Exclusive: Catherine Tait, who runs Canadian pubcaster CBC/Radio-Canada, has been meeting with counterparts in Europe this week to rally support for an online initiative aimed at detoxifying social media.
Tait revealed she has over the past week held meetings with the likes of BBC Director General Tim Davie and senior France Télévisions and Radio France executives to discuss the Public Spaces Incubator, which is backed by four public service broadcast organizations and MoveOn.org director and Avaaz founder Eli Pariser.
Regarding discussions with broadcaster counterparts, a spokeswoman said the BBC does not comment on “private meetings,” but added the corporation would meet with other public service broadcasters “to discuss their work.” France Télévisions hadn’t responded to requests for comment before press time.
These meetings followed CBC discussions with public service media counterparts in Australia and New Zealand, among other territories.
The Public Spaces Incubator is aimed at “redefining and...
Tait revealed she has over the past week held meetings with the likes of BBC Director General Tim Davie and senior France Télévisions and Radio France executives to discuss the Public Spaces Incubator, which is backed by four public service broadcast organizations and MoveOn.org director and Avaaz founder Eli Pariser.
Regarding discussions with broadcaster counterparts, a spokeswoman said the BBC does not comment on “private meetings,” but added the corporation would meet with other public service broadcasters “to discuss their work.” France Télévisions hadn’t responded to requests for comment before press time.
These meetings followed CBC discussions with public service media counterparts in Australia and New Zealand, among other territories.
The Public Spaces Incubator is aimed at “redefining and...
- 5/29/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a tough few months that has seen mass layoffs, Canadian national broadcaster CBC has welcomed a one-year investment of CA$42M ($30.4M) from the federal government.
The move should ease the strain on the Schitt’s Creek pubcaster, with the funding for news and entertainment shows having risen from the prior year.
Contained within the Canadian government’s federal budget was also a provision of CA$40M over two years for the Canada Media Fund to support media productions, including those led by “equity-deserving groups.”
There is also CA$23M over three years for The Toronto International Film Festival, and official inclusion in the budget of previously announced Telefilm Canada funding of CA$100M over two years and Indigenous Screen Office funding of CA$65M million over five years.
CBC boss Catherine Tait described the move as “welcome news.”
“This investment, together with the steps we have taken since December,...
The move should ease the strain on the Schitt’s Creek pubcaster, with the funding for news and entertainment shows having risen from the prior year.
Contained within the Canadian government’s federal budget was also a provision of CA$40M over two years for the Canada Media Fund to support media productions, including those led by “equity-deserving groups.”
There is also CA$23M over three years for The Toronto International Film Festival, and official inclusion in the budget of previously announced Telefilm Canada funding of CA$100M over two years and Indigenous Screen Office funding of CA$65M million over five years.
CBC boss Catherine Tait described the move as “welcome news.”
“This investment, together with the steps we have taken since December,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has announced it expects to cut around 600 jobs as it deals with lower advertising revenue and competition from U.S. digital giants.
Canada’s pubcaster said it faces a $125 million budgetary shortfall likely to be offset with programming cuts and layoffs. “These pressures are a result of the same structural factors affecting all media companies in Canada, including rising production costs, declining television advertising revenue and fierce competition from the digital giants,” Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, said in a statement.
On the programming side, the pubcaster expects to cut its English- and French-language content spend over the next year, which will include around $40 million less for series commissioned or acquired from indie producers. The latest layoffs forecast at the CBC represent around 10 percent of the workforce at the CBC and Radio-Canada, the country’s English- and French-language pubcasters.
“CBC/Radio-Canada is not...
Canada’s pubcaster said it faces a $125 million budgetary shortfall likely to be offset with programming cuts and layoffs. “These pressures are a result of the same structural factors affecting all media companies in Canada, including rising production costs, declining television advertising revenue and fierce competition from the digital giants,” Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, said in a statement.
On the programming side, the pubcaster expects to cut its English- and French-language content spend over the next year, which will include around $40 million less for series commissioned or acquired from indie producers. The latest layoffs forecast at the CBC represent around 10 percent of the workforce at the CBC and Radio-Canada, the country’s English- and French-language pubcasters.
“CBC/Radio-Canada is not...
- 12/11/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Canada’s media guild has reacted with shock following the announcement CBC/Radio-Canada will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and bring down its program spend by C$40M ($29.6M) to reduce a major budget shortfall.
