasting landscape.
Production boom propels Thunderbird’s bottom line
The B.C.-based company has 27 programs in various stages of development across its divisions, 12 of which are company or partner-managed IP.
Network Media names leads for NFT Studios
White, one of the founders of Thunderbird Entertainment, will also be an executive producer for emerging content initiatives.
IPF picks 10 projects for Short Form Series Production Program
Six of the projects chosen by the Independent Production Fund are in English and four are in French.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2021: JJ Neepin
PRESENTED BY CBC: JJ Neepin is stepping into a new era in her filmmaking career, primed to tell hopeful stories from an Indigenous perspective.
Telus warns Rogers may become programming ‘gatekeeper’
The company says the proposed merger has already impacted negotiations with Disney over digital services, and hands nearly half of all English-language broadcast subscribers over to Rogers.
Clement Virgo to direct feature on world’s first major Black sports star
Regina-based Minds Eye Entertainment is producing Black Cyclone, about U.S. cyclist Walter Taylor who overcame racism to become a racing champion during the Jim Crow era.
Screen industry reacts to throne speech
CMPA, Friends, WGC are among the organizations encouraged by the government’s commitment to updating the Broadcasting Act.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Nov. 8 to 14, 2021
Primetime special Adele One Night Only leads in the ratings, followed by Blue Bloods and NCIS.
Behind Blink Studios’ creator-first strategy in Canada
CEO John Morayniss and EVP, global scripted, Carolyn Newman share the company’s creative and strategic vision following its launch this month.
Rogers tells CRTC Shaw deal is necessary to compete with global streamers
The company also said the acquisition will help build Citytv in Western news markets and invest in more coverage of Indigenous communities.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2021: Rob Michaels
PRESENTED BY CBC: The Iraqi-Canadian writer and creator has been rapidly rising behind the scenes. Now, Michaels is setting his sights on increasing Middle Eastern representation in Canadian TV.
Canadian pubcasters order Galapagos X
TVOKids, SRC Radio-Canada, Knowledge Kids and TFO have all commissioned Big Bad Boo Studios’ new climate change kids show.
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