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Steering Arctic Air onto the CBC: Ian Weir
PEOPLE/COMPANIESTVSeries creator Weir talks to Playback Daily about the series’ unexpected pre-pilot full-season order, landing “dream” lead Adam Beach, and the lure of the north.
Lionsgate strikes Asian partnership with Saban Capital and Celestial Pictures
FILMPEOPLE/COMPANIESTVThe Vancouver-based studio is jumping into the Chinese-language pay TV market to extend its distribution footprint globally.
Videotron’s Manon Brouillette promoted to president, consumer services
PEOPLE/COMPANIESThe new posting will enable Videotron topper Robert Depatie to focus on big picture priorities.
Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant Media to buy High Fidelity HDTV
PEOPLE/COMPANIESTVCanadian publisher Torstar Corp. is also taking a 25% stake in Blue Ant Media for $22.7 million after it completes the High Fidelity HDTV transaction.
Talking transmedia with Anita Ondine
INTERACTIVEPEOPLE/COMPANIESThe producer and transmedia guru talks to Playback about the challenges of financing projects in the new media space.
Why Lewis Chesler loves Christmas
PEOPLE/COMPANIESTVThe Toronto-based producer talks about making merry with broadcasters around the world with holiday-themed MOWs.
CBC going commercial-free Christmas Day
PEOPLE/COMPANIESTVTBooth is underwriting the pubcaster as it offers only CBC promos between shows from noon to 10 p.m.
Astral’s Peter Furnish joins CTAM board
PEOPLE/COMPANIESReplacing outgoing Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing of Canada (CTAM) president Aivy Reinfelds is Rogers VP and GM David Purdy.
Best of the Year: Sportsnet
INTERACTIVEPEOPLE/COMPANIESTVWEBPlayback marks Rogers Media’s major expansion of the Sportsnet brand this year by taking a trip through a day in the life of a cross-platform story.
Drop in P2P file sharing causes Bell to stop web throttling
PEOPLE/COMPANIESWEBIn an open letter to the CRTC, Bell execs say that changing user habits, and the company’s investment in web infrastructure, mean it will no longer manage internet traffic in peak hours.
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