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Canadian screen media organization BIPOC TV & Film, along with Bell Media, have launched the Unscripted Producers Lab to help emerging producers hit the ground running in unscripted production. Sphere Media’s director ...

The petition has been supported by a number of industry orgs, including the Indigenous Screen Office, the Black Screen Office and the Documentary Organization of Canada.

Warner Bros. Unscripted Television has acquired the global rights to Toronto filmmaker Barry Avrich’s documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, about Toronto entrepreneur and convicted con man Albert Rosenberg. Avrich, the doc’s ...

When Canadian documentary filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal learned about a “David and Goliath” environmental trial in California, she says she couldn’t say no to pursuing a film about it. Into the Weeds, written, ...

Astrology and appetites come together as Gusto TV starts principal photography this week on a new original series that focuses on each of the 12 zodiac signs and their connection ...

Toronto’s Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker Media-owned company, has partnered with former producers of the blockbuster Eurovision Song Contest to adapt the live televised music event for Canada. Eurovision Canada is ...

Updated: Parent company TVA Group has announced that Jean-Philippe Normandeau will continue as COO and

The pressure is on for the Canadian government to swiftly pass the Online Streaming Act as Canada’s screen entertainment industry reacts to the newly tabled bill. Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo ...

Realscreen sister publication Playback has learned. The news comes less than five months after Miller (pictured) stepped down from his dual role as Thunderbird president and GPM CEO, the latter of which he founded with Blair Reekie in 2010. In December, Vancouver-based Thunderbird said Miller was stepping down from his executive posts as he transitioned into a more production-focused role within the company. However, an internal memo from last week, seen by Playback Daily, said Miller had o...

Regulatory filing shows Bell was in running to buy Shaw before Rogers deal BCE reportedly walked away from a potential deal over fears it was assuming too much regulatory risk, paving the way for Rogers to clinch the $26-billion megadeal. April 26, 2021 The shakeup in Canada’s telecommunications sector could have been very different, ac...