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Marise Strauss
Beijing golden for CBC
Primetime coverage of the Olympic Games beats out Athens’ average viewership. Simon Whitfield’s triathlon silver most-watched event
ITV gets Proper
Proper TV programs including the Discovery series Canada’s Worst Driver headed to global market via U.K. distributor
Sportscasters reveal fall hockey plans
New NHL contract comes into play, with TSN getting the most Canadian appearances in the regular season. Sportsnet Ontario boasts 28-game Maple Leafs package
Canwest rebrands Lonestar
Western digichannel becomes MovieTime, doing away with series and one-offs. Movies drive the most viewership, says Williams
Writers look back on ‘a really good gig’
The multi-award-winning team of writers on Corner Gas will have conjured up more than 300 storylines for the comedy series by the time the Regina story room shuts down at the end of August.
TSN2 still chasing Bell, Rogers
New digichannel looks to sign major carriers ahead of launch. Trust in the brand will help channel stand out from the crowd, says King
Medals boost CBC audiences
Ratings peak at 2.5 million amid swimming and rowing wins
Tricon to shop Next Star
Toronto prodco will present format rights to YTV talent series at MIPCOM
Amal spreads amid Thunder storm
Richie Mehta’s feel-good expands to Prairies and Halifax after eye-popping opening. DreamWorks looks to dethrone The Dark Knight with Stiller’s latest
TIFF makes date with Destiny
U.K.-set comedy from Charles Martin Smith to close festival. Soderbergh’s Che and Aronofsky’s The Wrestler added as special presentations
Park to ‘shake things up’ on Border
Battlestar Galactica regular takes over for Sofia Milos as U.S. agent. Producers looking for name recognition and younger viewers, says Peter Raymont
VisionTV looks into the future
New entries at high-minded cable channel include 17-part doc series on prophesies and the latest from maker of The Lost Tomb of Jesus
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