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Global Montreal’s Karen Macdonald set to retire

Longtime Global Montreal Station Manager and News Director Karen Macdonald is set to retire at the end of April. Macdonald, a 1985 graduate of Concordia University,...

NFB to lay off 55 as it eyes $5M in savings

The National Film Board (NFB) has announced it's undertaking a major modernization initiative that will see 55 employees depart the Crown agency and another...

TV & Film News – Deepa Mehta to be recognized with Equity in Entertainment Award

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada has announced that film writer and director Deepa Mehta will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at...

22nd ACTRA Awards nominees announced

ACTRA Toronto has announced the nominees for the 22nd ACTRA Awards in Toronto, set to take place at the Palais Royale on Monday, April...

Paul Workman, Lamar Johnson, Devery Jacobs, Science North to be recognized by Canadian Academy

Sudbury's Science North, former foreign correspondent Paul Workman, Emmy-nominated actor Lamar Johnson, and Mohawk actress Devery Jacobs have been announced as The Academy of Canadian...

National Canadian Film Day celebrates ‘Films That A.I. Could Never Make’

National Canadian Film Day (CanFilmDay) returns April 17 shining a spotlight on "Films That A.I. Could Never Make." Presented by Reel Canada, this year's celebration...

TV & Film News – Yuk Yuk’s Media content and production venture launches

Yuk Yuk’s International Stand-Up Comedy and Icarus Capital Corporation have unveiled new content development and production venture, Yuk Yuk’s Media. On track to start...

Double digit OTT growth projected through 2026, says Convergence report

Canadian subscription streaming revenue grew an estimated 14% last year to $3.73 billion and is forecast to grow another 14% in 2024, according to...

TV & Film News – Marilyn Denis, Tonya Williams among Canadian Academy ‘Special Award’ honourees

Insight Productions CEO John Brunton, broadcaster Marilyn Denis, Reelworld founder Tonya Williams, and late filmmaker Jeff Barnaby have been revealed as the Academy of...

Yuk Yuk’s Media content and production venture launches

Yuk Yuk’s International Stand-Up Comedy and Icarus Capital Corporation have unveiled new content development and production venture, Yuk Yuk’s Media. On track to start releasing...

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