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Danielle Ng See Quan
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Sept. 23 to Sept. 29, 2013
As the fall TV showdown begins, Big Bang tops TV while a slew of new series, like The Blacklist, The Goldbergs and The Michael J. Fox Show also make the top 30.
How I Met Your Mother’s Chuck Tatham on exporting Canadian comedy
Ahead of his panel at the VIFF Film & TV Forum, the L.A.-based Canadian screenwriter and exec producer says Canadians don’t have to go south to be successful, and that homegrown comedy travels well.
Rainmaker reboots ReBoot with launch of TV division
The Vancouver company names its TV division Mainframe Entertainment, and announces an updated ReBoot series and animated series Tiger’s Apprentice as its first two projects in development (original ReBoot pictured).
Chris Landreth’s Subconscious Password wins at CIFF
Filmmaker-photographer Anthony Powell’s doc Antarctica: A Year on Ice also swept the audience and Discovery prizes, winning best documentary in both awards sections (Subconscious Password pictured).
IndieCan acquires Ben Ratner’s Down River
Ratner’s feature film (pictured), which will screen at VIFF on Oct. 5 and Oct. 9, is inspired by his long-time friendship with actress Babz Chula, who passed away in 2010.
U.K.’s Channel 5 picks up CTV drama Played
The homegrown cop drama from Montreal’s Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Film Productions premiered Oct. 3.
VIFF Film & TV Forum: Geoff Lapaire on the economics of web series
The co-creator of the web series Space Janitors discusses the challenges of finding sustainable business models for online content.
The Phantoms nabs intl Emmy kids award nod
(UDPATED) The TV movie from Dream Street Pictures follows the aftermath of a 2008 accident that claimed the lives of seven New Brunswick teenagers.
Proper Rights inks international deals for original series
Ahead of MIPCOM, Proper Television’s distribution arm sold its original series, including Don’t Drive Here, Vegas Rat Rods and Last Car Standing internationally.
Hulu, Amazon take Cuppa Coffee library
The digital streaming platforms have picked up the Toronto-based animation studio’s library of original animated shows, including two seasons of stop-motion series Life’s a Zoo (pictured).
9 Story sells preschool series to Nickelodeon France
The preschool series, based on the best-selling picture book by Sam McBratney, airs on TVO in Canada.
Cameras roll on Global’s Remedy
The primetime medical drama from showrunner Greg Spottiswood stars Enrico Colantoni, Dillon Casey, Sara Canning and Sarah Allen.
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