Bell Media unveils expanded version of Crave

More than 10,000 hours of content has been added to the platform, including first-time access to live CTV and Noovo programming.

Blue Ant Media to acquire Thunderbird Entertainment

The transaction is valued at $89 million and is expected to close in Q1 2026.

KOTV’s The Mediator wins International Emmy Award

The series stars Mylène Mackay as a relationship mediator who seeks to avenge the victims of bad breakups.

Canadian industry ‘isn’t delivering on racial equity’: REMC report

The Racial Equity Media Collective has called for consistent data collection, public targets and further accountability to begin closing the equity gap in Canada.

NFB, TIFF reveal first cohort of {re}defined doc initiative

The program pairs five young filmmakers from across Canada with NFB producers to create short documentary projects.

Protecting kids’ content in the face of sector-wide crisis

Playback examines the fallout from the closure of WildBrain’s kids’ channels in the first part of a two-part series about the state of children’s and family content in Canada.

Justin McConnell films across continents for Hypernormalized

The horror-thriller feature has wrapped production after filming in four cities across three continents.

Telefilm invests $4M across 14 minority coproductions

Eleven countries are coproduction partners across the 14 Production Program selections.

CMF awards $27M across 63 projects via Distributor Program

The CMF has nearly tripled the total funds and projects supported for the program’s second edition.

OYA Black Arts Coalition names first executive director

Kadon Douglas has joined the not-for-profit charity dedicated to training and mentorship for Black creatives.

Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout set dark satire Firesky

Starring Nesta Cooper, Karin Konoval and Michael Eklund, the film follows the inept employees of a company with secretly vile intentions.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Pluribus premieres with high Canadian demand

Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel remained the most in-demand series through the week of Nov. 10 to 16.

Syndicado Film Sales rebrands, appoints sales head

The Toronto doc distribution outfit has promoted former festival strategy lead Jasmina Vignjevic.

Bell Fund allocates $2M for 14 short-form series

The Short-Form Digital Series Production Program provides funding for production and audience development.

The Way Home to end with season four

The Neshama-produced Hallmark series will debut its final season next spring.