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Thunderbird defends itself against attempted hedge fund takeover

Vancouver-headquartered Thunderbird Entertainment Group continues to clap back at assertions by its largest shareholder that it's avoiding accountability to its investors. Texas-based hedge fund Voss...

TV & Film News – Voss Capital makes play to replace Thunderbird directors

Thunderbird Entertainment Group has “set the record straight” regarding an assertion by Voss Capital, LLC that its play to replace the company’s board of...

TV & Film News – Nightmare Alley leads 2022 DGC Awards

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) presented the 2022 DGC Awards on Saturday evening in Vancouver at the first-ever West Coast Awards Gala, hosted...

Vassy Kapelos joins CTV as Chief Political Correspondent

Vassy Kapelos is leaving CBC to join CTV News, starting Dec. 1, as Chief Political Correspondent and host of CTV News Channel’s daily political...

Nightmare Alley leads winners at first-ever DGC West Coast Awards Gala

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) presented the 2022 DGC Awards on Saturday evening in Vancouver at the first-ever West Coast Awards Gala, hosted...

Degrassi reboot shelved at HBO Max, WildBrain confirms

Kids and family entertainment company WildBrain says WarnerMedia has confirmed the new Degrassi series announced in January will not debut on HBO Max as...

DGC report finds ‘serious imbalances’ in Canadian film & TV production

Together, Warner Media and Netflix shot more television in Canada than all Canadian networks combined, according to the first-ever DGC Director Statistics Report, released by...

TV & Film News – Rogers announces longterm rights deal with Canucks Sports & Entertainment

Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE), Rogers Communications and Sportsnet have announced a new agreement that will see the longtime partners continue to collaborate across...

One in three Canadians dropped a streaming subscription in the past six months: Angus Reid

One in three Canadians have cancelled at least one subscription to a streaming platform in the last six months, according to new data from...

TV & Film News – DGC announces Special Awards recipients

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced its Special Awards recipients to be recognized at the first West Coast DGC Awards, Nov. 5...

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