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Corus to launch Magnolia Network in Canada

Corus Entertainment will launch the Magnolia Network – Chip and Joanna Gaines’ joint media venture with Discovery, Inc. - in Canada, starting March 28. Curated...

Russian state television removed by Canadian carriers, sanctioned online

Russia Today (RT), Russia's state-owned television network, has been removed by Canadian cable providers including Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Telus, and additionally faces sanctions...

ISO and APTN report explores guidelines for claims of Indigeneity

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), in collaboration with APTN, has released a report aimed at setting guidelines for assessing claims to Indigenous identity for...

TV & Film News – Seven in 10 Canadians tuned in to Beijing Winter Olympics

CBC says seven in 10 Canadians tuned in to the Beijing Olympic Winter Games, despite controversy around the event. On television, the games drew...

Beijing most-streamed Olympic Games, says CBC

Despite controversy around the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, CBC says seven in 10 Canadians tuned into the games. With more than 1,200 hours of...

TV & Film News – Canadian Heritage extends Short-Term Compensation Fund

Canadian Heritage has announced a second extension of the Short-Term Compensation Fund (STCF) for Canadian audiovisual productions, saying that there is still “a pressing...

Bell Media says 16.9M Canadians watched at least part of Super Bowl LVI

While Super Bowl LVI drew a record audience in the U.S., Canadian audiences were down from last year, even with almost half of all...

Sort Of, Pretty Hard Cases, Wynonna Earp lead Canadian Screen Award nominations

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the nominees for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards across 145 film, television, and digital media categories....

Canadian Heritage extends Short-Term Compensation Fund to March 2023

Canadian Heritage has announced a second extension of the Short-Term Compensation Fund (STCF) for Canadian audiovisual productions, saying that there is still "a pressing...

TV & Film News – Dune, Nightmare Alley spur Canadian Oscar nominations

Denis Villeneuve's Dune leads the Canadian-helmed productions earning Oscar nominations. Among the epic sci-fi feature's 10 nods are nominations for Villeneuve for Best Adapted...

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