✖
Articles for 2011
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (February 21 – February 27, 2011)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (February 21 – February 27, 2011)
Shaw Media takes digital sales in-house
Shaw Media is creating a unit to take digital sales in-house, naming Graeme Mackrell to lead a new digital sales team to pull broadcast sales back from Postmedia Network.
Telefilm and CMF: Create more demand for Cancon
It’s one thing to create Canadian content and another to demand it. Telefilm Canada, along with the Canada Media Fund, is looking to create that demand with its new corporate plan, revealed by Telefilm’s Michel Roy and Carolle Brabant.
CACTUS welcomes community TV ruling from CRTC
The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations is applauding BCE being asked by the CRTC to carry seven indie community TV channels by 2012 to secure outright control of CTVglobemedia.
Weinberg formally charged and released on bail in Cinar case
Cinar co-founder Ronald Weinberg has been formally charged and released on bail in Montreal for his role in an alleged $120 million fraud case.
Ratings: The Amazing Race makes jump to the top
American Idol moves to second place with 2.5 million as finalists are narrowed down.
DHX Media launchs Apple app for Animal Mechanicals
The Animal Mechanicals: Beetle Buggy Race app is selling on iTunes at $1.99, and has gamers leading Mechana-Fast Mouse on a mission to pick up Beetle Buggies scattered and stuck on, in all, five racetracks.
Incendies dominates Jutras
Incendies swept the 13 annual Jutras Awards last night, picking up nine prizes, including for best film, best direction, best screenplay and best actress.
Astral brings Disney XD to Canada
Canada’s Astral Media is adding to its slate of youth programming with the launch of the multiplatform Disney XD brand on June 1.
Telus launches Facebook app for TV viewing
The social media offering enables Optik TV subscribers to post what they’re viewing while they watch TV to bring friends into the experience.
Just For Laughs goes uncensored for Funny As Hell series
Looking to bring more of a comedy club feel to the small screen, the Just For Laughs Television, HBO Canada and Movie Central are debuting the new edgy series Funny As Hell on Friday night.
zinc Roe takes Stella and Sam to the iPad
Digital publishing firm zinc Roe has launched a series of Stella and Sam Adventure preschool apps for the iPad based on the Radical Sheep TV series.
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
