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Transparency issues top of mind as CBC broadcast licence hearing gets underway
The CRTC examined what a digital regulatory framework will look like for CBC as they ask for flexibility in their programming requirements.
Top-rated Canadian TV of 2020
Breakout dramas, final-season runs, long-running favourites and more: which series topped the TV charts in 2020?
CBC sets winter 2021 lineup
New titles on the schedule include Humour Resources, Pretty Hard Cases, Anyone’s Game and Arctic Vets.
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television options CBC Gem original Farm Crime
News of the format deal comes as production wraps on its pandemic-disrupted sophomore season.
Scripted Series of the Year 2020: Trickster
How the coming-of-age drama from Streel Films and Sienna Films has created a new narrative around Indigenous storytelling and become a red-hot commodity in an international marketplace hungry for new voices.
CBC, BET+ commission The Porter
Annmarie Morais and Marsha Greene are showrunners on the Sienna Films and Inferno Pictures-produced drama about a group of railway workers who unite to form the world’s first Black union.
CBC’s branded content division under the microscope as 500 sign open letter
Current and former staffers are urging the pubcaster to eliminate its paid-content division, Tandem, dubbing its output as “advertising that pretends to be news.”
CBC hires Robert Doane as Indigenous advisor
The former CBC journalist, host and producer will help the pubcaster amplify Indigenous voices in a newly created role to develop strategies for recruitment and training.
In brief: Guru Studio hires Lauren Leinburd for business affairs role
Plus: The CRTC sets a date for CBC’s licence renewal hearing, The Umbrella Academy plots its return to Toronto in 2021 and WFF names its Women in Focus Mentorship participants.
Comedy based on the life of Jus Reign in the works at CBC
Pier 21 is producing the in-development project, with Russell Peters attached as an executive producer.
Playback’s 10 to Watch: Darren Anthony
Anthony’s carefully crafted writing talent has impressed the likes of CBC and Children Ruin Everything creator Kurt Smeaton as he uses his past experiences to write untold and relatable stories.
Helen Asimakis and Michelle Daly depart as CBC restructures scripted team
The pubcaster is transitioning to a new structure that will create four new director positions across its scripted operations, with the recruitment process starting this week.
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