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Leif Bristow, President and CEO: President and CEO of Knightscove Media Corp., a publicly traded North American company focused on the development, production and distribution of family friendly feature films and television series. Along with owning a 20-year-old DVD distribution arm, Knightscove is the first Canadian company to own a US Video-On-Demand service, KnightTV. Leif just completed the feature film “Sophie”, which also marks his directorial debut. |
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Dale Taylor, KnightTV Inc., President: Dale has a broadcasting career that spans over thirty years in strategic and creative roles in television programming, production, promotions as well as multi-platform and web-centric activities. As VP Programming and Production at YTV, he oversaw the creative evolution of that network’s revitalized programming schedule and branding initiatives. The huge rating successes and growing relevance of YTV as a brand during his pivotal role there resulted in it becoming one of the highest-ranking cable networks in Canadian television. |
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Stephen Ellis, Executive Vice President: Stephen joined in January, 2011 and also serves as president of its new TV subsidiary Knightscove-Ellis International. The company simultaneously acquired the extensive, award-winning 600-title library produced by Ellis Entertainment (founded by his father, Ralph C. Ellis in 1964). Stephen is an internationally known producer-distributor and was awarded the CFTPA-Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 by the Association he chaired from 2000-2002 (now the CMPA), and the Industry Builders Award by PS Production Services in 2010. |