The Canada Media Guild (Cmg) said that though it was braced for cuts, it was “shocked” by the depths of the plan and was “dismayed and frustrated by the enormous impact these budgetary cuts” on its members, who include producers, journalists, technicians and program production staff.
Around 600 union and non-union roles will be shed across CBC/Radio-Canada, while another 200 currently unfilled positions will be closed, with the organization forced to “manage approximately C$125M [$92M] in budget pressures forecast for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.”
Both the English-language CBC and French-language Radio-and Canada will eliminate around 250 roles, with most coming from Technology and Infrastructure and corporate positions, with some layoffs taking place immediately.
Furthermore, the corporation...
The Canada Media Guild (Cmg) said that though it was braced for cuts, it was “shocked” by the depths of the plan and was “dismayed and frustrated by the enormous impact these budgetary cuts” on its members, who include producers, journalists, technicians and program production staff.
Around 600 union and non-union roles will be shed across CBC/Radio-Canada, while another 200 currently unfilled positions will be closed, with the organization forced to “manage approximately C$125M [$92M] in budget pressures forecast for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.”
Both the English-language CBC and French-language Radio-and Canada will eliminate around 250 roles, with most coming from Technology and Infrastructure and corporate positions, with some layoffs taking place immediately.
Furthermore, the corporation...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Meta and Alphabet will pull back from news distribution in more countries if forced to pay for content, the CEO of leading Canadian public network CBC/Radio Canada has predicted.
Catherine Tait told Deadline she “absolutely believes” globally-focused social media giants are prepared to stop linking to news content from organizations around the world, despite the “general growth of disinformation” on the internet.
The news comes as California seeks to introduce legislation that would require platforms to pay news outlets monthly usage fees, and as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which will provide protections to newspapers, broadcast stations and digital journalism outlets and give them more market power in the face of competition for advertising from the digital giants.
It also follows Meta and Alphabet choosing to stop hosting news sites in Canada and Meta’s announcement earlier this month that in December it would ‘deprecate’ Facebook News in the UK,...
Catherine Tait told Deadline she “absolutely believes” globally-focused social media giants are prepared to stop linking to news content from organizations around the world, despite the “general growth of disinformation” on the internet.
The news comes as California seeks to introduce legislation that would require platforms to pay news outlets monthly usage fees, and as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which will provide protections to newspapers, broadcast stations and digital journalism outlets and give them more market power in the face of competition for advertising from the digital giants.
It also follows Meta and Alphabet choosing to stop hosting news sites in Canada and Meta’s announcement earlier this month that in December it would ‘deprecate’ Facebook News in the UK,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The viability of South Korea’s Kbs is under threat due to government plans to alter its funding mechanism, according a public service media advocacy group.
The Global Task Force for Public Media — which counts Kbs, the BBC and CBC among its members — has issued a statement warning plans to change legislation would hand the public service broadcaster “an existential crisis.”
Korea’s government wants to separate the collection of Kbs’s license fee from electricity bills. The current system has been in place since 1994, and sees every household with a TV receiver charged a monthly ₩2,500 ($1.91) a month for a bundle on top of their electrical services. KBs filed an injunction against the Korea Communications Commission two days ago to stop the move, mind fears it lacks proper scrutiny.
Kbs argues changing the existing mechanism could dramatically reduce its revenue pot and impact its public service mission. The Global Task...
The Global Task Force for Public Media — which counts Kbs, the BBC and CBC among its members — has issued a statement warning plans to change legislation would hand the public service broadcaster “an existential crisis.”
Korea’s government wants to separate the collection of Kbs’s license fee from electricity bills. The current system has been in place since 1994, and sees every household with a TV receiver charged a monthly ₩2,500 ($1.91) a month for a bundle on top of their electrical services. KBs filed an injunction against the Korea Communications Commission two days ago to stop the move, mind fears it lacks proper scrutiny.
Kbs argues changing the existing mechanism could dramatically reduce its revenue pot and impact its public service mission. The Global Task...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the 2008 action thriller Just Business, starring Gina Gershon. You can check it out over on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Jonathan Dueck from a screenplay by David Robbeson, Just Business has the following synopsis: Elizar Perla is a recently retired cat burglar who has succumbed to the temptation of one final score. The target is David Gray, famous for his collection of art and other rarities. Soon after the job, Elizar disappears, leaving his daughter Marty distraught. Desperate, Gray approaches Marty suggesting that her father will turn up as soon as the stolen artwork is recovered.
