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TFO Launches an All-Video Platform

September 30, 2022 Groupe Média TFO has launched  tfo.org, a web platform that offers video on demand and allows web users to engage in a new digital experience specialised in playful, educational content. “Of course, we considered children, who can find the entire Caillou…
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Banff Festival Names HBO 2022 Company of Distinction

September 24, 2022 The organizers of the 37th edition of the Banff World Media Festival are thrilled to announce that the world’s most successful pay-TV service HBO will be honored as its esteemed Company of Distinction at the annual event which takes place…
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DHX Unveils Rebranded Family Jr. and Telemagino

September 18, 2022 DHX Television’s rebranded preschool networks Family Jr. and Télémagino will be introduced to Canadian households, infusing a new level of inspiration, imagination and entertainment into families’ lives. The transformation occurred for both English- and French-language subscribers this morning and viewers…
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DHX Media Signs Content Deal with Alibaba

September 16, 2022 DHX Media  has signed a deal to provide more than 2500 half hours of content to Alibaba Group’s video on demand (VOD) service, which is currently available on its Tmall Box, a content-delivery set-top box, OTT devices and various smart…
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Super Channel Announces Projects Funded for Development

September 14, 2022 Super Channel is pleased to announce the funding of 15 new feature films, documentaries and series, supported through the Super Channel Development Fund. “Once again, we received an exceptional field of submissions from across Canada”, said Melissa Kajpust, Head of…
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Ericsson MediaFirst Launches Next Generation TV Platform

September 10, 2022 Ericsson today announced the commercial availability of Ericsson MediaFirst, a next-generation Pay TV platform that transforms TV and video entertainment. Built using modern cloud-based architectures, Ericsson MediaFirst brings together the best of traditional Pay TV and over-the-top services, giving operators…
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Ericsson Releases ConsumerLab 2022 TV & Media Report

September 3, 2022 Ericsson   has today launched the latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, representative of the views and habits of 680 million consumers making it one of the largest studies of its kind. A key finding is…
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Super Channel Announces Start of Production on Original Scripted Comedy Series

August 19, 2022 Super Channel and Toronto based New Metric Media, in partnership with DHX Media, are pleased to announce that production is currently underway in Sudbury, Ontario on the Super Channel original series, What Would Sal Do?. Dylan Taylor (Rogue, The Lizzie…
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Super Channel Unveils New Website

August 10, 2022 Super Channel, Canada’s only national English pay television network, is pleased to unveil its dramatically redesigned website, www.superchannel.ca. The website, which was designed and developed in-house, has been completely updated with a fresh, streamlined look and simplified user experience. “Our…
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Lionsgate Receives 24 EMMY Nominations

July 17, 2022 Lionsgagte’s series Orange is the New Black, Mad Men, Nurse Jackie and Manhattan, and its limited series Houdini earned a total of 24 EMMY nominations, including an eighth consecutive Outstanding Drama Series nomination for four-time EMMY winner Mad Men (AMC);…