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Etan Vlessing

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Greenbergs’ FACET4 Media unveils reality slate

Stephen Greenberg’s production shingle – run with Anna-Sue and Jamie Greenberg – will be shopping the new series at Realscreen Summit.

January 23, 2015

CBC developing The Council from Lark Productions, NBCUniversal

The hour-long series from writer/showrunner Rene Balcer (Law and Order: Criminal Intent) is woven around a murder in a remote Canadian Arctic town. (L to R: Dick Wolf, Sam Waterson, Rene Balcer.)

January 22, 2015

How to get your debut feature into the Canadian Screen Awards

Christian Sparkes’ Cast No Shadow and Kyle Thomas’ The Valley Below (pictured) got tickets to the big party via Telefilm Canada’s Micro-Budget Production Program.

January 22, 2015

BroadbandTV launches new YouTube channel Opposition

The YouTube aggregator will retain ownership of the network, with hip hop artists providing content and receiving a split on the advertising revenue. (Artist Twista pictured.)

January 22, 2015

Dragons’ Den goes online with spin-off webisodes

Launching Feb. 2, Next Gen Den is aimed at mobile phone and web-based viewers.

January 22, 2015

Vancouver-based 20 Year Media buys Emerging Cinemas

Ryan Markowitz, former VP of theatrical for eOne U.S., boards the digital theatre network, based in New York City.

January 21, 2015

Elevation Pictures to release Bleecker Street titles in Canada

Former Focus co-CEO Andrew Karpen has tapped Laurie May (pictured) and Noah Segal’s shop to release his titles north of the border.

January 20, 2015

Telefilm renews micro-budget production program for third year

The low-budget movie support initiative has spawned Christian Sparkes’ Cast No Shadow and Kyle Thomas’ The Valley Below.

January 20, 2015

Marblemedia hires primetime unscripted boss

Former Our House Media exec Sean Connolly joins the indie producer to build its reality TV slate.

January 20, 2015

Rogers Comm. taps German phone exec to lead consumer business

Former Deutsche Telekom sales and distribution head Dirk Woessner will join the company on April 5 as president of the consumer business division.

January 19, 2015

CTV plans ad-free encore broadcast for 19-2

The commercial-free airing is prompted by the opening second season episode featuring a single, uninterrupted, 13-minute, single-camera tracking shot.

January 19, 2015

Barbara Shearer to head Anaid’s Toronto office

Shearer joins the prodco after an executive stint at Shaw Media.

January 19, 2015