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Kirstine Stewart on plans for Twitter Canada
The former CBC EVP English services talks to Playback about plans for a local Twitter arm as she takes the reins as managing director of Twitter Canada.
Kirstine Stewart leaves CBC for Twitter Canada
Stewart, the pubcaster’s EVP English Services since 2011, is to become managing director of Twitter Canada.
Weekly roundup: nominations and awards
This weeks’ prize-heavy briefs include news of Inch’ Allah (pictured) taking a special prize at the Beijing International Film Festival and the Canuck nominations at the up-coming Monte-Carlo International TV Festival.
Cover Me Canada format heads to China
Distributor Eccho Rights has inked a deal with Beijing’s Enlight Media to produce a Chinese version of Canadian reality competition series Cover Me Canada (pictured).
Trifecta takes U.S. distribution rights to Republic of Doyle
The U.S. distributor is offering 26 episodes of the CBC dramedy for fall 2013.
CMF doles out performance envelope coin
English broadcasters received $173.3 million in performance envelope funds, while French broadcasters received $85.7 million.
CBC producer dies in car crash
Deborah Sharp Furlong, associate producer on Arctic Air (pictured), was killed in a head-on car collision while on holiday in Ireland with husband John Furlong, organizer of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Strombo to host CNN summer interview series
CBC host George Stroumboulopoulos is joining the U.S. network’s summer lineup as host of a one-hour interview series, to be filmed in L.A. in front of a live audience.
L.A.-based DAX opens Toronto office
The entertainment-industry focused cloud computing company aims to tap into the expanding U.S. service and domestic TV and film productions based in Ontario.
Yannick Bisson to front The Adventures Of Napkin Man
Bisson, who also plays the titular character on the period Canadian detective series Murdoch Mysteries, will play a teacher in the kids TV series (pictured).
Sportsnet inks deal for NHL Winter Classic doc series
The Rogers sports property has exclusive multimedia rights to the series, which will follow the Maple Leafs and Red Wings as they prepare for the game.
The goods on CBC’s branded content program
Jennifer Dettman and Gaye McDonald (pictured at BCON Expo, right and centre, respectively) explain what indie producers should keep in mind when pitching for the new initiative.
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