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Katie Bailey
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, 2013
Thor: The Dark World is number one at the overall Canadian box office, with a two-week take of $15.2 million.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Nov. 4 to Nov. 13, 2013
Monsters U from Disney/Buena Vista Home Video takes the top spot for the week ending Nov. 13.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Nov. 11 to Nov. 17, 2013
Big Bang, Amazing Race take the top two spots in this week’s top 30 on Canadian TV.
Getting Bitten on Saturday nights
Bell Media specialty programming exec Rachel Goldstein-Couto discusses Bitten‘s new weekend home, scheduling against Syfy and building a Space series launchpad.
ACTRA heads to the Hill
A lobby trip by the organization this week sought greater support for the film and TV industry by the federal government.
IMAX plants a golden stake in home entertainment
The company expands its play in home theatre overseas with a new “downstream” complement to its $2.5M Private Cinema and a content deal for day-and-date theatrical releases.
New indie gameco Hinterland embarks on The Long Dark
The B.C.-based studio is taking a TV-inspired approach to its first title, an immersive survival simulation for PCs.
Pixar closes Vancouver studio, lays off staff
The Vancouver home base for the animation studio is being consolidated into the company’s Emeryville, California office, affecting up to 100 jobs.
CTV orders fifth season of The Listener
The MIPCOM announcement will see the Shaftesbury-produced series return for a 2014 run.
Rogers Media brings ‘Netflix of magazines’ to Canada
In launching Next Issue Canada, the company is hedging its print media bets on a pricing and consumption model that is dramatically changing the face of television.
Jacques Parisien to leave Bell Media
The former Astral exec will depart at the end of the year, just a few months after being named president of national specialty and pay TV, radio and out-of-home for Bell Media.
Two Weeks – Two Minutes named best Canadian animation at OIAF
Winning the 2013 Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival was Tito on Ice by Max Andersson & Helena Ahonen of Sweden (Two Weeks – Two Minutes pictured).
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