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TV & Film News – Global Montreal celebrates 25 years

Global Montreal celebrated 25 years on Wednesday, Sept. 14. In 1997, Global News became the third English-language television network to broadcast in Quebec. The...

Lionsgate and Bell Media partner on comedy/drama co-development deal

Lionsgate and Bell Media have struck a co-development deal to produce comedy and drama series for the global market. The multi-year partnership will enable Lionsgate...

Corus hires Jeff Norton to head new scripted content venture Waterside Studios

Corus Entertainment has signed an overall deal with UK-based creative content company Dominion of Drama and hired its founder, Jeff Norton, to head its...

Centennial, Fanshawe & Seneca collaborate to address screen industries skills shortage

Fanshawe, Seneca and Centennial College are collaborating on a new set of microcredential courses to address the skills shortage in Ontario's screen-based industries as the...

Lisa LaFlamme to join CityNews as special correspondent

CityNews has announced that Lisa LaFlamme will help anchor its coverage of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as a special correspondent. LaFlamme, 58, joins...

TV & Film News – Omar Sachedina assumes new CTV National News role

Omar Sachedina assumed his role on the CTV National News anchor desk Monday night addressing the controversy around Lisa LaFlamme’s exit from the network...

Sachedina addresses CTV network controversy on first night as Chief Anchor

Omar Sachedina assumed his role on the CTV National News anchor desk Monday night addressing the controversy around Lisa LaFlamme's exit from the network...

CMF funding triggers record-breaking $1.9B in production

The Canada Media Fund's 2021-22 Annual Report indicates that its investments in the screen-based industries triggered a record-breaking $1.9B in production. According to the report,...

Shamier Anderson and Stephan James to host inaugural Legacy Awards

Shamier Anderson and Stephan James will host The Legacy Awards later this month, the first major Canadian awards show to celebrate and showcase Black...

TV & Film News – Numeris ceases publishing TV Topline Report

Numeris has quietly announced on its website that it has ceased publishing its TV Topline Reports, breaking down the Top 30 programs in Canada...

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