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CBC/Radio-Canada says half of all Canadians have watched its Olympic TV coverage

CBC/Radio-Canada has released Numeris data that indicates that since the beginning of the Tokyo Olympic Games, more than half of all Canadians have watched...

TV & Film News – CBC to offer Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony in eight Indigenous languages

CBC will mark the official start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Friday with extensive coverage of the Opening Ceremony beginning at 7...

TV & Film News – Property Brothers, Handmaid’s Tale among Canadian Emmy nominees

Emmy nominations are out with The Handmaid’s Tale among the Canadian shot productions up for multiple awards, including Outstanding Drama Series. “Property Brothers” Jonathan...

TV & Film News – CBC announces new programming diversity commitment

  CBC has announced a new programming diversity commitment that will see at least 30% of all key creative roles on new CBC original scripted...

TV & Film News – BANFF Rockie Awards International Program winners announced

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the winners of the 2021 Rockie Awards International Program Competition. The UK came away with a...

BANFF reveals 2021 Rockie Awards International Program winners

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the winners of the 2021 Rockie Awards International Program Competition.  Juried by a panel of 150 international...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos talks Canadian production, pandemic lessons

Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has revealed that the streaming giant will start production on its first Original Canadian feature film...

TV & Film News – Networks unveil 2021/22 programming schedules

Sportsnet is set to unveil a new, state-of-the-art NHL broadcast production studio this fall to be located at Rogers Campus in Toronto. The move...

Sportsnet building new cutting-edge NHL production studio

Sportsnet is set to unveil a new, state-of-the-art NHL broadcast production studio this fall to be located at Rogers Campus in Toronto. Announced ahead of...

TV & Film News – Telefilm responds to funding petition from diverse language producers

Telefilm Executive Director Christa Dickenson has responded to a petition submitted by an ad-hoc collective of filmmakers and producers this week, following the agency’s...

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