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‘Brother’ producer Damon D’Oliveira among CMPA Indiescreen Award winners

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has announced Damon D’Oliveira and the producing trio of Sara Blake, Magali Gillon-Krizaj and Tyler Hagan, as the...

Pluto TV launches in Canada with 20K hours of free programming

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

TV & Film News – CBC debuts ‘CBC News Explore’ FAST channel

CBC News Explore has launched, the public broadcaster’s new free ad-supported streaming (FAST) news channel, available on digital and connected TV platforms. The channel...

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Anthony Morgan named new hosts of The Nature of Things

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan have been named the incoming hosts of CBC's The Nature of Things, following David Suzuki's announcement last month he'll...

Canada’s second FIFA World Cup appearance sets another audience record

Canada's second appearance at the FIFA World Cup on Sunday set more records, attracting an average audience of 4.4 million viewers across TSN, CTV...

Canada’s FIFA World Cup opener breaks audience records

Canada's opening match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar on Wednesday broke viewing records, attracting an average audience of 3.7 million viewers across TSN,...

TV & Film News – Grey Cup audiences up five per cent across TSN, RDS

UBCP/ACTRA handed out its awards at a live ceremony at the Vancouver Playhouse on Nov 19. This year’s winners are: Agam Darshi - Donkeyhead...

Jennifer Abrams to succeed Daniel Eves as SVP Networks at Corus

Corus Entertainment has announced that Daniel Eves, SVP, Networks will be stepping down next month. Eves has been with Corus since 2016, starting as SVP,...

BIPOC doc funding, reporting remains low, according to DOC Institute analysis

BIPOC representation remains low among publicly-funded documentary production in Canada and despite initiatives to earmark funding, an industry-wide system of data collection, monitoring and...

Air Canada launches live TV on some flights

Air Canada has announced it has launched live TV on select aircraft and domestic routes. Delivered through a satellite-connected, inflight entertainment solution, the airline's initial...

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