Directed by Jonathan Dueck from a screenplay by David Robbeson, Just Business has the following synopsis: Elizar Perla is a recently retired cat burglar who has succumbed to the temptation of one final score. The target is David Gray, famous for his collection of art and other rarities. Soon after the job, Elizar disappears, leaving his daughter Marty distraught. Desperate, Gray approaches Marty suggesting that her father will turn up as soon as the stolen artwork is recovered.
- 2/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Every year, around 20 of the world’s most influential public broadcasters get together to discuss the issues of the day such as the challenge from global streaming platforms, rights and the very purpose of their existence. The Public Broadcasters International conference is part-debate, part-agenda setting and part-pep talk in truth.
Last week, the Global Task Force — which comprises the BBC, France Télévisions, Kbs, CBC/Radio Canada, the ABC, Zdf, Rnz and Svt — headed to Tokyo for the latest confab. Once there, CBC/Radio-Canada CEO and President and Global Task Force Chair Catherine Tait delivered an impassioned rallying cry to her Psb colleagues.
Her focus was on building a “united global voice” for public service media, with the speech ending: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others. Alone — faced with the reach and heft of the global players — we risk losing our audiences.
Last week, the Global Task Force — which comprises the BBC, France Télévisions, Kbs, CBC/Radio Canada, the ABC, Zdf, Rnz and Svt — headed to Tokyo for the latest confab. Once there, CBC/Radio-Canada CEO and President and Global Task Force Chair Catherine Tait delivered an impassioned rallying cry to her Psb colleagues.
Her focus was on building a “united global voice” for public service media, with the speech ending: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others. Alone — faced with the reach and heft of the global players — we risk losing our audiences.
- 11/24/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
A new documentary will explore the life of Canada’s most legendary children’s entertainer, Mr. Dressup.
The alter ego of Ernie Coombs, Mr. Dressup entertained and educated five generations of Canadian youngsters through his iconic CBC daytime series, which aired from 1967 until 1996.
On Thursday, Sept. 29, Prime Video announced the start of production on the new Canadian Amazon Original documentary focusing on Mr. Dressup, with filming to start in fall 2022.
During a television run of nearly 30 years, Coombs delighted youngsters who watched, introducing them to puppets Casey and Finnegan, along with his iconic “tickle trunk,” a repository for all manner of inventive costumes.
Read More: A Retro Holiday Clip Of Mr. Dressup Shared On Twitter Is Making Canadians Nostalgic
“The feature-length documentary celebrates the origins and history of Canada’s favourite children’s show, ‘Mr. Dressup’, which built a legacy of kindness, patience, inclusiveness, and creativity in 4,000 episodes across 29 years on CBC in Canada,...
The alter ego of Ernie Coombs, Mr. Dressup entertained and educated five generations of Canadian youngsters through his iconic CBC daytime series, which aired from 1967 until 1996.
On Thursday, Sept. 29, Prime Video announced the start of production on the new Canadian Amazon Original documentary focusing on Mr. Dressup, with filming to start in fall 2022.
During a television run of nearly 30 years, Coombs delighted youngsters who watched, introducing them to puppets Casey and Finnegan, along with his iconic “tickle trunk,” a repository for all manner of inventive costumes.
Read More: A Retro Holiday Clip Of Mr. Dressup Shared On Twitter Is Making Canadians Nostalgic
“The feature-length documentary celebrates the origins and history of Canada’s favourite children’s show, ‘Mr. Dressup’, which built a legacy of kindness, patience, inclusiveness, and creativity in 4,000 episodes across 29 years on CBC in Canada,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Exclusive: Anthony Q. Farrell, who was among the writers of NBC sitcom The Office, has been tapped as showrunner for season two of CBC comedy Run the Burbs.
Farrell, who was recently handed the 2022 Showrunner Award by the Writers Guild of Canada, will replace season one showrunner Shebli Zarghami on the show, which was officially renewed earlier this month as part of CBC’s 2022/23 slate.
Co-created by star Andrew Phung (Kim’s Convenience) and Scott Townend (The Secret Marathon), the Pier 21 Films-produced Run the Burbs follows the Phams, a young Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family who upend ideas about contemporary family values and life in the suburbs.
“I’m really looking forward to delving into the world that Andrew and Scott have created. The potential for cultural representation on Run the Burbs is incredible,” said Farrell. “They did a beautiful job setting up the Phams and their neighbors in season one,...
