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Maple takes over Young People movie
Controversial feature Young People F***ing pushed back to June following drop by Christal Films. Maple Pictures readies early summer ad campaign
Jericho wraps on A-Channel
CBS drama cancelled after seven episodes of second season drew lackluster audiences
Playback founder bids farewell
Twenty-two years atop Playback parent company Brunico Communications started with a failed bid for a radio licence in 1985, recalls founder and out-going chairman Jim Shenkman
Darkness descends on English Canada
Odeon Films hopes an ‘entirely new’ campaign and friendlier press will pay off at the box office for Denys Arcand’s latest
Broadcasters split $275M from CTF
Drama grabs the lion’s share of the money, with $88 million going towards English and $36 million allocated for French productions
Away from Her wins big at Genies 28
Unlike recent years, English Canada dominated the 28th Genie Awards, with Away from Her and Eastern Promises taking the lion’s share of the prizes, though Sarah Polley’s drama edged out the David Cronenberg thriller for most of the major awards, including best motion picture honors.
ICE08 confab looks at games
The rise of games and user-generated content on social media sites is among the themes that panelists and speakers will address at this year’s Interactive Content Exchange conference in Toronto.
Sportscasters set online records
Sportscasters are patting themselves on the back for their online coverage of the NHL’s trade deadline day last month, which set records for online traffic in a single day for TSN, RDS and Sportsnet.
Gas, 22 Minutes lead CSA noms
Changes at the annual writing awards look to put sketch shows back in the running — by counting sitcoms as dramas. Farrell up twice for Corner Gas
Vivafilm dominates box office
French distributor leads the way with debut of Louis Choquette’s boxing drama La ligne brisée
CBC expands Heartland
Network wants an extra five eps of Heartland for ’08/09, looking to tighten its grip with families on Sundays. Horse opera did ‘exactly as we hoped,’ says Layfield
Borderline eyes English Canada
Past the $1-million mark, the picture is holding steady on 33 screens on word of mouth, with TVA considering expansion. Christal preps Young People Fucking
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