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Marise Strauss
CTV, CBC join fall race
Bones caps off strong week for Global, as CTV readies with So You Think You Can Dance Canada and Fringe
Scherba upped at Decode
Former director of sales now heads up distribution going into MIPCOM
TIFF 2008: CFC unveils copro training program
First-of-its-kind effort to team Canadian and Brit writers with top TV story consultants
TIFF 2008: Gross talks war, budget cuts
Passchendaele made more poignant by Canada’s recent losses in Afghanistan, say cast and crew, while taking aim at Ottawa
TIFF 2008: CFTPA honors Merilees
Vancouver producer of TIFF closing film Stone of Destiny takes third annual prize and $10,000. CFTPA renews Producer’s Award for five years
Goldstein joins CTV/Rogers team
Former TSN exec tapped as director of communications for 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games. McIsaac comes over from news
TIFF 2008: Bell coverage mirrors Rogers
Round-the-clock reporting from press conferences and red carpets to run on two satellite channels. ET Canada and eTalk ramp up for fest broadcasts
90210 rocks Global, CW
Fall season off to strong start for Global, thanks to Prison Break and the revival of the ’90s teen soap, though CTV’s Fringe will look to spoil things next week
Score revamps, names Hearne CFO
New exec arrives as sports cabler unveils new studio
Amal tops Canuck films box
Richie Mehta’s feel-good drama rises above Quebec-mades in its third week
Murdoch Mysteries leads Gemini noms
Two crime dramas will battle it out for bragging rights at the 23rd annual Gemini Awards, with Citytv’s Murdoch Mysteries in the lead with 14 nominations, followed closely by The Movie Network/Movie Central’s Durham County with 13.
CIS Vancouver goes to war in Tropic Thunder
When Ben Stiller needed crashing helicopters, explosion debris, bullet hits and CG planes for war scenes in the DreamWorks adventure comedy Tropic Thunder, he turned to Vancouver’s CIS Visual Effects Group, which handled most of the complex special effects work in the summer box-office hit.
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