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All things Netflix from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

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...

Online & Digital News – Facebook launches paid link pilot for...

hayu has announced rate increases from five to nearly 15% depending on what province you're in, ahead of a July 1 deadline for digital...

Online & Digital Media News – Netflix chooses Toronto for Canadian...

Netflix will locate its Canadian corporate office in Toronto with a temporary site expected to open as early as late summer. The streaming giant...

Canadians embrace SVOD boom and ‘stacking’ services as lockdowns continue

Amidst ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, 42% of English-speaking Canadians and 29% of Francophones now have three or more Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services in...

Online & Digital Media News – Netflix misses Q1 subscriber targets

Netflix reported 208 million global subscribers at the end of the first quarter, missing its own forecast of 210 million. The shortfall saw the...

‘Feel-good’ features at heart of this year’s National Canadian Film Day

Amidst lingering COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions in much of the country, feel-good features like Meatballs and uplifting shorts and documentaries, are the...

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to keynote at BANFF

Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer at Netflix, will address the Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) Summit Series in a virtual keynote on...

Netflix announces plans to open Canadian office in face of looming...

Netflix has announced plans to open a Canadian office and hire a dedicated content executive to work directly with the Canadian creative community, as...

Online & Digital Media News – Netflix surpasses 200M paid memberships

Netflix added 8.5M paid net additions in Q4, crossing the 200M paid memberships threshold. For the full year, the streamer added a record 37M...

Radio & Podcast News – Bell rebrands 10 stations under new...

Bell Media has rebranded 10 of its iHeartRadio Canada stations, adding MOVE Radio to its lineup of national radio brands. The stations making the...