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Nicole Hamilton joins Peace Point
Hamilton (pictured), most recently Temple Street’s senior director of factual entertainment, takes on the role of VP of creative and development at Peace Point Entertainment.
TIFF ’14: Crooks weighs The Price We Pay
Canadian filmmaker Harold Crooks discusses his tax haven-expose The Price We Pay, which premiered last week at TIFF in Toronto.
Nat Geo People to air Tessa & Scott in 11 countries
The territories that have purchased Tessa & Scott from Distribution360 include France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg.
England vs. Italy is CBC’s highest rated World Cup stage match ever
An audience of 2.8 million tuned in to Saturday’s match, with audiences for all games tracking 60% higher than in 2010.
Jean Durocher named EVP and CRO at V Media Group
Durocher (pictured) will help V Media Group enter a new chapter as the company awaits CRTC and competition approval of two French-language music channels acquired from Bell.
Meet the programmer: Blue Ant Media’s Vanessa Case
From our print issue: Blue Ant’s EVP of programming and production tells Playback what the indie broadcaster is looking for as it expands its original programming slate.
How super fans help TV series go global
From our print issue: how a subset of highly engaged fans helps Canadian genre series’ earn international buzz and worldwide sales.
Q&A: The Exit Interview with Tom Perlmutter
From our print issue: Playback catches up with the now-former NFB head to discuss his concerns about Canada’s screen industries.
Regina’s Shiverware launches Star Trek ‘harp’ app
The Saskatchewan firm has licensed the cult series branding from CBS Interactive to fill a void in the still-unsaturated Trekkie mobile space.
Premieres set for 19-2, Hardcore Heroes, new Survivorman
Programming details on the mid-season debuts of the three original Canadian series, plus two new unscripted half-hour premieres on Travel + Escape.
Aloft to compete for Berlin’s Golden Bear
Director Claudia Llosa’s latest award contender is a Spain-Canada-France coproduction filmed in Manitoba. (Jennifer Connelly pictured.)
Jeff Chan tapped to helm Lionsgate firefighter drama
The Vancouver-born director (pictured, centre) will develop and direct the as-yet unnamed action flick for Lionsgate.
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