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Lisa LaFlamme, Tracy Moore among Canadian Academy special award recipients

Cityline host Tracy Moore, former CTV National News senior anchor Lisa LaFlamme, TVA anchor Pierre Bruneau, and late Newfoundland producer Paul Pope are among this...

TV & Film News – Global News series ‘Out of Pocket’ tackles affordability crisis

Global News six-part finance special, Out of Pocket, will air during local newscasts across the country from Jan. 10 to Feb. 16. With inflation...

Blue Ant Media ups execs as it boosts commissioning capacity

Blue Ant Media has promoted several executives as the producer, distributor and channel operator boosts its commissioning capacity following a year of significant growth...

Michelle van Beusekom named new CEO of B.C.’s Knowledge Network

Michelle van Beusekom has been named the new President and CEO of British Columbia public broadcaster, Knowledge Network. van Beusekom has had a more than...

TV & Film News – FIFA World Cup drew 24M viewers to Bell channels

Bell Media says the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final attracted an average audience of 4.8 million viewers across TSN, CTV, RDS, and Noovo,...

Michael Melling out as head of CTV News

Michael Melling won't be returning to the helm of CTV News following an independent investigation sparked by Lisa LaFlamme's unceremonious exit from the network over...

TV & Film News – CPAC’s Christa Dickenson among WIFT Crystal Awards honourees

WIFT Toronto honoured five outstanding women at the 35th annual Crystal Awards Gala on Dec. 6. Established in 1988, the annual WIFT Toronto tribute...

George Lagogianes to sign off from CP24

Veteran broadcaster George Lagogianes, co-host of CP24 BREAKFAST, has announced his retirement. Lagogianes, whose 36-year broadcast career has included stops at MuchMusic, Citytv, and CBC,...

Crave inks deal to become Canadian streaming home of Sony Pictures feature films

Crave has announced a long-term, exclusive Pay-One window licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) that will see the streamer become home to a...

TV & Film News – Pluto TV makes its debut in Canada

Pluto TV has made its debut in Canada, in partnership with Corus Entertainment, launching with more than 20,000 hours of free programming. The Paramount-owned...

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