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MONTREAL: Incendo has kicked off principal photography on Amber Alert, a new movie starring Canadian actress Alaina Huffman (Stargate: Universe) that marks the company's 60th production. Amber Alert centers on Detective Amber Cross, a crisis negotiator from Connecticut who is trying to do her best at her job despite the …

TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has awarded C$6.2 million ($4.7 million) to 28 Canadian digital media productions. The contribution will be used in the development and marketing support of innovative digital projects. The endowment marks the first round of CMF’s 2015-2016 Experimental Stream funding. Since 2010, the CMF has …

TORONTO: The streaming service shomi, which is jointly owned by Rogers and Shaw, is now available to anyone with an internet connection in Canada. The beta testing phase has wrapped for the streaming platform, which offers hundreds of TV series and more than 1,200 movies. As of today, Canadians across …

TORONTO: Canadian specialty entertainment network Showcase has unveiled its fall schedule, led by the series Mr. Robot, Continuum and Lost Girl. The fall lineup will kick off on September 4 with the premiere of the fourth and final season of Continuum at 9 p.m., followed by the premiere of the first season …

EDMONTON: Production has begun on What Would Sal Do?, an original series for Super Channel, a Canadian English-language pay-TV network. The eight-episode series is produced by New Metric Media, in partnership with DHX Media in association with Super Channel, and will air in spring 2016. Shooting began in Sudbury, Ontario, …

TORONTO: Insight Productions has promoted long-time consultant Jane Rimer to chief of international business and creative development. Rimer’s appointment is effective immediately, and her duties have been expanded to include growing the company’s North American imprint and increasing the volume of business with U.S. and international broadcast partners in both …

TORONTO: Jocelyn Hamilton, formerly with Corus Entertainment, is joining Entertainment One Television as president of its Canadian operations. Effective September 8, Hamilton will be responsible for strategic planning and day-to-day management of the studio's development and production operations in Canada. She was most recently VP of programming and originals at …

TORONTO: Highway Entertainment and Digital Howard have entered a first-look development deal centered on Highway’s core business of funding content for both broadcast and digital media. The alliance marks Highway’s first content partnership focused on digital media for Canada, the U.S. and abroad. Highway is a division of Omnicom Canada, …

TORONTO: Highway Entertainment has inked first-look deals with production outfits Frantic Films and marblemedia to develop branded content for broadcast and digital platforms. The deals are centered on Highway’s business model of funding content for key Omnicom vendors in Canada and globally. Highway is a division of Omnicom Canada, which …

BANFF: CBC and The Gurin Company have inked a development deal with marblemedia for the factual-entertainment series Take Sides. marblemedia is on board to develop and produce a 360-degree viewing experience, which includes a weekly live studio broadcast with integrated social media and simultaneous digital participation for the at-home audience. …