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91Èȱ¬ Worldwide Canada, headed up by Toronto-based COO Hilary Read, has announced the promotion of two of the program sales team to reflect the fast changing face of Worldwide's businesses in Canada.

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Gwen Jones McCauley, previously Director of Sales and Co-productions, has been promoted to Vice-President, Sales and Co-productions and continues to report to Hilary Read.

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Recent deals completed by McCauley include the international hit-format How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria to CBC, all seasons of The Office to CTV-owned The Comedy Network and Torchwood, Season 2, also, to CTV-owned sci-fi channel Space.

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Linda Steele, previously Senior Sales Manager, has been promoted to Director, Program Sales, and continues to report to Hilary Read.Ìý

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Steele recently completed the sale of In the Night Garden to Corus-owned preschool channel Treehouse.

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Read and her team have increased their commitment to co-producing in Canada as well as launching a formats business – the evidence of which was announced last June when Worldwide and Toronto-based Temple Street Productions reached an agreement for Worldwide to acquire a minority stake in the production company.Ìý

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The two companies entered into an overall partnership on development, production and distribution.

That new relationship provides 91Èȱ¬ Worldwide with a Canadian production partner for its world-renowned formats while giving it access to Temple Street's scripted and unscripted programming and formats.Ìý

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The deal bolsters Temple Street's presence both in Canada and internationally as a creator and producer of top notch content and significantly increases the company's development and production funding capabilities.

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Amy Mulcair

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