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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has reconsidered a decision it made last year that would have decreased the amount private-sector TV groups are required to spend on Canadian programming.

Gave Lindo has been appointed as the executive director of OTT programming at CBC.

MarVista Entertainment has set up a new company with Canadian producer Arnie Zipursky (Undercover Grandpa, Sled Dogs) called Neshama Entertainment.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and South Africa's National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) have launched a dedicated incentive for the co-development of TV projects between Canadian and South African producers.

Bell Media has entered into a long-term, broad-reaching agreement with VICE Media that will see it become the exclusive Canadian broadcast home of new original programming from the VICELAND network.

Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund has confirmed equity investments for 19 TV projects totaling C$4.7 million ($3.5 million).

CTV has acquired the new family comedy The Conners, a spin-off of this year’s Roseanne revival.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has revealed a total contribution of more than C$7.6 million ($5.8 million) for 14 projects that applied for production funding through its Aboriginal Program.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has renewed its co-development partnership with the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), part of South Africa's Department of Arts and Culture.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) have re-upped their incentive for the co-development and co-production of digital media projects between Canadian producers and their German counterparts based in Berlin-Brandenburg.