Jesse Kohl

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Bang! Ouch! Worst Handyman returns

Discovery Channel Canada is readying a major campaign to support the eco-minded second season of Canada’s Worst Handyman

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Todd tasked with Black

CTV Newsnet has handed The Verdict to Paula Todd, installing the newly hired newsie as host of its new legal series just in time to cover the trial of Conrad Black

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BlogTV rolls cameras, wheels

Alliance Atlantis is rolling out a branded Hummer, a Facebook page, and some online ads in a bid to draw participation to its user-generated content site

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Bye bye ROBtv, hello BNN

CTVglobemedia relaunches Report on Business Television as the multiplatform BNN — the Business News Network

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CHUM joins Joost

MuchMusic, Space, and FashionTelevision are on board for the launch of Joost.com, which is racking up deals with content owners around the globe in a bid to rule Internet television space

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A lot for On the Lot

The casting call for On the Lot — the filmmaker reality set for this summer on CTV and Fox — has drawn a strong response from Canadians

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Mars lands on Discovery

Discovery Channel prepares the multimillion-dollar Mars programs for its fall schedule

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CanWest preps podcasts

Following the successful debut of daily podcasts from the Financial Post, the media giant readies celebrity and entertainment reports from its dose.ca

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Calgary takes Corner Gas over Barbara Walters

No doubt the Oscars shook up the country. Take a closer look, though, and you’ll see that Calgary likes Corner Gas more than Barbara Walters’ Oscar special. And, in Calgary, more people watched Hockey Night in Canada than American Idol.

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Scottish design duo signs exclusive deal for Canadian series

Interior design gurus Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan have done wonders for HGTV with their U.K.-produced How NOT to Decorate. This year and next, the Scottish design team will work in Canada to shoot of 52 episodes of the similarly themed Home Heist

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The Oscars rule again… with slightly less

The Academy Awards on CTV drew a slightly smaller audience than last year’s, and the total reach among Canadians fell by almost a million. But the red carpet still rules as the most-watched television event in Canada

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Alliance Atlantis stirs up media mix for Slice launch

A massive campaign promoting the launch of Alliance Atlantis’ Slice channel is teasing women with the promise of guilty pleasure. If you’re a woman, you will not escape this one