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Marise Strauss
Flashpoint promoted to Thursdays
CTV, CBS look to build on early success, knocking Swingtown out of synch on Global. Meanwhile, Mad Men to simulcast with AMC
Flashpoint cools, but still tops
Ratings drop below one million, but cop show still wins the night on CTV and CBS. U.S. net hints at another season
On the road to Ruins
Toronto’s Open Door has again joined with Emmy winner Hanson Hosein for Independent America: Rising from the Ruins, a sequel doc on the plight of business owners in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Dark Knight rocks Canuck box
Record-breaking bow of Batman sequel pays off for Cineplex, while Journey hangs on for Alliance
Seville takes 27 Christal titles
Growing distributor is the highest bidder for feature films formerly belonging to bankrupt rival, including Érik Canuel’s Cadavres and copro Mr. Nobody, featuring Sarah Polley
Dark Knight already breaking records
Cineplex says advance sales for the long-awaited Batman movie are around $1 million in Canada
Emmy nods for Tudors
Ireland-Canada copro in the running for outstanding casting and costumes at TV awards. Sandra Oh nominated for fourth consecutive year
Demme, Harris TIFF-bound
Comedy Rachel Getting Married and western Appaloosa added to fest slate along with Richard Eyre’s drama The Other Man
Astral sponsors MS research
Donation in advertising space looks to boost the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada’s ‘endMS’ campaign
Edison lights up Canada First
Big-budget stop-motion to open TIFF program, along with latest from Kari Skogland and Michael McGowan. Blindness and Mehta’s Heaven on Earth get special presentations
Flashpoint delivers for CTV
Mega promotional campaign for the Toronto-set cop drama pays off with 1.1 million viewers in Friday timeslot. ‘Extraordinary,’ say producers
Hot deal for Thornton
Comedy Network okays sketch series from man behind Owl and the Man shorts
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