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Thunderbird expands with opening of L.A. animation studio

Vancouver-based Thunderbird Entertainment Group has announced the expansion of its kids and family division, Atomic Cartoons, with the opening of an animation studio in...

Vancouver’s CVD VFX acquired by Crafty Apes

Vancouver full-service visual effects studio CVD VFX has been acquired by Crafty Apes, a VFX company with studios in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. CVD specializes in photoreal...

Super Bowl LIV breaks Canadian audience records

Sunday's Super Bowl LIV broke the all-time Canadian audience record, drawing an average of 9.5 million viewers across CTV, TSN, and RDS, according to...

Film & TV News – Canadian animators among Annie Award winners

The 47th Annual Annie Awards - "the Oscars of the Animation World" - were handed out in Los Angeles on Jan. 25. Among the...

TV & Film News – CBC’s The National drops four anchor format

CBC is dropping the four anchor format on flagship TV newscast The National amid its unpopularity with audiences. Adrienne Arsenault, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing...

CBC drops four anchor format on The National

CBC is dropping the four anchor format on flagship TV newscast The National amid its unpopularity with audiences. Adrienne Arsenault, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing and...

New docuseries explores heyday of Canadian game shows

If you were a Canadian TV viewer in the 1960s, 70s or 80s, chances are at some point you found yourself held captive by...

Crave evolving as bilingual service

Crave is evolving as a bilingual TV and streaming platform with plans to add 6,000 hours of new French-language content, starting Jan. 28. Bell Media’s...

TV & Film News – Short films backed by Canadian talent among Oscar nominees

Brotherhood and St. Louis Superman - two short films backed by Canadian talent are among this year’s Oscar nominees. Brotherhood, co-produced by Quebec’s Maria...

TSN, RDS claim broadcast rights for new 3ICE hockey league

TSN and RDS have picked up the Canadian broadcast rights for 3ICE, a new independent three-on-three professional hockey league set to make its debut...

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