From a media release:

HBO Canada marks Canadian Screen Week with WOMEN WHO ACT WITH PATRICIA ROZEMA, a new documentary that celebrates Canadian film and television talent. Written and directed by Barry Avrich (The Last Mogul), the special is hosted by celebrated Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park) as she sits down with four iconic Canadian film and television actresses to talk candidly about their craft. The 72-minute special premieres Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, just one day before the 2015 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS broadcast.

The documentary features intimate interviews with Emmy^®-winner, Canadian Screen Award-nominee and 2015 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS host Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding); Golden Globe^® and Academy Award^® nominee Ellen Page (Juno); Critics’ Choice Award and Canadian Screen Award-winner and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-nominee Tatiana Maslany (ORPHAN BLACK); and Golden Globe-winner and Emmy-nominee Sandra Oh (GREY’S ANATOMY).

As part of Canadian Screen Week, on Friday, Feb. 27 The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, together with The Movie Network and Movie Central, presents the world premiere  screening of WOMEN WHO ACT WITH PATRICIA ROZEMA at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Host Patricia Rozema and director Barry Avrich will introduce the film.

WOMEN WHO ACT WITH PATRICIA ROZEMA is an original production from The Movie Network and Movie Central, produced in association with the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

From Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail:

Numeris is calling, but Canadians need more information about TV ratings
You’ve probably noticed the nice lady from Numeris. She’s on those television ads, sweetly suggesting that when Numeris calls you might want to pick up the phone and help shape the future of TV. Continue reading.

From Rebecca Tucker of The National Post:

The Canadian Screen Awards air March 1. Will you tune in? Don’t worry: you’re not alone (we’re assuming you said no). In 2014, the CSAs earned a mere 534,000 viewers, a dip of more than 30% from the year before, when 756,000 tuned in. Somewhat appropriately, the latter figure is what you would get if you combined the average yearly viewership of the Genie and Gemini awards, which were married in 2013 to create the Screenies. By contrast, last year’s Oscars were watched by 6.1 million Canadians. It’s a jarring disparity, but an unsurprising one — and not just because ours are called “the Canadian Screen Awards.” Continue reading.

From Alan Jones of Vice:

An Oral History of Street Cents: the Best Kids’ Show Ever on Canadian TV
Teenagers are the demographic most susceptible to misleading advertising. It’s not that all teenagers are dumb (although a lot of them are), but when you combine adolescent insecurity, peer pressure, and a lack of experience with regretful purchases of trendy, overpriced crap, you’ve got yourself an easy target for profit-hungry corporations selling everything from “Smurfs to acne products.” At least, that’s how it was in 1989, when John Nowlan, an executive producer of children and youth programming at CBC Halifax, created Street Cents: a show about consumer awareness for the people who needed it most. Continue reading.