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Vision goes with Sudz series
Filmmaker starts work on comic drama She’s the Mayor after months-long competition. Looking for a lead actress ‘of a certain age’
Pirates! set for CBC
Network takes two seasons of new animated series from DHX and Halifax Film
Cairo Time to expand
Mongrel sends romantic drama to Prairies and Vancouver after a solid opening weekend
Corriveau retires
Festival ring-leader leaves Telefilm after 22 years
Caroline Tyre: Keeping Toon(s) on top
It was part luck, but mainly ambition that got Caroline Tyre a foot in the door in the kids television industry in 1997, when she started as a receptionist at Toronto’s Decode Entertainment. Twelve years of change later, Tyre has moved on to commissioning and programming shows at Teletoon.
Ramsay gets animated with Cuppa Coffee
Cuppa Coffee Studios will cook up a new primetime animated comedy series featuring Gordon Ramsay, following a recent deal with the U.K.-based celebrity chef. The Toronto company looks to produce 20 episodes of the show, titled Gordon Ramsay, At Your Service, and is likely to start production early next year for a January 2011 airdate. Details are still being worked out.
CLF goes interactive with Death
Chocolate Liberation Front has announced several interactive commissions from Canuck and Australian broadcasters for projects such as the upcoming CBC Kids in the Hall reunion show Death Comes to Town.
Heritage steps into fee battle
Ottawa says it wants final say over the contentious fee-for-carriage issue between conventional broadcasters and cable companies, which will play out in CRTC hearings now set for December.
Ottawa merges funds into CIF
Echoing last year’s creation of the Canada Media Fund, Ottawa is ditching its Partnerships and Gateway funds to combine them into one financing body, the $37.5 million Canada Interactive Fund. The fund, to be administered by the Department of Canadian Heritage, will be rolled out in 2010/11.
CTV, Global premieres soar, thanks to PPM
CTV and Global are tickled over BBM Canada’s new Portable People Meters, which escalated their fall debuts to new highs as fresh and returning fare rolled out Sept. 21-27.
Accusations fly amid fee fracas
Networks and distributors both say the other side is misleading the public. War of words heats up ahead of CRTC hearings
Youth marketer completes CMF board
Final seat among controversial directors to be filled by Youthography boss Max Valiquette
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