Numbers climb following bow of new star and third-season order from CBC. ‘It’s a big vote of confidence,’ says Peter Raymont
MTV channel buys three seasons of reality/lifestyle show by young duo, following deal brokered by OUTtv exec
Corner Gas exec among honorees at 20th annual Crystal Awards — with Barb Williams, Kit Redmond and Sandi Ross
While CTV continues to have the upper hand over Global in the battle of the private networks, this fall’s data reveals the fight for eyeballs on their secondary over-the-air channels – CTVglobemedia’s A and Canwest’s E! – is much closer to call.
Despite ongoing challenges in the mobile content sector, QuickPlay Media says it continues to grow through strategic deal-making and solid partnerships in a transformative industry still playing catch-up to Asia and Europe.
Likely boost by Remembrance Day looks to put war story over the top as year’s top Canuck earner
Media kept quiet for 28 days while Melissa Fung held in Afghanistan
Ingenious? Or inaccessible? Distributor takes it slow with Synecdoche, New York — looking to build buzz into markets outside Toronto
Obama’s winning night hands high numbers to hour-long special on CTV and Comedy Network
Broadcaster secures streaming rights to shows including Prison Break, Bones and Family Guy
MOW by former Toronto cop morphs into series with 11-episode order, again under execs Laszlo Barna and Adam J. Shully
Ratings way up over last year, thanks to McCain and Palin, though the Republican presidential nominee was upstaged by his would-be VP