Tag: WildBrain

Degrassi reboot headed to HBO Max

Degrassi is destined for a reboot at HBO Max with the reprise of the iconic Canadian teen drama to be set in Toronto, but...

TV & Film News – Telefilm unveils Production Program changes

Telefilm Canada has unveiled changes to the Production Program made as part of Telefilm’s program optimization process and the result of several months of...

TV & Film News – Drunken Birds selected to represent Canada...

Drunken Birds , by director/co-writer Ivan Grbovic and co-writer Sara Mishara, will represent Canada in the nomination process for Best International Feature Film at...

TV & Film News – Voss Capital acquires stake in Thunderbird...

Voss Capital has acquired approximately 10.5% of the outstanding shares of Vancouver-based Thunderbird Entertainment Group. Voss Capital analyst Taylor Henderson said they believe Thunderbird...

TV & Film News – Off the Fence opens first Canadian...

Off the Fence has announced it's opened its first Canadian office in Toronto. Owned by ZDF Enterprises since 2019, the BAFTA and Oscar-winning production...

TV & Film News – Alberta’s Film and Television Tax Credit...

Alberta says its Film and Television Tax Credit has attracted nearly $1B in production since the program’s launch in Jan. 2020 with 50 productions...

TV & Film News – MTM report says gap between SVOD...

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released a new report on how Canadians are consuming and paying for television. The TV Distribution report finds that...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – WildBrain accuses Cogeco of violating...

Cogeco is accusing WildBrain of abusing the CRTC process in response to a Part 1 filed by the parent company of Family Channel in...

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

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

TV & Film News – Wildbrain temporarily reduces salaries, furloughs staff

Wildbrain is temporarily reducing salaries and furloughing some employees. In releasing its Q3 2020 earnings, the Halifax-headquartered children’s entertainment company revealed it’s initiated $2.0...