Jesse Kohl

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PunchMuch teams with MyThum

Moving beyond text, music channel to put user-generated pictures on air in real time

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Citytv picks up Crusoe

NBC’s partly Canadian take on the Daniel Defoe novel marked for Fridays this fall. More American Gladiators, Bachelorette and homemade baseball newser added to summer lineup

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Universal signs with YTV’s Next Star

Corus Entertainment takes on music industry partner for new summer series, courting online and text voting

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CosmoTV voting goes mobile

The contest looking for hot guys is down to 12 finalists, and the channel is letting users vote online for free or by cell phone for a fee

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Network bosses look at future of news

Newscasts might not draw young viewers, but they have deep ties to the community and don’t get PVR’d like other programming, say execs

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Citytv picks up Pangea Day

Latest global broadcast-with-a-cause to run online and in all Citytv markets

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New look for History

The past has never looked so…modern. Canadian-made Final 24 and U.S. crime series NCIS added to schedule

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Sex, food, bodybuilding

Canoe.tv is launching a new web series in a bid to draw viewers with underground talent, sports, sex investigations, bodybuilding and food dilemmas

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Specialty, pay and VOD continue to thrive

Revenue and profits up again for ’07, spending on Canadian programming climbs 3.3%, according to new CRTC data

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Hot stuff on Showcase

Channel launches a web-only show about three indie rock nerds running an Internet radio venture…complete with playlists

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Eco-content adventure comes to Discovery

CTV’s green-minded sister is again growing its online presence with the launch of expeditiongreen.ca

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YTV seeks Next Star

New program fits nicely in the reality talent show genre — but the interactive summer series is only open to contestants who are too young to drive