Marise Strauss

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Ratings slide 14% for big game

Super Bowl XLIII fell short of last year’s smash audiences, but retained strong numbers on Sunday…

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Commission may rethink licence renewals

The CRTC has signaled it will not be business as usual at its upcoming licence renewal hearings…

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New ‘pre-development’ fund at Cogeco

Producers looking to get television dramas pitch-ready for broadcasters may be eligible for cash from a new…

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Arcadia hooks up with Parthenon

Halifax’s Arcadia Entertainment has found a new partner in U.K. distributor Parthenon Entertainment, which recently…

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Kalagian gets Fresh

Former Cartoon Network exec Terry Kalagian has joined Fresh TV…

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Banff kudos for Gross

Paul Gross will add the Banff festival’s award of distinction to his list of achievements…

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Actors nominate Baby, Nurse

The Baby Formula and Nurse.Fighter.Boy earned multiple nominations for its cast as ACTRA Toronto…

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CFTPA: Ottawa confab goes paperless

The CFTPA conference is going paperless this time around, giving away an iPod Touch to each delegate in place of the usual hefty delegate bags.

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Strong numbers for Week

The Week the Women Went scored a higher debut for its second season on CBC despite being up…

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Tong lands on Planet

Daily Planet has tapped Ziya Tong as its new co-host alongside Jay Ingram…

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CTV sends Clark to Parliament

Veteran news anchor Tom Clark has bid farewell to his job as CTV Washington bureau chief…

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Will Inkheart succumb to the Lycans?

The race for this weekend’s box-office bragging rights includes Alliance Films’ fantasy…