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TV & Film News – TELUS adds Japanese public broadcaster NHK to channel lineup

NHK WORLD-JAPAN, Japan’s international 24-hour English-language television channel, is now part of TELUS’ channel lineup, making it the first operator in Canada to add...

TV & Film News – The Flash halts production following positive COVID-19 test

The Flash is the latest Vancouver-shot production to have a member of its team test positive for COVID-19. Production on The CW series has...

Multicultural TV veteran Bhupinder Hundal to helm Global BC

Global BC has named Bhupinder Hundal as its new News Director and Station Manager, overseeing editorial direction, staff and operations. For the past two...

TV & Film News – DGC urges an end to Telefilm automatic funding tracks

The Independent Filmmakers Committee of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), led by Clement Virgo, has published a “Directors Manifesto” calling for an overhaul...

TV & Film News – Major construction begins on Pinewood Studios expansion

Pinewood Toronto Studios has started major construction on its multi-stage expansion of more than 200,000 sq. ft. of new sound stage and support space....

TVO taps former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge as CEO

Former CFL commissioner and CBC Sports executive Jeffrey L. Orridge has been named the new CEO of TVO, effective Nov. 30. Ontario Education Minister Stephen...

TV & Film News – Marci Ien among WIFT Toronto’s 2020 Crystals honourees

WIFT Toronto has named its 2020 Crystal Awards honourees. They include Beth Janson, CEO at the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, who receives...

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek succumbs to cancer at age 80

Alex Trebek succumbed to pancreatic cancer early Sunday morning. The Sudbury, ON-native was 80. The long-running Jeopardy! host went public with his Stage 4 diagnosis back...

TV & Film News – Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy’ to represent Canada at Oscars

Funny Boy, Deepa Mehta’s film adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel, will represent Canada in the race for Best International Feature Film at the...

Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy to represent Canada at 2021 Oscars

Funny Boy, Deepa Mehta's film adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai's coming-of-age novel, will represent Canada in the race for Best International Feature Film at the...

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