Farrell, who was recently handed the 2022 Showrunner Award by the Writers Guild of Canada, will replace season one showrunner Shebli Zarghami on the show, which was officially renewed earlier this month as part of CBC’s 2022/23 slate.
Co-created by star Andrew Phung (Kim’s Convenience) and Scott Townend (The Secret Marathon), the Pier 21 Films-produced Run the Burbs follows the Phams, a young Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family who upend ideas about contemporary family values and life in the suburbs.
“I’m really looking forward to delving into the world that Andrew and Scott have created. The potential for cultural representation on Run the Burbs is incredible,” said Farrell. “They did a beautiful job setting up the Phams and their neighbors in season one,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine Tait is unusually open and candid for the head of a major public broadcaster. She’s also not afraid of whimsy — at one point in an exclusive chat with Deadline stopping mid-sentence to exclaim the beauty of a hummingbird that’s flown onto windowsill of her LA hotel room.
The exec is President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada — meaning she oversees by the far the biggest and most influential broadcaster in Canada, a territory tied to the U.S. entertainment business like no other.
To differentiate from the giant to the south, Canada has successfully created its own broadcasting and production market using various tax incentives and production treaties that have attracted overseas investment. However, the arrival of Netflix, Amazon and the studio-owned global streamers has created a major challenge — producers now have more options for their wares and many are securing premium deals, meaning fewer projects are available.
The exec is President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada — meaning she oversees by the far the biggest and most influential broadcaster in Canada, a territory tied to the U.S. entertainment business like no other.
To differentiate from the giant to the south, Canada has successfully created its own broadcasting and production market using various tax incentives and production treaties that have attracted overseas investment. However, the arrival of Netflix, Amazon and the studio-owned global streamers has created a major challenge — producers now have more options for their wares and many are securing premium deals, meaning fewer projects are available.
- 6/11/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with latest additions: Additional speakers have been added to the 13th annual Produced By Conference, the Producers Guild’s annual confab that is set for June 11-12 on the Fox studio lot.
Newly announced participants in the weekend of panels, sessions and network events include Peter Friedlander, DanTram Nguyen, Megan Colligan, Mark Resteghini, Devin Griffin, Barry Jossen, Mark Gill, Aaron Hart, Catherine Tait, Chris Thomes, Yvette Nicole Brown and more.
They join previously announced names including Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, Seth MacFarlane, Charles D. King, Dan Lin, Stephanie Allain, Betsy Beers, Jason Richman, Mark Kimsey and Aml Ameen.
Here is the full list of participants so far, with a working schedule of events available here.
Stephanie Allain
Aml Ameen
Trevor Baker
Amanda Beggs, Cas
Betsy Beers
Xavier Bernasconi
Alison Brower
Yvette Nicole Brown
Elle Roth-Brunet
Rick Champagne
Kesila Childers
Steven B. Cohen
Megan Colligan
Jesse Collins
Simon Crownshaw
Viola Davis
Dante Di Loreto
Sabrina Ehlert
Mike Farah
Stephen Feder
Erica Fishman
Ashley N. Flores
Peter Friedlander
Mark Gill
Amy Gravitt
Marsha Greene
Devin Griffin (EVP & General Manager of BET+)
Aaron Hart
Melody Hildebrandt
Erica Huggins
Steve Jelley
Valerie Johnson-Redrow
Barry Jossen
Jennifer Kawaja
Mark Kimsey
Charles D. King
Mike Larocca
Karen Baker Landers, Mpse
Dan Lin
Seth MacFarlane
Michael Minkler, Cas
Jordana Mollick
DanTram Nguyen
Arnold Pinnock
Mark Resteghini
Jason Richman
Joel Sloss
Curt Sobel, Mpse
Christina Lee Storm
Rabia Sultana
Catherine Tait
Julius Tennon
Chris Thomes
Nikola Todorovic (Co-founder & CEO at Wonder Dynamics)
Diana Williams
Tonya Williams
Philipp Wolf
David W. Zucker
Previously, May 13 Pm: After being on hiatus for the last two years during Covid, the Producers Guild of America (PGA)’s 12th annual Produced By Conference has announced its first round of speakers. The event is taking place on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 at the Fox Studio Lot in Century City.
