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A ‘Fresh’ addition to the Den

Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran will be joining the upcoming 10th season of CBC’s Dragons’ Den.

Shad to replace Jian Ghomeshi as permanent Q host

The Juno Award-winning hip hop artist, also known as Shadrach Kabango, will relaunch the CBC’s morning radio show.

Global stories key for digital-first content: report

The Canadian Media Production Association’s Content Everywhere 2 white paper argues Canadian producers face an uphill battle to get content on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu.

CBC cancels Strange Empire

The one-hour Western drama bowed on the pubcaster this past fall.

CBC orders English adaptation of Quebec drama Nouvelle Adresse

Sphere Media Plus is producing the French language drama for the English Canada market after the earlier success of the 19-2 adaptation on Bravo.

How Murdoch Mysteries solved a classic (car) conundrum

Canadian International Auto Show exec Beth Rhind on how she turned her fandom for Murdoch into a solution for an exhibit at the show.

X Company recruits 800K viewers on CBC

The espionage drama from Temple Street Productions premiered Wednesday Feb. 18 on CBC.

Electus backs U.S. version of Canada’s Smartest Person

The U.S. multimedia studio picked up the American format rights to the CBC reality series.

CBC/Radio-Canada rebrands sales arm, shifts focus

The re-org sees the pubcaster targeting more “non-traditional” advertising services, such as sponsorships and integrations.

Arlene Dickinson departs Dragons’ Den

Dickinson leaves the CBC series after eight seasons to pursue other business endeavours.

CRTC shuts down Super Bowl simsub starting in 2017

The regulator in its latest rulings following the Let’s Talk TV hearing also mandated continued availability of OTA signals, despite calls by broadcasters to shut down transmitters. (Updated)

Dragons’ Den goes online with spin-off webisodes

Launching Feb. 2, Next Gen Den is aimed at mobile phone and web-based viewers.