CBC has put in place a new scripted content leadership team that will oversee separate development and production units for comedy and drama.
Read More »WarnerMedia & Canadian Academy Team for Writers Program
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and WarnerMedia have aligned for a talent activation initiative focused on experienced Canadian writers from underrepresented communities.
Read More »New CBC Comedy to Feature YouTuber Jus Reign
Pier 21 Films has partnered with YouTube personality Jasmeet Singh Raina (known as Jus Reign) on a new half-hour series, Late Bloomer (working title), currently in development at the CBC.
Read More »Media Ranch Receives Creative Export Canada Grant
Media Ranch has received major funding from the Creative Export Canada Program under the ministry of Canadian Heritage.
Read More »Canada’s W Network Picks Up New Saved by the Bell Series
The new Saved by the Bell series is to premiere on W Network in Canada on November 26 with back-to-back episodes, paired with a special presentation of the inaugural episode on Global.
Read More »Incendo & FOX Entertainment Tie Up in Canada
Incendo has struck a deal to oversee program sales of FOX Entertainment's unscripted content in Canada.
Read More »Incendo Shapes New Executive Team in Toronto
Incendo has named Brook Peters as senior VP and managing director of sales and production operations for its Toronto business.
Read More »The Beaverton Producer Pier 21 Makes Two New Appointments
Pier 21 Films has appointed former CBC executive Karen Tsang to VP of development and promoted Bill Lundy to senior VP of development.
Read More »CMF Offers C$10 Million in Relief Funds to IDM Companies
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is making available C$10 million ($7.6 million) to Canada’s interactive digital media (IDM) companies.
Read More »Corus Scores Peacock Originals for Canada
Corus Entertainment has inked a deal with NBCUniversal to air Peacock original programming, including new shows like Girls5Eva from Tina Fey, in Canada.
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