TORONTO: Canadian SVOD service CraveTV has rolled out a new curated sports collection anchored by programming from the Canadian Football League (CFL). The CFL lineup includes the past seven Grey Cup games; the documentary Journey to the Grey Cup, which spotlights champions from the last six tournaments; and the eight-part ...

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OTTAWA/TORONTO: John Penney, Starz’s chief strategy officer, is set to deliver the opening keynote at the Canadian Media Production Association’s (CMPA) Prime Time conference. The conference will focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and growth by exploring new opportunities in international and digital markets and the evolution of legacy media. It will ...

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TORONTO: Shaftesbury has appointed Jay Bennett, an executive at its digital studio, Smokebomb Entertainment, as the senior VP of creative and innovation. In this newly created role, Bennett will be responsible for the creative direction and innovation of the company. He will focus on technology and multiscreen content, including original ...

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TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has appointed industry veteran Geraldine Laybourne to its board of directors. Currently, Laybourne is chairman and co-founder of Kandu, a kids’ technology company, and her appointment follows 9 Story’s recent acquisition of Brown Bag Films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Laybourne led the team that created Nickelodeon and Nick ...

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MONTREAL: Rezolution Pictures and Minority Games have teamed up for the launch of MinorityVR, a new company that will offer broadcasters virtual reality (VR) experiences as companion pieces to existing scripted and factual programming, as well as original TV broadcast content with second-screen VR experiences. The purpose of MinorityVR, which ...

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MONTREAL: Principal photography has begun on the movie Run to Me, produced by Incendo with the participation of Bell Media. Run to Me is being shot in Montreal. It tells the story of Alison Wynn, an amateur triathlete who convinces Dr. Laura Stevens, a controversial peak-performance trainer, to take her ...

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TORONTO: Rogers and VICE Media are bringing the newly announced 24-hour specialty channel VICELAND to Canada, slated for a launch in winter 2016. The service will feature hundreds of hours of new and exclusive programming developed by the VICE team. The bio. channel in Canada will be rebranded as VICELAND. ...

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TORONTO: CBC has ordered 13 episodes of Workin’ Moms, a new original comedy series created by Catherine Reitman (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, black-ish). The series is based on Reitman’s experiences with motherhood. It is set to begin production in Toronto in July 2016 and is expected to debut on CBC ...

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TORONTO: The premium video streaming service Discovery GO has gone live in Canada for subscribers of Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, Eastlink, Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct. Discovery GO will soon be available to Bell FibreOP TV subscribers. At launch, Discovery GO is accessible online, via iOS and Android ...

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TORONTO: Blue Ant Media’s new lifestyle specialty channel Makeful is set to launch a free nationwide preview of its fall programming lineup, which features new shows such as Jamie’s American Road Trip. An eight-week, Canada-wide free preview event featuring the channel’s fall lineup is set to kick off on October ...

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