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    Banff Festival Announces Winners of Alberta Film Awards

    June 15, 2024 The Banff World Television Festival is pleased to announce the winners at the Alberta Film Awards.  The CTV Award of Excellence was presented to Nigel Lythgoe by Ivan Fecan, President and Chief Executive Offer, CTVglobemedia; Chief Executive Officer, CTV Inc.;…
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    Family Channel and Playhouse Disney Order New Episodes of Canadian Productions

    June 14, 2024 Astral’s Family Channel and Playhouse Disney Canada today announced the commissioning of new episodes for two Canadian Original Productions. Family Channel has ordered a second season of live-action comedy, Wingin’ It, from Temple Street Productions while Playhouse Disney Canada has…
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    Banff Festival Announces Rockie Award Winners (June 14, 2024)

    June 14, 2024 The 31st Banff World Television Festival and nextMEDIA are pleased to announce this year’s Banff World Television Award winners, in the fiction categories:   ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORIES: 1)    Animation: Le Printemps de Melie/ Molly in Springtime, National Film Board of Canada in…
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    MUCHMUSIC Video Awards Does US Broadcast Deal

    June 8, 2024 MuchMusic announced today that Canada’s biggest street party will be simulcast south of the border on Fuse, Madison Square Garden’s national music television network. Now viewers across the U.S. can see all-star performers on the 2024 MUCHMUSIC Video Awards which airs live from…
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    CBC TV Previews Homegrown Hits, Stars & Icons for Fall Season

    May 28, 2024 Kirstine Stewart, General Manager of CBC Television,  previewed the network’s Fall 2024 schedule at an event in the CBC HQ yesterday.   Along with Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president of CBC English Services and many of the network’s on-air personalities, she unveiled…
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    Alliance for Children and Television Presents Awards of Excellence

    May 28, 2024 Members of the children’s and youth television industry gathered last night in Montreal to celebrate the winners of the Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) Awards of Excellence. Seven Awards of Excellence were presented for the best Canadian French-language children’s…
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    Trailer Park Boys Drunk and on Drugs as New Production Rolls

    May 28, 2024 Showcase’s all-new Canadian original comedy series The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour, starring Mike Smith, Robb Wells and JP Tremblay (Trailer Park Boys), commenced production May 26, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The six-episode, half-hour limited series is…
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    CTV Unwraps Summer Schedule

    May 26, 2024 CTV’s summer programming schedule is anchored by returning favourites and fresh new series, including the highly-anticipated new summer drama SCOUNDRELS (June 20), the return of LAW & ORDER: CI (June 20) and the new reality game series DOWNFALL (June 22).…
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    College Launches Kid’s Entertainment and Media Centre

    May 25, 2024 Toronto could soon be an important hub for children’s entertainment production, following word that Centennial College is launching a new Centre for Children’s Entertainment and Media. Designed to respond to changes in the multi-billion-dollar children’s entertainment industry, organizers say the…
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    Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Supports 24 New Projects

    May 7, 2024 Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund is pleased to announce its latest round of funding for 24 new and ongoing projects through its Script Development Program. Chosen from 99 applications, the most recent selection of supported projects features a wide…