Articles for 2011

Ottawa sees $83 million in film and TV production

Production activity in Ottawa brought $23 million to the local economy in 2010, the Ottawa-Gatineau Film and Television Development Corporation reports.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (April 24 – May 1, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (April 24 – May 1, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (April 30 – May 6, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (April 30 – May 6, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (April 30 – May 6, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (April 30 – May 6, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (April 18 – April 24, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (April 18 – April 24, 2011)

BBC Kids names Lisa Purdy as channel director

The British Columbia public educational broadcaster will run the BBC-branded digital kids channel through a joint venture with BBC Worldwide.

Handel Productions hires Barro as VP

Montreal-based Handel Productions is adding Andre Barro to its executive team as vice president and executive producer.

Ivanova takes $15,000 feature prize at Hot Docs closer

Nine trophies and $72,000 were handed out at the Hot Docs Awards Friday night at the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto.

Entertainment One hires Jennifer Bennett

eOne has hired Jennifer Bennett away from CCI Entertainment to bolster its licensing and merchandising program.

Hockey scores again

With the NHL Playoffs leading the charge, CBC wins three of the top five shows for the week.

CTV brings reality back to summer schedule

Bravo!’s The Borgias will air on the main net this summer, as well as a host of adventure-based reality programming.

CRTC bars Fuel TV from Canada

The CRTC has barred Fuel TV penetrating the Canadian market to protect an existing adrenaline-driven Canadian cable channel.