Fall plans include Debra Messing mini and reruns from other Canwest channels
New name Rogers Plus to reflect company’s trade in cellphones, games and other services
Kenny Hotz (Kenny vs. Spenny) has a new project in the works with John Morayniss of Blueprint Entertainment, and is set to premiere Testees in October on Showcase. The half-hour comedy revolves around two best friends, played by newcomers Jeff Kassel and Steve Markle, who work at a product development facility as hapless test subjects. In each episode, they try out new products with results that are almost always negative.
Sci-fi series Caprica to test-fly with two-hour pilot following Vancouver shoot
The sports channel will broadcast the much-anticipated men’s and women’s Rogers Cup to a tennis-hungry audience starting Monday
CMT and Henry Less Productions put Tara Oram back on screens with short-run doc series
Educational documentaries from TVO are the latest Canadian offerings to join Joost
Next week, the Rogers channel will begin airing the wacky new reality show I Survived a Japanese Game Show
Animated shorts deliver quick hits on wild animals and garbage in space