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BANFF ’25: Canada’s media leaders look globally for growth

Bell Media’s Sean Cohan, Rogers’ Colette Watson and CBC’s Marie-Phillippe Bouchard discussed opportunities at home and abroad at the Banff World Media Festival.

BANFF ’25: Content leaders explore market challenges, AI

Broadcasters from Canada and the U.K. discussed YouTube strategies for discoverability and Tubi’s CEO broke down the streamer’s Gen Z success on day two of the festival.

BANFF ’25: Netflix seeks Canada’s Adolescence in scripted pitches

Day one of the Banff World Media Festival saw CBC’s content executives discuss their scripted and unscripted wishlists, while TVO execs spoke to their kids strategy.

Upfronts ’25: CBC execs discuss unscripted-focused slate

Sally Catto and Barbara Williams discuss the pubcaster’s programming strategy across unscripted, kids series and more.

Upfronts ’25: CBC greenlights unscripted series, docs for 2025-26

The pubcaster’s slate includes the interview series The Assembly from Small Army Entertainment, an adaptation of a French format.

Saint-Pierre starts production on season two

Hawco Productions’ police procedural will film in both Saint-Pierre et Miquelon and St. John’s.

CSAs ‘25: The Apprentice leads final night winners

The final ceremony of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards also saw Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Children Ruin Everything and Canada’s Drag Race win best series honours.

CSAs ’25: Tragically Hip docuseries leads unscripted winners

Crave’s Canada’s Drag Race also sashayed away with an armful of trophies at the Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle and Reality Awards.

CSAs ‘25: Bell Media leads wins in News, Entertainment, Sports

The first of five Canadian Screen Awards ceremonies saw CBC also scoop significant wins including This Hour Has 22 Minutes and the 2024 Juno Awards.

CBC, CMF weigh in at CRTC’s Cancon hearings

The CMF emphasizes ‘creation over collection’ for contributions on day eight of the Cancon hearings.

Allegiance creator Anar Ali signs with Atlas

Ali’s signing comes soon after the news of Allegiance’s season three renewal.

CBC greenlights Peacock Alley doc

The Toronto prodco’s Big Feminine Energy will focus on trends in femininity around the world.