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12-06-2025
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‘Amazing Race Canada' Maker Insight Productions Promotes Trio To Co-Chief Content Officer Roles
EXCLUSIVE: Canada's Insight Productions has promoted a trio of execs to Co-Chief Content Officer. Erin Brock, Lindsay Cox and Mark Lysakowski have all assumed the role, effective immediately, with the three overseeing the Amazing Race Canada and Big Brother Canada producer's output. Alongside CEO and Chairman John Brunton, they will also steer strategic planning and expansion plans. All three continue to report to Brunton. More from Deadline 'Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent' Producer Cameron Pictures Hires Karen Tsang From Pier 21 From Wrexham To The Rink: Edmonton Oilers Docuseries 'The Great Ones' Coming From Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort David Bezmozgis Sets Principal Photography For Film Adaptation Of Crimea-Set Novel 'The Betrayers' - Cannes Market Between them, the trio oversee the likes of Big Brother, now in its 12th season; The Amazing Race (11 seasons of Canada's highest-rated Canadian series of all time); Canadian Idol; Canada's Ultimate Challenge; The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration; The JUNO Awards; Battle of the Blades; Stronger Together and Tous Ensemble. In further news, Alison Popowich, who assists with corporate strategy and planning, has been named Director of Corporate Affairs. 'With heartfelt thanks to the best, most dedicated team in the business, these promotions position Insight to do our best work domestically as we continue to expand our international development and production slates, and our business around the world,' said Brunton. Insight recently announced casting is underway for Paramount+ series Canada Shore (working title), the local version of MTV's Jersey Shore. Brock is serving as showrunner. Today's news also follow Brunton and Michel St-Cyr, executive producer and founding shareholder of Groupe Fair-Play, partnering their companies to develop and produce projects in both official Canadian languages across multiple genres including formats, variety, live specials, competition reality, and social experiment, potentially shooting English and French versions concurrently. The partnership, initiated and overseen by Brunton and Cox, sees the two companies developing original content to expand their footholds domestically and internationally. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
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12-06-2025
- Entertainment
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‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent' Producer Cameron Pictures Hires Karen Tsang From Pier 21
EXCLUSIVE: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent maker Cameron Pictures has hired Karen Tsang as Vice President of Creative Affairs. In this newly formed role, she will oversee a pipeline of original scripted series, reporting to CPI co-founders and sibling filmmaking duo Tassie Cameron and Amy Cameron. More from Deadline From Wrexham To The Ice Rink: Edmonton Oilers Doc Series 'The Great Ones' Coming From Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort 'Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent' Gets Two-Season Pickup By The CW David Bezmozgis Sets Principal Photography For Film Adaptation Of Crimea-Set Novel 'The Betrayers' - Cannes Market Tsang joins Cameron Pictures from Pier 21 Films, where she served as Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs, where she oversaw creative development and production of CBC and The CW comedy series Run the Burbs and was also executive producer on the show, as well as the debut seasons of Late Bloomer for Crave and Don't Even for Crave and APTN. 'Karen is so smart and she has a remarkable eye for developing standout stories and characters,' said Tassie Cameron. 'Her creative expertise, strong relationship with writers, and leadership experience will be huge assets to us, as we continue to bring compelling series to life.' 'Karen's passion for creator-driven storytelling, her relationships with buyers, and her commitment to collaborating with some of Canada's most exciting talent will be invaluable as we develop comedy and drama projects for Canadian and international audiences,' added Amy Cameron. Prior to Pier 21, Karen spent eight years at the CBC, rising to Executive in Charge of Production, Comedy. In that role, she oversaw over 150 episodes of original programming through development and production, including Baroness Von Sketch Show, which was acquired by IFC, as well as TallBoyz, Mr. D, and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The Canadian national began her career as a TV packaging assistant at Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles. 'I have long admired Tassie and Amy's passion for storytelling and the bold and engaging work they've created at Cameron Pictures,' says Karen. 'I'm honoured to join such an accomplished team and excited to champion fresh voices and ambitious projects for a global audience.' Cameron Pictures has also promoted Caledonia Brown from co-producer to supervising producer and Vice President, Operations. She'll continue to work across CPI's projects, and oversee day-to-day operations of the company. Amy Cameron – an executive, writer and producer – and Tassie Cameron, a showrunner and executive producer – founded Cameron Pictures and manage it alongside executive producer Alex Patrick, who leads on strategy and business and legal affairs. Its shows include Mary Kills People, the Global and Lifetime co-production; Little Dog, which was for CBC and co-produced with Elemental Pictures; and Pretty Hard Cases for CBC NBCUniversal. Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, which expanded Dick Wolf's Law & Order franchise into Canada, is for Citytv and co-produced with Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios and Rogers Sports & Media. Starring Aden Young and Kathleen Munroe, production on Season 3 concludes in spring. Best of Deadline 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
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12-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Canadian Talk Show Host Dini Petty Returning To TV Aged 80 With ‘Trailblazing Talks'
EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Canadian talk show host and broadcaster Dini Petty is returning to network TV aged 80. She will host the one-hour special Trailblazing Talks on Canadian channel The News Forum this summer, with production completed in Toronto. More from Deadline 'Amazing Race Canada' Maker Insight Productions Promotes Trio To Co-Chief Content Officer Roles 'Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent' Producer Cameron Pictures Hires Karen Tsang From Pier 21 From Wrexham To The Rink: Edmonton Oilers Docuseries 'The Great Ones' Coming From Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort In the show, Petty will have candid conversations with Canadian Senator, former rower and three-time Olympian gold-medalist Marnie McBean, and actor, producer and Reelworld Screen Institute founder and Executive Director Tonya Williams. She will also share highlights of memorable moments from her original interviews with both guests, who appeared on The Dini Petty Show, the Canadian daytime talk show that ran from 1989 to 1999. Petty is one of Canada's most recognizable broadcasters and radio hosts, known for her trademark pink jumpsuits. While working for Canadian radio station CKEY, she became the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter, clocking 5,000 hours of flight. She went on to be co-anchor of CityTV's newscast CityPulse News at 6 before establishing herself as a major daytime talk show host on the ratings-winning CityLine before moving to CTFO (part of CTV) for The Dini Petty Show. She later fronted a radio show and returned to guest-host episodes of CityLine, which remains on air. In total, her journalism won her her six CanPro Awards for Television Excellence and the prestigious NATPE International Iris Award. She also landed four Gemini nominations and took home the Canadian of Distinction Award. In recent years, she has performed a one-woman play, A Broad View, about her own life. She also appeared in Canadian short film Boundless, whose creator, Kate Campbell, is showrunner of Trailblazing Talks. 'My first television appearance was at age 12. It was not a good beginning, and I swore I'd never go into the business, but fate had other plans,' said Petty. 'Now, 68 years later, at age 80, I'm back.' Campbell is the creator and showrunner of Trailblazing Talks. The actor, vocalist and producer has appeared on screen in Oscar-nominated feature Gone Girl and played a prosecutor in the fourth season of CBS series in the Dark. Other roles have come in The Murdoch Mysteries, April Mullen's Badsville and Bell Fibe TV series BIKE. She is currently attached to direct two films, women-driven psychological thriller Satisfaction and Green Mountain State, which was a finalist in the 2022 Sundance Writer's Lab. Campbell executive produces alongside the former VP and General Manager of Discovery Channel Canada, Ken MacDonald, who is known for commissioning a suite of successful Canadian shows such as Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue 401, Canada's Worst Driver, Coldwater Cowboys and Frontier. Petty and Marina Cordoni of Marina Cordoni Entertainment are also exec producers on Trailblazing Talks. Former broadcaster and CRTC commissioner Martha Wilson is a consulting producer. 'The time is now for a new kind of conversation, one that honors the women who've shaped our world,' said Campbell. 'I created this one-hour special to celebrate broadcast icon Dini Petty's powerful return to television at 80, alongside two remarkable trailblazers from her past.''Dini Petty is truly a force of nature,' added MacDonald. 'It's such a joy to see her back in front of the cameras where she rightfully belongs. We are honored that she has chosen to step back into the spotlight to host this exciting new program.' The News Forum is a privately-owned Canadian national network focused on integrity, balance, inclusion of voices and promotion of democracy – all of which have become increasingly important to the country in 2025 following Donald Trump's threats to turn Canada into the 51st state. During his successful election campaign, Liberal leader Mark Carney's pledged to further fund public broadcaster the CBC to protect news journalism. Best of Deadline 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
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29-05-2025
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‘Amazing Race Canada' Maker Insight Productions Promotes Trio To Co-Chief Content Officer Roles
EXCLUSIVE: Canada's Insight Productions has promoted a trio of execs to Co-Chief Content Officer. Erin Brock, Lindsay Cox and Mark Lysakowski have all assumed the role, effective immediately, with the three overseeing the Amazing Race Canada and Big Brother Canada producer's output. Alongside CEO and Chairman John Brunton, they will also steer strategic planning and expansion plans. All three continue to report to Brunton. More from Deadline 'Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent' Producer Cameron Pictures Hires Karen Tsang From Pier 21 From Wrexham To The Rink: Edmonton Oilers Docuseries 'The Great Ones' Coming From Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort David Bezmozgis Sets Principal Photography For Film Adaptation Of Crimea-Set Novel 'The Betrayers' - Cannes Market Between them, the trio oversee the likes of Big Brother, now in its 12th season; The Amazing Race (11 seasons of Canada's highest-rated Canadian series of all time); Canadian Idol; Canada's Ultimate Challenge; The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration; The JUNO Awards; Battle of the Blades; Stronger Together and Tous Ensemble. In further news, Alison Popowich, who assists with corporate strategy and planning, has been named Director of Corporate Affairs. 'With heartfelt thanks to the best, most dedicated team in the business, these promotions position Insight to do our best work domestically as we continue to expand our international development and production slates, and our business around the world,' said Brunton. Insight recently announced casting is underway for Paramount+ series Canada Shore (working title), the local version of MTV's Jersey Shore. Brock is serving as showrunner. Today's news also follow Brunton and Michel St-Cyr, executive producer and founding shareholder of Groupe Fair-Play, partnering their companies to develop and produce projects in both official Canadian languages across multiple genres including formats, variety, live specials, competition reality, and social experiment, potentially shooting English and French versions concurrently. The partnership, initiated and overseen by Brunton and Cox, sees the two companies developing original content to expand their footholds domestically and internationally. Best of Deadline 'The Morning Show' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
