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CANNES: Of the variety of initiatives that the Canada Media Fund (CMF) engages with, developing new co-production opportunities for Canadian producers continues to be a top priority.

TORONTO: Blue Ant International has added more than 160 hours of fresh content to its catalog ahead of MIPTV, broadening its offering with new genres, including scripted shows such as The Inspectors.

TORONTO/DUBLIN: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Broadcast Authority of Ireland (BAI) have invested C$170,000 ($126,242) to support the co-development of audiovisual content under the Canada-Ireland Co-development Incentive for Audio-Visual Projects.

MONTRÉAL: Randy Lennox has been appointed as the new president of Bell Media, following the departure of Mary Ann Turcke, who is leaving to pursue a new opportunity with the National Football League.

EDMONTON: Super Channel has snapped up the U.S. sports franchise Legends Football League (LFL) and its weekly TV hit LFL Football Night for the new programming sub-brand Super Channel SPORTS.

LONDON/EDMONTON: Canada's Super Channel and GINX eSportsTV have inked an exclusive deal to create and distribute a new 24-hour channel for video game fans.

TORONTO: Kew Media Group is planning to acquire six content companies, including Content Media Corporation, Frantic Films and Bristow Global Media.

TORONTO/BERLIN: Black Fawn Films, which is led by horror movie producers and directors Chad Archibald and Cody Calahan, has renewed its partnership with Canada's Breakthrough Entertainment.

TORONTO: Commemorating the country's 150th anniversary, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Google Canada are collaborating on a YouTube channel that will feature iconic Canadian film and television content.

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.