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Indiecan acquires The Ghosts In Our Machine doc
FILMNEWSLiz Marshall’s feature documentary about animals caught up in a consumer economy (pictured) had its world premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto.
Tim Leiweke named president and CEO of MLSE
NEWSTVThe former Anschutz Entertainment Group head will take over the reins at Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, which includes the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors.
ATN launches two new channels
NEWSATN’s Pramod Israni (pictured) talks about the addition of ATN Sikh and ATN Brit Asia to its portfolio and the new audiences they target.
Peace Point Rights adds Andy Schreiber to sales team
NEWSThe sales exec (pictured) will bring the company’s theatrical, TV, home video and digital platform catalogues to the U.S. market.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Mar. 3
NEWSThis week we see that while the broadcast of the Canadian Screen Awards gala received a lot of social media attention, the strongest performer was Big Brother Canada, in part due to a focused Twitter promotion strategy.
Prime Time 2013: Be more entrepreneurial, CRTC urges prodcos
NEWSTo succeed in a broadband world, producers need to be “global champions” focused on bringing content to the world market, CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais told conference delegates.
Prime Time 2013: Ottawa reinvigorates co-pro policy
NEWSIndie producers greeted the federal government’s push to “make it easier” to get projects off the ground with optimism.
Bell, Astral peg tangible benefits package at $174.7 M
NEWSOf the total, $124.5 million is earmarked for TV benefits, with 85% to be spent on indie on-screen productions, the companies say.
Film, TV, video production sees boost in revenue and profit in 2011: StatsCan
FILMNEWSTVOntario, Quebec and B.C. led the charge in generating industry operating revenue, according to a recent report released by Statistics Canada.
Higher Optik TV take-up drives Telus Corp. profits higher
MOBILENEWSTVWEBThe western Canadian phone giant said its IPTV service signed up 41,000 new subscribers during its latest quarter, helping it to take market share from arch-rival Shaw Communications.
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