Marise Strauss

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Big numbers for Blades finale

Reality programming continues to perform for CBC, with high numbers for Blades and Dragons’

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Blue Rodeo on board Gunless

Country rock band to be featured on soundtrack of Paul Gross-starrer

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Winter Games go multilingual

Vancouver event will be delivered in record 22 languages including Hindi, Inuktitut, Italian and Mandarin

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Fuchs, Catto promoted at CBC

Arts and entertainment exec steps up to lead new effort with Telefilm while pushing Ceeb shows overseas

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Sim joins with Bling

Developing deal sees equipment renter expand into on-set technical services

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Releases roundup: A comeback for Boondock?

Early numbers in U.S. bode well for sequel to the DVD hit. E1 serves Beer in Hell, releases Antichrist

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Stursberg and McGuire on the record

CBC execs discuss trials and tribulations of the biggest news revamp in the pubcaster’s history.

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Writers, producers agree to 2% raise

Echoing sentiments heard earlier this year from actors, the Writers Guild of Canada says an atmosphere of co-operation, in light of ‘uncertainty’ in the industry, has led to a new two-year deal with film and TV producers.

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Canwest bows DIY Canada

DIY Canada has arrived. The ‘hard-core home improvement’ channel bowed in October, offering viewers ways to ‘cut costs and increase the value of their homes,’ in light of the current economic slump, says Canwest’s lifestyle SVP Karen Gelbart.

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World Series a winner for Sportsnet

Six-game bout between the Yankees and Phillies yields big eyeballs for sports cabler and Fox

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Nightingale, Steinberg shooting Car comedy

Toronto prodco enlists sitcom veteran for new TMN/MC series from scribes Walker and Romain

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Arclight on board Wild Hunt

Los Angeles distributor picks up international rights to TIFF winner