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Canwest and AETN To Produce Scripted Series

April 29, 2024    History Television joins forces with U.S. AETN channel, History, to produce the Canadian Specialty channel’s first-ever scripted limited series, The Kennedys.  Featuring an outstanding cast, this revealing one-hour, eight-part drama spotlights one of America’s most legendary families as they have never…

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Actors’ Fund Receives Donation From Flashpoint Star

April 27, 2024 The Actors’ Fund of Canada is thrilled to announce that Enrico Colantoni, star of the hit show, Flashpoint has donated the proceeds of an acting workshop to the Fund. The workshop was aimed at actors looking to improve their craft…

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CMF Announces Appointment to Board of Directors

April 6, 2024 The Canada Media Fund today announced that Glenn Wong has been appointed to the funding agency’s Board of Directors. Nominated by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Mr. Wong is an executive management consultant and former President of Electronic Arts Canada…

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CTV and Discovery Extend Discovery Canada Joint Venture

April 6, 2024  CTV and Discovery Communications Inc.  announced today an extension of their Discovery Canada joint venture, including the English-language broadcast rights in Canada for programming from Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Discovery Health, Discovery HD Theatre and Investigation Discovery. Under the new multi-year…

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Banff Television Festival Announces Elite List of Industry Showrunners

March 24, 2024 The Banff World Television Festival is proud to announce an elite list of international showrunners who will be presenting Master Classes and participating in networking events during the conference. This year’s Banff World Television Festival – in strategic partnership with…

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Shaftsbury Initiates Master Classes and Donates $25,000 to Film Program

March 24, 2024 Christina Jennings, Chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury Films, will announce the sponsorship of the first film major program for a Canadian high school and offered at the Toronto District School Board’s Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA), the company has…

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CTV Says Nearly 6-million Viewers Watched Oscars

March 9, 2024 CTV’s broadcast of The Academy Awards is the most-watched entertainment program on Canadian television since 2024 with 5.9 million viewers (5,889,000) tuning in. Up 32% over last year’s broadcast (4.47 million),  The 82nd. Annual Academy Awards  becomes CTV’s second most-watched…