Senior director of acquisitions Jenna Bourdeau will now lead content planning for the pubcaster’s streamer.
The Murdoch Mysteries holiday special will debut on cinema screens in 11 cities across the country ahead of its CBC debut.
A darker, contemporary twist on a classic helped this CBC/Netflix series, and Playback’s TV show of the year, resonate globally during turbulent times.
Legal drama Burden of Truth and Allan Hawco-starrer Caught are among a trio of dramas joining the pubcaster’s lineup in early 2018.
The former executive director of the Reelworld Film Festival joins the programming team under Sally Catto.
Documentary Channel operations have been consolidated under the greater CBC content team.
The CBC and Netflix series, produced by Northwood Entertainment, will film across Ontario and Prince Edward Island until March 2018.
The pubcaster’s festive slate includes a two-hour, B.C.-shot Murdoch Mysteries special and Larry Weinstein’s one-hour doc Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas.
The mobile-focused social platform has signed its first deals for Canadian-made content.
Wendy Litner and Lauren Corber tackle infertility in a new digital original comedy.
Plus: WIFTV launches screenwriting program for Indigenous women and Netflix says Canadians are its quickest binge-watchers.