Katie Bailey

Katie Bailey (@katie_bailey) is the editor and content director at Playback, overseeing the Playback brand as well as all content programs for the Banff World Media Festival. She likes dramas, thrillers, offbeat comedies, sci-fi, fantasy, how-to cooking, one renovation show and zero Kardashians.

Posts by Katie Bailey

X-Summit: Playing the Game of Thrones

Series co-producer Vince Gerardis and Cyanide Studio Montreal studio director Yves Bordeleau talk about bringing the epic tale into the gaming world.

Corus to bring ABC Spark to Canada

The Millennial-targeted channel is coming to Canada via a licensing agreement with Disney/ABC Television Group.

Paperny’s Consumed renewed on HGTV

The Shaw specialty has ordered up a second season of the reality-based series, which challenges the hoarding-prone to live lean.

BBC taps Soumya Sriraman as EVP, home ent and licensing

The former Palisades Tartan exec will be responsible for BBC Worldwide Americas’ DVD and licensing business in the US and Canada.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films

Breakaway stays in #1 to claim the top of the Canadian box office charts for the week of Oct. 14 to Oct. 20, 2011.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films

Real Steel tops the overall box office for the week of Oct. 14 to 20, 2011, as Breakaway slides to #11.

Proper’s Red Hot History goes into production

The new series for History Television gives historical figures the tabloid treatment and is being shot on location around the world.

Astral, Corus ink multi-year deals with NBCUniversal TV Canada

The deal includes multi-platform rights to over 600 Universal titles for the mediaco’s pay TV library.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs

Fast Five is #1 on the Nielsen Company DVD sales charts for the week of Oct. 3 to Oct. 9, 2011

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs

The Big Bang Theory continues its hot streak, while The Amazing Race and Grey’s round out the top three.

Reviewed! Down the Road Again

Don Shebib’s follow-up to his 1970 classic receives mostly warm reviews from the nation’s critics.

ACCT modifies Genie rules, releases 2012 date

Reduced entry fees in two categories and wider eligibility for feature films are two of the changes made for the 32nd edition of the awards.