Articles for 2011

Fall TV: CBC swaps Michael, Camelot timeslots

The switcharoo will see Camelot benefit from a Dragons’ Den lead-in and a new comedy block created for CBC’s Tuesday primetime.

Reviewed: Starbuck, Afghan Luke

A weekly roundup of local and national reviews of newly released Canadian flicks.

Music Box Films snags U.S. rights to Monsieur Lazhar

Writer/director Philippe Falardeau’s fourth film will get a stateside release after picking up awards in Locarno and Toronto.

Score Media acquires Blue Mountain State

The football comedy from Lionsgate Television will air on The Score on Friday nights this fall.

Fall TV: X Factor premieres but CSI takes the night

Simon Cowell’s much-hyped reality show debuts at number three, with network stalwarts CSI and Survivor edging it out.

Cinepix co-founder John Dunning passes at age 84

Dunning and long-time partner Andre Link helped launch the careers of David Cronenberg, Don Carmody and Ivan Reitman.

Kiefer Sutherland headed back to primetime TV

Fox has given a 13-episode order for Touch, which stars the Canadian actor in his return to U.S. network TV after 24.

2011 Playback Hall of Fame: Gallery #2

More photos from the 5th Annual Playback Film & Television Hall of Fame awards ceremony.

Netflix announces Facebook integration at f8

The deal will see Canadian Netflix members able to share their TV and movie-watching habits with friends through account connectivity.

eOne sells The Hunter into multiple territories

The Willem Dafoe-starring psychological drama has been sold into the U.S., Europe, Japan and the Middle East.

Technicolor Montreal’s Fred Malone jumps to Game On Audio

The sound engineer joins the gaming audio post facility in Montreal.

Study: online video ads as effective as TV ads in brand recall

The report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada and Nielsen reveals that combining TV ads with online video ads is the most effective strategy in securing viewer recall.