Those panelists include Oscar winner Viola Davis; veteran producer Julius Tennon (President and Co-Founder of JuVee Productions; The First Lady); animation heavyweight Seth MacFarlane; pioneering producer Charles D. King; tentpole-maker Dan Lin; legendary producer Stephanie Allain; master of television Betsy Beers; comedy leader Mike Farah; IP chief Jason Richman; producing innovator Mark Kimsey (Co-CEO of Electromagnetic Productions); actor and producer Aml Ameen (Executive Producer/ Actor – The Porter; Actor – I May Destroy You; Producer/ Actor – Boxing Day) with more to be announced soon.
Produced By will feature panels, Q&As, a networking reception, its Mentoring Roundtables, and the return of the Pitch Perfect session, during which a handful of pre-selected attendees pitch their projects live in front of an audience of leading producers and executives.
The confirmed participants in the Mentor Roundtables are: Insecure producer Deniese Davis; producing legend Gary Goetzman; Academy Award-nominated producer Fred Berger; Daniels producer Jonathan Wang; James Lopez; and Farah, with more to be announced.
New for this year’s conference is the Producers One-on-One engagement, which connects PGA members with an experienced producer for a one-on-one conversation. This is designed for members to seek thoughtful advice about specific projects they are producing. Additionally, for the first time, PGA Create, the Producers Guild’s program supporting emerging and mid-career creative producers from underrepresented backgrounds, will bring together its 35 PGA Create scripted and documentary fellows for a day-long set of networking opportunities supported by the program’s lead sponsor, Google.
Newly announced participants in the weekend of panels, sessions and network events include Peter Friedlander, DanTram Nguyen, Megan Colligan, Mark Resteghini, Devin Griffin, Barry Jossen, Mark Gill, Aaron Hart, Catherine Tait, Chris Thomes, Yvette Nicole Brown and more.
They join previously announced names including Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, Seth MacFarlane, Charles D. King, Dan Lin, Stephanie Allain, Betsy Beers, Jason Richman, Mark Kimsey and Aml Ameen.
Here is the full list of participants so far, with a working schedule of events available here.
Stephanie Allain
Aml Ameen
Trevor Baker
Amanda Beggs, Cas
Betsy Beers
Xavier Bernasconi
Alison Brower
Yvette Nicole Brown
Elle Roth-Brunet
Rick Champagne
Kesila Childers
Steven B. Cohen
Megan Colligan
Jesse Collins
Simon Crownshaw
Viola Davis
Dante Di Loreto
Sabrina Ehlert
Mike Farah
Stephen Feder
Erica Fishman
Ashley N. Flores
Peter Friedlander
Mark Gill
Amy Gravitt
Marsha Greene
Devin Griffin (EVP & General Manager of BET+)
Aaron Hart
Melody Hildebrandt
Erica Huggins
Steve Jelley
Valerie Johnson-Redrow
Barry Jossen
Jennifer Kawaja
Mark Kimsey
Charles D. King
Mike Larocca
Karen Baker Landers, Mpse
Dan Lin
Seth MacFarlane
Michael Minkler, Cas
Jordana Mollick
DanTram Nguyen
Arnold Pinnock
Mark Resteghini
Jason Richman
Joel Sloss
Curt Sobel, Mpse
Christina Lee Storm
Rabia Sultana
Catherine Tait
Julius Tennon
Chris Thomes
Nikola Todorovic (Co-founder & CEO at Wonder Dynamics)
Diana Williams
Tonya Williams
Philipp Wolf
David W. Zucker
Previously, May 13 Pm: After being on hiatus for the last two years during Covid, the Producers Guild of America (PGA)’s 12th annual Produced By Conference has announced its first round of speakers. The event is taking place on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 at the Fox Studio Lot in Century City.
Those panelists include Oscar winner Viola Davis; veteran producer Julius Tennon (President and Co-Founder of JuVee Productions; The First Lady); animation heavyweight Seth MacFarlane; pioneering producer Charles D. King; tentpole-maker Dan Lin; legendary producer Stephanie Allain; master of television Betsy Beers; comedy leader Mike Farah; IP chief Jason Richman; producing innovator Mark Kimsey (Co-CEO of Electromagnetic Productions); actor and producer Aml Ameen (Executive Producer/ Actor – The Porter; Actor – I May Destroy You; Producer/ Actor – Boxing Day) with more to be announced soon.
Produced By will feature panels, Q&As, a networking reception, its Mentoring Roundtables, and the return of the Pitch Perfect session, during which a handful of pre-selected attendees pitch their projects live in front of an audience of leading producers and executives.
