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CBC to double down on documentary storytelling with new FAST channel
CBC has announced it's significantly increasing its investment in documentary storytelling and launching CBC Docs, a dedicated documentary FAST (free ad-supported streaming) channel, this...
Bell Media unveils multi-year WNBA broadcast & streaming partnership
Bell Media has announced a historic multi-year broadcast and streaming partnership with the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), starting with the upcoming 2026 season....
Gave Lindo named Tubi’s first General Manager in Canada
Tubi has announced TikTok and CBC alum Gave Lindo as the free streamer's first Vice President and General Manager for Canada.
“We’ve been encouraged by...
Blue Ant Media expands Kids, Family & YA division
Blue Ant Media is expanding its Kids, Family & YA division, uniting its studios and leadership under a single, integrated model designed to accelerate...
Corus launches new French-language streaming platform ‘Vivéo’
Corus Entertainment has launched new French-language streaming platform, Vivéo.
Available through Prime Video Add-on Subscriptions in Canada, Vivéo is operating on an ad-supported hybrid model,...
Paramount and Media Pulse expand sales partnership
Media Pulse and Paramount have announced a partnership expansion that will see the Blue Ant Media-owned Connected TV marketplace become the exclusive direct sales...
DGC launches toolkit aimed at reducing GenAI environmental impact
The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has launched the Low-Carbon GenAI Toolkit, a practical resource designed to help the screen industry reduce the environmental...
CPAC cuts staff, cancels programs as financial pressures intensify
CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) has announced it's laying off staff and cutting programs despite the CRTC's recent approval of a three cent wholesale...
‘Heated Rivalry’ to be recognized at Television Academy Honors
Canadian-made phenomenon Heated Rivalry will be honoured by the Television Academy, despite its ineligibility for the Emmy Awards.
The celebrated Crave series is among six...
Blink49 Studios taps producer Tieren Hawkins to lead vertical content push
Blink49 Studios is pushing further into vertical content and microdrama production, announcing Tuesday it's appointed Canadian producer Tieren Hawkins as Vice President of Vertical...
TVO appoints first-ever VP of Growth
TVO Media Education Group (TVO) has announced the appointment of Jeremy Dupuis as Vice President, Growth, a newly-created position Ontario's public broadcaster says reflects...
Director of News and Community Content
Acadia Broadcasting is seeking an experienced, forward‑thinking leader to set and drive strategy for a modern, multi‑platform news and community content operation serving audiences...
TV of Tomorrow (TVOT) Show
For more than 20 years, the TV of Tomorrow (TVOT) Show has gathered the brightest minds in television, technology and the creative world —...
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