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24-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Shake That Subpoena Off: Taylor Swift Probe Dropped By Justin Baldoni In Blake Lively Battle's Latest Twist
BREAKING ….Caught in the blast radius of multiple multi-million dollar lawsuits between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over accusations of sexual harassment and an online smear campaign, Taylor Swift can now shake off that pesky subpoena. In an unexpected move, the It Ends With Us star and director has withdrawn the paperwork seeking information from Swift about what she knew about what went down between her pal Lively and Wayfarer Studios co-founder Baldoni on the domestic violence themed film. Part of the reason the request was dropped was because details that the Bryan Freedman-represented Baldoni and crew sought were already provided, I hear. More from Deadline A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media Elisabeth Moss Clears Up Taylor Swift's 'Handmaid's Tale' Cameo Rumors: "God, I Love Them" From Wrexham To The Ice Rink: Edmonton Oilers Doc Series 'The Great Ones' Coming From Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort Having said that, reps for Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, its execs and publicists did not respond Thursday to request for comment on the withdrawal of the high-profile subpoena against the 'Fortnight' superstar and her lawyer J. Douglas Baldridge. Team Swift did respond, with a polite 'no comment.' Swift is a longtime friend to Lively and even the godmother to one of her and Ryan Reynolds' children. Even before news of more backlash from a previously served Swift subpoena leaked out on May 14, the IEWU soundtrack contributor had already made several cameos in various lawsuits and countersuits ever since Lively on December 20 filed her sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with California's Civil Rights Department. With all that, Baldoni's team may be mum today and Swift's people circumspect, but Lively's side certainly had something to say. 'We are pleased that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties have withdrawn their harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm,' a Lively spokesperson told Deadline this morning. 'We supported the efforts of Taylor's team to quash these inappropriate subpoenas directed to her counsel and we will continue to stand up for any third party who is unjustly harassed or threatened in the process,' they also noted. And of course, this being the Lively vs Baldoni case, there was always more to say. 'The Baldoni and Wayfarer team have tried to put Taylor Swift, a woman who has been an inspiration for tens of millions across the globe, at the center of this case since day one,' the Lively spokesperson said of their client's close close pal who has popped up in more than one filing or two since this all started with the Another Simple Favor actress' CRD complaint in late 2024. 'Exploiting Taylor Swift's celebrity was the original plan in Melissa Nathan's scenario planning document, and it continues to this day,' the statement adds, with a swipe at Baldoni's crisis management PR chief. 'Faced with having to justify themselves in federal court, they folded.' 'At some point they will run out of distractions from the actual claims of sexual harassment and retaliation they are facing.' With no settlement on the horizon and a vast cast of co-defendants and countersuits, Lively and Baldoni are set to face off in federal court on March 9, 2026. Last week saw a flurry of attorney accusations of strong-arming of Swift by Lively's side along with 'witness tampering and evidence spoliation,' plus protests by the Gossip Girl's crew of moves 'to launder scandalous and defamatory allegations about Ms. Lively and opposing counsel into the press.' It was a lot of thunder and not much lightning as Judge Lewis J. Liman reacted to a Lively team request and yanked the damning correspondence from Freedman and other Baldoni lawyers out of the court docket. 'The Letter is improper and must be stricken,' ordered Judge Liman in response to a motion by Lively's side filed mere hours after Freedman's letter. 'It is irrelevant to any issue before this Court and does not request any action from this Court,' he added, noting that Swift's Venables LLP counsel were fighting the subpoena in DC court. The reference by the Lively spokesperson Thursday to publicist Nathan, who along with ex-Jonesworks VP Jennifer Abel, directed Baldoni's public face, is noteworthy here, and clearly very personal. Lively and Deadpool star Reynolds' team have claimed that Nathan and Abel were the paid brains behind astroturfing social media effort to preemptively taint Lively before the actress went public with tales of her IEWU co-star's alleged misconduct. Both Nathan and Abel have denied those allegations, essentially stating they didn't need to attack Lively, the internet hated her all by itself. However, a mention of Swift in a Nathan/Abel planning document now in the court docket, can't be denied. 'As part of this, our team can also explore planting stories about the weaponization of feminism and how people in BL's circle like Taylor Swift, have been accused of utilizing these tactics to 'bully' into getting what they want,' Nathan wrote in August last year, around the time the Sony-distributed IEWU was released. With all the drama and stakes at play in what is a $400 million and growing legal action on many fronts, don't expect this withdrawal of a subpoena to be the last you hear of Ms. Swift in this matter. By a long shot. Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
