Executive Editor, World Screen

January 26, 2017 Top Stories

Canadian Deals for A+E Networks

January 26, 2017

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has placed a range of programming with broadcasters in Canada as part of a new round of deals, one that will see Knightfall airing on History.

January 19, 2017 Top Stories

CMF Awards C$19.5 Million to Digital Media Projects

January 19, 2017

TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has awarded a total of C$19.5 million ($14.7 million) to 31 interactive digital media projects.

January 17, 2017 Top Stories

Quebecor Content Appoints VP for Acquisitions & Development

January 17, 2017

MONTREAL: Yann Paquet has been named VP of acquisitions and international development at Quebecor Content.

December 20, 2016 Top Stories

Canada’s Super Channel Fills COO Post

December 20, 2016

EDMONTON: Donald WL McDonald, previously executive director of finance and administration at Super Channel, has additionally been named COO, alongside several other appointments at the Canadian pay-TV network.

December 16, 2016 Top Stories

Rogers Scraps In-House IPTV Plan, Taps Comcast’s X1 Platform

December 16, 2016

TORONTO: Rogers Communications has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Comcast to deploy its X1 video platform and install a next-gen IPTV service.

October 25, 2016 Top Stories

Bell Media Signed as Promo Partner for J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts

October 25, 2016

TORONTO: Bell Media is launching an extensive multiplatform campaign in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures Canada in support of the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the highly anticipated new movie from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter world.

October 24, 2016 Top Stories

Showtime Programming to Get Day-&-Date Premieres on CraveTV

October 24, 2016

TORONTO: The Canadian streaming service CraveTV has bolstered the amount of exclusive first-run programming it offers with a new deal for Showtime series.

October 20, 2016 Top Stories

Corus to Bow Cooking Channel in December

October 20, 2016

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment is introducing Cooking Channel, a new 24-hour network that caters to food lovers, in Canada on December 12.

October 18, 2016 Top Stories

Rogers CEO Guy Laurence Steps Down

October 18, 2016

TORONTO: Guy Laurence, the president and CEO of Rogers Communications, has stepped down from the post, with Joseph Natale to be appointed as his successor.

October 13, 2016 Top Stories

ITVS GE Sells 100-Plus Hours to Canada’s OUTtv

October 13, 2016

LONDON: The Canadian LGBTQ network OUTtv has picked up more than 100 hours of programming from the ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) catalog, including Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories.

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