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The best new films coming to Netflix in 2021

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With 70 titles, Netflix is promising a new movie every week — far more than the 17 new films Warner Bros. plans to stream on HBO Max in 2021.
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New Inuit-language channel helps preserve Indigenous culture

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Lucy Tulugarjuk, Executive Director of Nunavut Independent Television Network, talks about the launch of Uvagut TV -- a new 24/7 tv channel that will feature programming in Inuktut languages with English subtitles.
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Film and TV production start back up in parts of the country

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The film and TV industry make accommodations to keep actors and crews safe as work starts back up in several provinces, but productions without a contract before the shutdown are running into insurance problems.
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TV shows about cops face criticism amid protests

9th - Higher Ed
Recent protests against police violence lead to criticism of television shows about police officers always painting law enforcement as inherently good.
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Schitt's Creek up for 5 Golden Globe Awards

9th - Higher Ed
Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including best TV musical or comedy series. All four lead actors have also earned acting nominations, making another Schitt's Creek sweep a possibility after...
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Canadian Screen Awards winners being announced online

9th - Higher Ed
With its red carpet gala canceled because of COVID-19, the Canadian Screen Awards are being presented through pre-recorded segments broadcast over the internet.
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Animation thrives despite the COVID-19 pandemic

9th - Higher Ed
As production for most television and movies have come to a halt, animation studios are still creating and putting out content during the pandemic.
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FanDuel Takes Advantage of Increased Desire for Sports Betting, Fantasy Sports During Unusual Year

9th - Higher Ed
Pro sports are primarily about two things - winning and losing. However, when fans watch the action and take in the results, the focus is no longer on just the game itself. More and more fans are worried about the spread and the...
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Regis Philbin dies at 88: Reports

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Prolific U.S. television host Regis Philbin has died at 88, according to a report. Canadian Tamara Taggart remembers working with Philbin on Live With Regis and Kelly in 2009.
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Larry King, renowned television and radio host, dies at 87

9th - Higher Ed
Larry King's interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary people helped define American conversation for a half-century. He died at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the production company he founded said...
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Al Jazeera questions Trump on Iran's military satellite launch

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Al Jazeera's White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett asked President Donald Trump at the White House press briefing about the launch of the military satellite by Iran.
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'We're not necessarily saying goodbye. We're saying farewell for now'

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Schitt's Creek co-creator Dan Levy on the show's message of community, revisiting the Rose family through the 'magic of television' and how he will be celebrating the series finale.
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NBC criticized for hosting Trump town hall opposite Biden event

9th - Higher Ed
NBC has been criticized for hosting a town hall with U.S. President Donald Trump at the same time as Joe Biden is set to appear at a similar event on a different network.
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Mammy, Jezebel and Sapphire: Stereotyping Black women in media | The Listening Post (Feature)

9th - Higher Ed
Submissive, sexy, sassy - the three reductive depictions of Black women that we continue to see on our screens today.
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“Council of Dads” Redefines the ‘Contemporary Family’, According to Clive Standon

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NBC’s newest drama series Council of Dads is centered around the Perry family when the dad, Scott Perry, becomes sick from cancer and is worried about who will help advise his children once he is gone. Clive Standon, who plays “Anthony”...
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Hana Gartner’s most memorable Fifth Estate moments

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Longtime Fifth Estate host Hana Gartner was known for her forthright disposition and cut-throat interview style. In honour of her appointment to the Order of Canada, here are some of her most memorable investigations and TV moments.
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'Queer Eye' Host Karamo Brown Embraces Baldness With New Skincare Line

9th - Higher Ed
The reality show cast member has launched his personal care line called MANTL, a brand meant to support and empower balding men.
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Oscars: Academy under fire again over lack of diversity

9th - Higher Ed
Besides race, Hollywood also has a serious gender gap. In 90-plus years of Oscars, just one woman has won best director.
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Sylvester Stallone turns 79: Tracing Stallone's unstoppable legacy in Hollywood

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Hollywood's beloved Sylvester Stallone turned 79 today, and his legacy is still going strong. From script to screen to streaming success, here is how the original underdog punched his way into film history.
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Disney to Pay Comcast for Full Control of Hulu

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Disney is set to pay just over $438 million to Comcast in order to acquire stake in Hulu, buying the remaining stake in 2023 to take full ownership.
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Trump biopic The Apprentice takes home top film award at Canadian Screen Awards

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The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice won best motion picture at the Canadian Screen Awards, beating out stiff competition from Matthew Rankin's Universal Language, which made the Academy Awards short list for best international feature...
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Todd Chrisley’s Explosive Claims on Prison Racism, Trump’s Pardon Just the Beginning? | WATCH

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Todd Chrisley, recently pardoned by Donald Trump, is speaking out about the racial injustices he witnessed behind bars. At a press conference in Nashville, the reality TV star claimed that Black inmates at FPC Pensacola were denied...
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Why the definition of CanCon might get a reboot

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Canada has had rules to decide what counts as Canadian film or TV since 1984, but as viewing habits changed those regulations faced new questions. CBC’s Makda Ghebreslassie breaks down the existing definition of Canadian content, or...
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Tammy Bruce Loses Temper Over Gaza Aid, Snaps Back At NBC Reporter During Briefing | Watch Faceoff

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U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce blamed aid shortages in Gaza on the UN World Food Programme and its chief, Cindy McCain. She engaged in a tense argument with a reporter who questioned her about trucks carrying food, water...