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New indie group buys Content & others for $104m

Content Media Corp. is one of six companies that has been sold to a new Toronto-based investment vehicle led by entertainment entrepreneurs Steven Silver and Peter Sussman. Kew Media Group is buying 100% of transatlantic production and distribution firm Content, and Toronto-based producers Architect Films, Bristow Global Media, Media Headquarters Film & Television and Our […]

New indie group buys Content & others for $104m

Content Media Corp. is one of six companies that has been sold to a new Toronto-based investment vehicle led by entertainment entrepreneurs Steven Silver and Peter Sussman. Kew Media Group is buying 100% of transatlantic production and distribution firm Content, and Toronto-based producers Architect Films, Bristow Global Media, Media Headquarters Film & Television and Our […]

Kirstine Stewart leaves Twitter

High-profile Canadian media exec Kirstine Stewart is leaving her role as vice president, media, at Twitter. Stewart is well-known in Canadian and international TV circles having run programming at Canadian pubcaster the CBC. Prior to that she was at one-time Canadian media giant Alliance Atlantis, and at Hallmark in the US. She joined Twitter three […]

Ex-Alliance Atlantis boss invests in Norton firm

Former Alliance Atlantis entertainment CEO Peter Sussman (left) has joined the board of London-based Awesome Media & Entertainment after investing in the business and becoming an equity partner. Awesome, which Canadian born screenwriter Jeff Norton (below, right) founded, is moving into primetime drama to go with its existing kids and family projects. These include Woodland, […]

Morayniss extends eOne tenure

Entertainment One Television’s CEO, John Morayniss, will remain in the post for at least three more years. Moryaniss has signed a new contract that will see him remain with the Toronto-headquartered company through 2018. He took up the post in 2008 on the inception of eOne’s television business, and has since then grown revenues from […]

Tricon builds digital division with new hire

Canada-headquartered Tricon Films & Television has hired former Entertainment One executive Karthiga Ratnasabapathy as its director, digital sales and acquisitions. She will focus on worldwide digital sales, television sales in English-speaking Canada and acquiring film titles for sales to digital platforms; and report into Jon Rutherford, Tricon’s senior VP, distribution and business development. Additionally, Paul […]

Cineflix appoints Akman COO

Canadian-based producer Cineflix Media has hired Andrew Akman as its first COO. Akman joins from Canadian media giant Shaw and will oversee acquistions, corporate activity and post production at Cineflix. Based in Toronto, Akman will report to Cineflix’s co-CEOs Katherine Buck and Glen Salzman. Prior to Shaw, Akman was at Canwest Broadcasting where he oversaw […]

Content Partners tracks down CSI stake

Entertainment financier Content Partners has acquired 50% of the CSI franchise from Goldman Sachs. The deal, which reports have said was for around US$400 million, leaves Content and CBS Corporation as joint rights partners on the franchise, which is one of the largest and most lucrative in television history. CBS will continue to control domestic […]

CBS Studios appoints sales director for Canada

Distributor CBS Studios International has appointed Rekha Shah director of sales for Canada. She will sell CBS Studios’ content to Canada’s specialty channels in English and French-speaking Canada. Shah joins from Cambium Catalyst Entertainment where she served as VP, distribution & coproduction and director of international sales. Prior to that, she was director, English Canada […]