How the West Island s health-care system struggled through the 1st wave Jonathan Montpetit © Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press A sick resident is trundled out of CHSLD Herron to be taken to hospital on April 11.
It was 11:30 on a night in early May when Louisa Mussells Pires first walked into a long-term care home in Lachine and learned some hard truths about the health-care system in one of the richest countries in the world.
Pires, 31, had almost finished nursing school. There was a crying need for extra staff in Quebec s long-term care network, which had been decimated by COVID-19 infections. So she volunteered to help and readily agreed to grab a night shift at the CHSLD Nazaire-Piché.
Anatomy of a crisis: How the West Island s health-care system struggled through the 1st wave
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The family-friendly Hollywood giant bets that more adult programming will help boost subscribers at the risk of brand confusion.
When Disney launched streamer Disney+ in November 2019, it leaned on the global recognition of Luke Skywalker, Iron Man, Moana and Buzz Lightyear to great effect. The service attracted 95 million subscribers in a little more than a year. Soon, Disney will find out what happens when characters like Olivia Pope, Betty Suarez and Jack Bauer crash its streaming party.
On Feb. 23, Disney began adding programming that skews more adult to Disney+ in such markets as Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand under the new streaming brand Star. The entertainment giant’s plan to feature Star as a content hub within Disney+ alongside Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and National Geographic is designed to help fuel sign-ups overseas, but it also stands to create confusion for the family-friendly Disney+ brand.
Goteborg TV Drama Vision Attracts 500 Delegates with Strong Program
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A record 500 delegates have signed up for Scandinavia’s leading TV drama confab, TV Drama Vision, which is set to unspool online over Feb. 3-4, parallel to Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival.
Next to honorary guest – Danish writer-helmer Susanne Bier (“The Night Manager”, “The Undoing”), 30 keynote speakers will share their insights, business and creative tips on how to boost global industry resilience at a time of unprecedented challenges under COVID-19. Walter Iuzzolino, creator of the international curated streaming service Walter Presents – jointly owned by the U.K.’s Channel Four – will open discussions, in conversation with media analyst Johanna Koljonen, author of Göteborg’s annual Nostradamus Report.
Johanna Koljonen, media analyst and author of the Göteborg Film Festivalâs Nostradamus report, will present its eighth edition. Other highlights include the launch of HBO Max in Europe and a look at the local original content to be included. Nordic broadcasters and streamers (SVT, YLE, NRK, DR, Viaplay, TV2 Danmark and TV4) will present some of their upcoming series and their plans for the future, while a special session on the advantages of virtual production is also being organised. The event is also looking further afield from just the Nordics, with a discussion on the global success of Spanish drama, along with examining future visions for festivals and markets in Europe. As always, the annual Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize will be handed out at the end of TV Drama Vision.
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