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Articles for 2011
Big Brother watches its top spot: BBM, July 25 to July 31
It’s a good week for Canadian shows too, as Combat Hospital and Flashpoint earn over 1.5 million viewers each.
Will FX Canada roll out the next Borgias or Rookie Blue?
Rogers Media broadcast president Scott Moore tells Playback the new channel will include Canadian-made scripted fare, possibly in partnership with FX Networks.
OMDC Producers Lab at TIFF names participants
Two dozen Canadian and European producers will meet in Toronto to hammer out possible Canadian-European coproductions.
eOne grabs DVD rights to Babar
The Canadian indie distributor will start releasing the classic Babar cartoon series this fall.
Lost Girl finds its way back to Showcase
The Canadian sci-fi show, alongside Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs and Royal Pains, make up the new programming on the channel’s fall schedule.
Telus continues to sign up TV subs as rivalry with Shaw grows
The phone giant’s second quarter results reveal a 77% increase in year-over-year TV customer sign-ups.
Daily Planet overhauls for 17th season
As Discovery’s flagship show gets set to debut its new look, the show’s distributor tells Playback about how the changes influence its international sales strategy.
X-Summit announces featured speakers
Gaming and web gurus will address the Interactive Ontario conference in October. (Updated.)
Which indie producers are best placed for Geminis gold?
Producers of new series like Call Me Fitz and Living In Your Car have reason to cheer going into Canada’s TV awards.
CTV unveils details of Robertson-LaFlamme handover
CTV plans a big goodbye for its long-time chief news anchor, ahead of Lisa LaFlamme taking over the reins at the national network.
Andrea Nemtin leaving PTV Productions
The president and CEO of the Toronto-based prodco is leaving after 15 years.
B.C. grants $275,000 to local film commissions, agencies
Distributed to over a dozen regional organizations, the funding goes primarily toward the development of digital locations libraries.
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