The confirmed participants in the Mentor Roundtables are: Insecure producer Deniese Davis; producing legend Gary Goetzman; Academy Award-nominated producer Fred Berger; Daniels producer Jonathan Wang; James Lopez; and Farah, with more to be announced.
New for this year’s conference is the Producers One-on-One engagement, which connects PGA members with an experienced producer for a one-on-one conversation. This is designed for members to seek thoughtful advice about specific projects they are producing. Additionally, for the first time, PGA Create, the Producers Guild’s program supporting emerging and mid-career creative producers from underrepresented backgrounds, will bring together its 35 PGA Create scripted and documentary fellows for a day-long set of networking opportunities supported by the program’s lead sponsor, Google.
- 5/24/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: After a two-year hiatus, the Producers Guild of America is returning for its 12th annual Produced By Conference — to be held on June 11 and 12 at the Fox Studio Lot in Century City — and has announced a number of prominent speakers and panel sessions.
Recently-added speakers include Peter Friedlander, DanTram Nguyen, Megan Colligan, Mark Resteghini, Devin Griffin, Barry Jossen, Mark Gill, Aaron Hart, Catherine Tait, Chris Thomes and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Also added are conversations with Charles D. King, Dan Lin, Seth MacFarlane & Erica Huggins, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon. Sessions added include Web3 and Meet the Buyers.
Earlier confirmed speakers include Academy Award winner Viola Davis, her husband and producing partner, veteran producer Julius Tennon (“The First Lady”), “Family Guy” creator MacFarlane, television producer Betsy Beers (creative partner at Shondaland) and comedy leader Mike Farah.
The conference will feature a networking reception, panels, Q&As and its signature Mentoring Roundtables.
Recently-added speakers include Peter Friedlander, DanTram Nguyen, Megan Colligan, Mark Resteghini, Devin Griffin, Barry Jossen, Mark Gill, Aaron Hart, Catherine Tait, Chris Thomes and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Also added are conversations with Charles D. King, Dan Lin, Seth MacFarlane & Erica Huggins, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon. Sessions added include Web3 and Meet the Buyers.
Earlier confirmed speakers include Academy Award winner Viola Davis, her husband and producing partner, veteran producer Julius Tennon (“The First Lady”), “Family Guy” creator MacFarlane, television producer Betsy Beers (creative partner at Shondaland) and comedy leader Mike Farah.
The conference will feature a networking reception, panels, Q&As and its signature Mentoring Roundtables.
- 5/24/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Canada’s CBC and the UK’s BBC are jointly working up a trio of podcasts, including one in which Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin explores J. Edgar Hoover’s campaign to root out Communism in Hollywood and his obsession with her grandfather, silent movie star Charlie Chaplin.
The project, from CBC Podcasts and BBC World Service, is an extension to a collaboration commitment from 2019 in which the two national broadcasters pledged to enhance their services and programmes by working together.
The podcasts comprise Chaplin’s BBC Audio Wales-produced Hollywood Outcasts, Antica Productions and Telltale Industries’ The Bait and BBC Scotland Productions’ The Billion Dollar Goldmine Scam (all working titles).
Hollywood Outcasts will see Spanish-British actress Chaplin, known for roles in Game of Thrones and Taboo, looking at how Hoover’s determination to stop perceived Hollywood Communism centered around The Tramp star Charlie Chaplin and guide listeners through...
The project, from CBC Podcasts and BBC World Service, is an extension to a collaboration commitment from 2019 in which the two national broadcasters pledged to enhance their services and programmes by working together.
The podcasts comprise Chaplin’s BBC Audio Wales-produced Hollywood Outcasts, Antica Productions and Telltale Industries’ The Bait and BBC Scotland Productions’ The Billion Dollar Goldmine Scam (all working titles).
Hollywood Outcasts will see Spanish-British actress Chaplin, known for roles in Game of Thrones and Taboo, looking at how Hoover’s determination to stop perceived Hollywood Communism centered around The Tramp star Charlie Chaplin and guide listeners through...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC and Canada’s CBC have struck a major co-production agreement to develop projects across genres including drama and documentaries.
The two broadcasters struck the deal at the 82nd General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union in Oslo, Norway last week and it was signed by Tony Hall, Director-General BBC, and Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada
It is the latest salvo by the public broadcasters, which are facing a major fight against global Svod platforms.
