Tag: Sportsnet

TV & Film News – CMF embraces platform agnostic funding approach

Canada Media Fund (CMF) says it’s embracing a future model that focuses on supporting creators and stories regardless of platform, following calls for change...

TV & Film News – 2022 production spend projected to climb...

Creative BC says early insights project that 2022 production spending by film and television projects in B.C. will be over the estimated $3.6B mark....

TV & Film News – Canada Post honours filmmaker Denys Arcand

Canada Post has issued a new stamp honouring acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, whose career has spanned more than 60 years. Known for his...

TV & Film News – WildBrain to acquire Toronto’s House of...

WildBrain has reached an agreement to acquire Toronto animation pre-production studio, House of Cool for $15.5 million, expanding the company’s pre-production capabilities for animated...

TV & Film News – Rogers announces longterm rights deal with...

Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE), Rogers Communications and Sportsnet have announced a new agreement that will see the longtime partners continue to collaborate across...

TV & Film News – Uvagut TV applies for mandatory distribution

The CRTC has set a hearing for Jan. 10 to hear the Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) application for mandatory distribution as part of...

TV & Film News – Blink49 expands with unscripted content arm

  Blink49 Studios, the Endeavour Content-backed content venture founded by former eOne executives John Morayniss, Patrice Theroux, Jeff Lynas and Nelson Kuo-Lee last fall, is...

TV & Film News – CBC/BET+ co-production ‘The Porter’ picks up...

CBC and BET+ co-production, The Porter, has received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming (Windsor's Christian Vincent). Succession led the...

TV & Film News – Sportsnet cancels Rogers Hometown Hockey

Sportsnet has confirmed that the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour is officially retiring after eight seasons. Rogers Sports & Media declined to comment on the...

Sportsnet cancels Rogers Hometown Hockey

Sportsnet has confirmed that the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour is officially retiring after eight seasons. "After eight seasons, 160 community celebrations, and countless hockey stories...