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Film & TV News In Brief – ACTRA Toronto to honour Jayne Eastwood

ACTRA Toronto will present its 2019 Award of Excellence to Canadian character actor Jayne Eastwood. Eastwood has held roles...

Frontier has generated $106M in economic activity, CMPA study shows

Ahead of Frontier’s Season 3 premiere, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has released a study indicating the TV drama has...

TV and Film News In Brief – Netflix raising subscription rates in Canada

Netflix is raising its subscription rates in Canada, even as the consumer choice streaming landscape gets more crowded. A...

CTV boosts digital offerings with CTV Movies and CTV Throwback

CTV is boosting its online content with the launch of CTV Movies and CTV Throwback, two new free, ad-supported, digital-only...

Thunderbird Entertainment opens new production hub in Ottawa

Thunderbird Entertainment Group has opened its new production hub in Ottawa. Atomic Cartoons Ottawa will work on high quality animation projects, under...

Netflix raises rates in Canada amid increased competition

Netflix is raising its subscription rates in Canada, even as the consumer choice streaming landscape gets more crowded. A standard plan,...

TV and Film News In Brief – CRTC hearings told OMNI viewership low

CRTC hearings continued Wednesday on a national multi-ethnic television service and who might operate it, with the commission hearing...

Telus, Shaw tell CRTC no need for national, multi-ethnic TV service

As a third day of CRTC hearings continued Wednesday on a national multi-ethnic television service and who might operate...

Telefilm names new director of Public and Government Affairs

Telefilm Canada has announced that Catherine Émond will succeed Jean-Claude Mahé as director, Public and Governmental Affairs, as Mahé gets set to retire...

Film and TV News In Brief – ACTRA, Quebecor, Netflix, Crave, CBC

  The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Association québécoise...

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