The broadcasters have previously co-produced projects before including docs such as Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions’ Jumbo: The Life Of An Elephant Superstar and Talesmith and Cineflix’s wildlife doc Takaya: Lone Wolf.
It comes hot on the heels of CBCs recent deal with Australian public broadcaster ABC to co-develop and co-produce drama, comedy, non-scripted and children’s programming, which was unveiled at the recent Banff World Media Festival.
“CBC...
The two broadcasters struck the deal at the 82nd General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union in Oslo, Norway last week and it was signed by Tony Hall, Director-General BBC, and Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada
It is the latest salvo by the public broadcasters, which are facing a major fight against global Svod platforms.
The broadcasters have previously co-produced projects before including docs such as Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions’ Jumbo: The Life Of An Elephant Superstar and Talesmith and Cineflix’s wildlife doc Takaya: Lone Wolf.
It comes hot on the heels of CBCs recent deal with Australian public broadcaster ABC to co-develop and co-produce drama, comedy, non-scripted and children’s programming, which was unveiled at the recent Banff World Media Festival.
“CBC...
- 7/4/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hannah Gadsby.
The ABC and Canadian public broadcaster CBC have agreed to co-develop and co-produce drama, comedy, non-scripted and children’s programming.
The deal encompasses two new proposed TV projects for two to six-year-olds and eight to 14-year-olds, and the ABC’s acquisitions of CBC Kids’ original commission Big Blue and CBC co-productions Kiri and Lou and the upcoming Sinking Ship sci-fi series Endlings.
The Mou signed at the Banff World Media Festival builds on the existing relationship that includes CBC’s acquisition of the broadcast rights to ABC programs Ronny Chieng: International Student, Mustangs Fc, Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes, Hannah Gadsby’s Oz and the format rights to the ABC’s original series You Can’t Ask That.
CBC’s version of the latter format launches on the CBC Gem streaming service in June.
The three-year Mou will also provide further opportunities for co-financing and format sales...
The ABC and Canadian public broadcaster CBC have agreed to co-develop and co-produce drama, comedy, non-scripted and children’s programming.
The deal encompasses two new proposed TV projects for two to six-year-olds and eight to 14-year-olds, and the ABC’s acquisitions of CBC Kids’ original commission Big Blue and CBC co-productions Kiri and Lou and the upcoming Sinking Ship sci-fi series Endlings.
The Mou signed at the Banff World Media Festival builds on the existing relationship that includes CBC’s acquisition of the broadcast rights to ABC programs Ronny Chieng: International Student, Mustangs Fc, Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes, Hannah Gadsby’s Oz and the format rights to the ABC’s original series You Can’t Ask That.
CBC’s version of the latter format launches on the CBC Gem streaming service in June.
The three-year Mou will also provide further opportunities for co-financing and format sales...
- 6/10/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Canadian public broadcaster CBC and Australian public broadcaster ABC have struck a major deal to co-develop and co-produce drama, comedy, non-scripted and children’s programming.
The deal was unveiled at the Banff World Media Festival. It is a three-year agreement and builds on the fact that CBC has previously acquired ABC shows such as Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes (above), Hannah Gadsby’s Oz and Mustangs Fc. CBC’s version of Australian format You Can’t Ask That is also launching on its Gem streaming service this month.
The two broadcasters will collaborate on English-language comedy, drama and factual content and will also co-develop children’s programming including two new series for 2 to 6-year-olds and 8 to 14-year-olds. ABC has previously acquired CBC’s Big Blue and are working together on co-productions Kiri and Lou and the upcoming Sinking Ship sci-fi epic Endlings.
“At a time when public broadcasters are competing...
The deal was unveiled at the Banff World Media Festival. It is a three-year agreement and builds on the fact that CBC has previously acquired ABC shows such as Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes (above), Hannah Gadsby’s Oz and Mustangs Fc. CBC’s version of Australian format You Can’t Ask That is also launching on its Gem streaming service this month.
The two broadcasters will collaborate on English-language comedy, drama and factual content and will also co-develop children’s programming including two new series for 2 to 6-year-olds and 8 to 14-year-olds. ABC has previously acquired CBC’s Big Blue and are working together on co-productions Kiri and Lou and the upcoming Sinking Ship sci-fi epic Endlings.
“At a time when public broadcasters are competing...
