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TORONTO: Temple Street Media Ventures (TSMV), the digital arm of Temple Street Productions, has hired Bryce Hunter for the newly created role of senior director of strategy and operations. Hunter will report to Michel Pratte, TSMV’s VP. He’ll be responsible for working with TSMV’s business heads of video, technology and …

TORONTO: The gangster series Peaky Blinders is due out on the Canadian streaming service shomi later this month. The six-part title will launch on the site June 26. Starring Cillian Murphy (Inception) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), the series was produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions, with …

TORONTO: The Canadian streaming service CraveTV is adding more than 140 stand-up comedy specials from HBO to its lineup. The additional lineup of specials will begin streaming to CraveTV customers this Friday. Highlights include nine specials with George Carlin, as well as offerings with Bill Maher and Ellen DeGeneres. There's …

TORONTO: Canadian streaming service CraveTV has announced plans to add the long-running animated comedy South Park to its lineup next month. The hub will feature 18 seasons of the U.S. show, with all episodes launching July 1. South Park, which was created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, will be …

TORONTO: Canada's CTV is set to air a sampling of shows from the specialty channels Space and Bravo as part of its summer lineup, among them Orphan Black and Bitten. From the Space channel, season three of the conspiracy thriller Orphan Black is airing Saturdays at 9 p.m., followed by …

TORONTO: The TV Everywhere application Hollywood Suite GO (HSGO), which is celebrating its first anniversary this month, has become available through Canadian television service provider VMedia. HSGO allows customers to watch popular movies on their iPads, iPhones and Android devices. Access to content is now being offered at no additional …

MONTREAL: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has named André Picard as director general of creation and innovation, a new management position. In his new role, Picard will be responsible for developing an integrated long-term vision and ensuring strategic and business intelligence oversight, as well as developing value-added partnerships. …

TORONTO: Randy Lennox has been appointed to the newly created position of president of entertainment production and broadcasting at Bell Media, which has seen a reshuffling in its senior ranks amid the departure of four executives. Lennox will oversee all of Bell Media’s English independent and in-house entertainment productions for …

TORONTO: Jon Rutherford, the executive VP of distribution and business development, is leaving Tricon Films & Television, which has elevated Karthiga Ratnasabapathy to VP of worldwide sales and acquisitions. Rutherford will officially resign from Tricon at the end of the week for a new position that has yet to be …

TORONTO: The Ellis library, containing nearly 600 titles produced by Canada's Ralph C. Ellis and Stephen Ellis, is to be re-released globally through the pair's new company, Stellis Media. The Ellis Library contains hundreds of productions spanning the factual genres of natural history, science, history and family entertainment. The programs …