Marise Strauss

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Hockey golden for consortium

Canada-U.S. showdown and closing ceremonies produce record-breaking viewers

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Bitchin’ set for April

Food Network settles on early spring date for new cooking series

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Releases roundup: Alliance’s Crazies takes on Shutter

Horror remake to battle Scorsese holdover and Bruce Willis comedy Cop Out, while Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home rolls into Toronto

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CRTC ready to rule on fees

Strike three? Or third time’s the charm? Latest and presumably final ruling on thorny issue on its way from Gatineau

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E1 goes Down Under

Toronto shop to distribute DVDs in Australia and New Zealand, with an eye on digital and further expansion

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The eternally optimistic Sally Catto

Unlike Erica Strange, Sally Catto has few regrets. None that she’d want to travel back in time to change anyway, like the title character in the show she okayed for CBC.

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Super Bowl hits six million on CTV

Super Bowl XLIV has become the most-watched TV event ever in the U.S. and the biggest NFL championship game for CTV. The monster final that saw underdog New Orleans Saints defeat the high-flying Indianapolis Colts 31-17 delivered a record six million viewers for CTV, making it the most-watched event on the broadcaster since it began keeping track in 1994. The first Super Bowl appearance and win for the Saints nabbed an additional 650,000 viewers on RDS. (All numbers 2+.)

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Hockey tops for consortium

Big-buzz Canada-U.S. bout draws highest numbers of any sporting event in Canuck history

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Olympic ratings high, but confusing

No surprise here. Team Canada’s first hockey game of the Winter Olympics draws big numbers for Consortium

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Releases roundup: Defendor aimed at fanboys

Woody Harrelson comedy starts small with ad campaign aimed at the superhero set

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Lightbox could open this fall

TIFF reportedly planning to open new home, at least in part, this fall

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Olympics deliver colossal ratings

Opening ceremonies and first gold medal for Canada make good on months of hype