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Super Channel has named Melissa Kajpust, previously director of programming, international distributors and Canadian presales, as VP of programming.

Canadian studio Breakthrough Entertainment has appointed Pilar Segura as the company's head of production.

Boat Rocker Studios has promoted Shaleen Sangha from senior director to VP of Radical Sheep, which produces such kids' series as Fangbone! and The Bagel and Becky Show.

Keshet International (KI) has tied up with pubcaster Radio-Canada to support the development and international reach of French-language Canadian productions.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Quebecor Fund are collaborating on a new pilot partnership to promote the export of content made in Canada.

Canada's TVA Sports has inked a multiyear deal with WWE to begin broadcasting a weekly, hour-long version of Raw in French next month.

According to Canada Media Fund's (CMF) bilingual annual report for the 2016-17 fiscal year, every dollar of CMF investment generates four dollars in production activity.

Next month, the animated adventure series Dinotrux and The Deep are slated for broadcast on DHX Television's Family CHRGD, while the preschool shows Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood and Pajanimals are headed to Family Jr.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Colombia's Proimágenes and MinTIC have revealed the recipients of nearly C$300,000 ($240,000) in funding through the Canada-Colombia co-development incentive for web series and other digital media projects.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has inked a deal with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) to establish an incentive for the co-development and co-production of digital media projects between Canadian producers and German producers based in Berlin-Brandenburg.