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Matt Sylvain
Tubetime aims to make social TV discovery easier
The Montreal-based company says it is open to working with program makers and broadcasters to integrate branded engagements as part of its new all-in-one TV app.
Continuum, Primeval: New World top Constellation Awards noms
The nominations picked annually by the TCON Promotional Society include the prodco Shaftesbury (multiple nominee Continuum pictured).
CBC-Radio Canada and NFB pact with Via Rail
The on-train entertainment programming will include TV newscasts, documentaries and animation, with more content to be added in the future.
Production wraps on sci-fi thriller Debug
The theatrical feature is written and directed by actor David Hewlett (pictured) whose credits include roles in Cube and Stargate Atlantis.
Internet TV conference and market set for June
STREAM, by Playback parent company Brunico Communications, is aimed at bringing together independent production companies with decision-makers at companies that commission and support screen-entertainment content.
Weekly roundup: Online projects, acquisitions and greenlights
This week’s batch of briefs includes news ofVersus Valerie’s YouTube debut, Breakthrough’s acquisition of Shanghai Gypsy and Tricon’s The Next Star getting a sixth season order (Versus Valerie’s Hannah Spear pictured).
Noreen Halpern pacts with CORE
Halfire-CORE Entertainment will produce scripted programs for the North American and international marketplace (Halpern pictured).
Duopoly’s House Sitters launches on Funny or Die
In addition to being featured at the well-known humour website, a 90-minute version of the scripted comedy has been picked up by Hollywood Suite.
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles launch online network
SwearNet, from the Trailer Park Boys actors Mike Smith, Robb Wells, and John Paul Tremblay, is touted as being like a regular TV network but with lots of cussing (Swearnet pictured).
First week of Big Brother Canada draws 4.6 million viewers
As well, 215,000 hours of live-feed video of the house guests (pictured) has been streamed from bigbrothercanada.ca, Shaw Media reports.
Playback preps annual Indie Production Survey
UPDATED: NOW FEATURES EASY-TO-DOWNLOAD PDF. The results of the survey will be published in the Summer issue of Playback, which will be available at the Banff World Media Festival as well as sent to subscribers.
Best Boy acquires right to make They Never Left
The Mount Pearl, NL-based company obtained the rights in a deal with Circle of Confusion, producers of The Walking Dead (pictured).
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