- 6/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine Tait, the newly installed president of CBC/Radio Canada, the country's public broadcaster, on Thursday associated Netflix with cultural imperialism as it makes its programming available worldwide.
"So I'm going to just go a little off script, because I was thinking about the British Empire, and how if you were there and you were the Viceroy of India, you would feel that you were doing only good for the people of India," Tait told a panel at the Prime Time conference in Ottawa.
As she shared a stage with Stephane Cardin, Netflix's director of public ...
"So I'm going to just go a little off script, because I was thinking about the British Empire, and how if you were there and you were the Viceroy of India, you would feel that you were doing only good for the people of India," Tait told a panel at the Prime Time conference in Ottawa.
As she shared a stage with Stephane Cardin, Netflix's director of public ...
- 1/31/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has rolled out a streaming service that will offer more than 4,000 hours of live and on-demand programming including the exclusive launch of Netflix co-production Northern Rescue.
The William Baldwin and Kathleen Robertson-fronted drama is one of a number of new titles for CBC Gem, which will include drama, comedy, factual entertainment, documentaries, arts, kids, sports and national and local news programming.
The streaming service, which also offers French-language programming from Ici Radio-Canada, will offer a free, ad-supported service as well as a premium membership for $4.99 per month.
The library will include acquisitions from Canadian distribution partners, including A71 Entertainment, Elevation Pictures, eOne, levelFILM and Mongrel Media, and international partners BBC Studios, Fremantle International, ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Sky Vision.
Separately, CBC will also collaborate with new partners including a partnership with global multiplatform entertainment company Wattpad. It will offer emerging Canadian writers the...
The William Baldwin and Kathleen Robertson-fronted drama is one of a number of new titles for CBC Gem, which will include drama, comedy, factual entertainment, documentaries, arts, kids, sports and national and local news programming.
The streaming service, which also offers French-language programming from Ici Radio-Canada, will offer a free, ad-supported service as well as a premium membership for $4.99 per month.
The library will include acquisitions from Canadian distribution partners, including A71 Entertainment, Elevation Pictures, eOne, levelFILM and Mongrel Media, and international partners BBC Studios, Fremantle International, ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Sky Vision.
Separately, CBC will also collaborate with new partners including a partnership with global multiplatform entertainment company Wattpad. It will offer emerging Canadian writers the...
- 12/11/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It's been exactly one year since the #MeToo movement shook up Hollywood — and the patriarchy worldwide.
Now the most powerful women in the international television industry say they are seeing the beginnings of real change in a business long dominated by straight white men. "#MeToo was a long-overdue reckoning of a systematic problem of misogyny at all levels of our industry," says Catherine Tait, the first woman to run the CBC, Canada's public broadcast giant. "At last we have the inclusion rider in our productions — thanks to Frances McDormand."
“People, men ...
Now the most powerful women in the international television industry say they are seeing the beginnings of real change in a business long dominated by straight white men. "#MeToo was a long-overdue reckoning of a systematic problem of misogyny at all levels of our industry," says Catherine Tait, the first woman to run the CBC, Canada's public broadcast giant. "At last we have the inclusion rider in our productions — thanks to Frances McDormand."
“People, men ...
- 10/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Toronto — Film and TV veteran Catherine Tait has been appointed for a five-year term as president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, making her the first women in the public broadcaster’s top job, Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly announced on Tuesday morning.
“I am honored to announce this significant milestone for our national broadcaster,” Joly said at a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. “We benefit from [Tait’s] depth of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader, and lifelong champion for Canadian content.”
“CBC/Radio-Canada, along with public broadcasters around the world, are under significant competitive pressure,” Tait told the crowd. “In order for public broadcasters to survive and to flourish, we must flourish on the services, news, and programming that most connect with our public, not just as one audience, but as many audiences. This is, after all, the power of digital.”
After the Liberal Party, under Justin Trudeau, won the 2015 federal election,...
“I am honored to announce this significant milestone for our national broadcaster,” Joly said at a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. “We benefit from [Tait’s] depth of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader, and lifelong champion for Canadian content.”
“CBC/Radio-Canada, along with public broadcasters around the world, are under significant competitive pressure,” Tait told the crowd. “In order for public broadcasters to survive and to flourish, we must flourish on the services, news, and programming that most connect with our public, not just as one audience, but as many audiences. This is, after all, the power of digital.”
After the Liberal Party, under Justin Trudeau, won the 2015 federal election,...
- 4/3/2018
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
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