World Screen

TORONTO: Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, is lined up for the opening keynote at this year’s Banff World Media Festival (BANFF), where David Stapf, the president of CBS Television Studios, and Armando Nuñez, the president and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group, will deliver a CBS Global …

TORONTO: Bell Media is making a yearly commitment of C$1 million to an accelerator lab that will serve as a way to bolster the advancement and skills of qualified TV producers in Canada. The Bell Media Producer Accelerator Lab provides emerging TV producers across Canada with the chance to gain hands-on experience …

OTTAWA: Kirstine Stewart has left CBC, where she was serving as the executive VP of English-language services, to join Twitter Canada. Stewart has been with CBC as the executive VP of English-language services, leading all TV, radio and online services, since January 2011. She has left to oversee the new …

LOS ANGELES: Attending the L.A. Screenings for the first time, Peace Point Rights is putting forth The DNA of GSP, a documentary zeroing in on the life of UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre, a welterweight world champion. The production is available as a 90-minute theatrical movie and as a mini-series with …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment is set to globally distribute the features Cubicle Warriors (excluding Canada) and Looking is the Original Sin, both of which it plans to present at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Led by Alan Thicke, Cubicle Warriors is a comedy centered on two finance graduates who attempt to …

TORONTO: Peacock Alley has established a distribution arm, hiring Craig McGillivray to run the unit as VP of distribution. McGillivray was formerly a territory manager at DHX Media, and also worked at Breakthrough Entertainment in a regional sales role. He will now be leading Peacock Alley’s foray into becoming a …

CANNES: Peace Point Rights is launching a brand-new catalogue of 40 films and several mini-series at MIPTV. “Indie films have been enjoying a robust market for several years and our new slate of 40 titles covers many genres, including action/thriller, comedy, sci-fi and romance,” says Les Tomlin, the president of …

NEW YORK/TORONTO: ZEE has sealed a partnership with Ethnic Channels Group Limited, a distributor of foreign-language TV services, to roll out a HD version of its flagship channel in Canada. The Indian media conglomerate already operates six services in the Canadian market: ZEE TV, Alpha ETC Punjabi, Zing, ZEE Salaam, …

NEW YORK: ZEE Americas and the Ethnic Channels Group (ECG) have brought Zee TV Canada to Shaw Cable. This agreement means that more than 94 percent of the South Asian households in Canada will gain access to the Zee TV network. Zee has been a dominant player in providing Indian entertainment for …

MONTREAL: As they officially submit their revised application to the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Astral Media and Bell have outlined several initiatives that will be put in place if the merger is approved. The tangible benefits package of C$174.64 million proposed by Astral and Bell will mean more development …