Fund for homegrown shows at CanWest follows CRTC approval of signal extension to Edmonton and Calgary. ‘Thank God,’ says producer

Fall schedules pit Quebec version of Deal or No Deal and the reality dater Occupation Double against pubcaster’s Tout le monde en parle. TVA will take top spot, predicts buyer

SRC’s melancholic drama about night club bouncers took another seven wins at Sunday night’s French TV awards. Academy boss calls on Ottawa for funding, while René Lévesque star Emmanuel Bilodeau wins best dramatic lead and calls for Quebec independence

MONTREAL: Who is Josée Verner?

New program is aimed at English-language producers left behind by the Canada Feature Film Fund. Feds stress early involvement by distributors

Radio-Canada has tapped Robert Pilon, former EVP of the Canadian Coalition for Cultural Diversity, to head up the pubcaster’s strategic planning

Watching Pierre Karl Péladeau over the past year, one could easily get the impression that he wants to rule the world, or at the very least, the entire Canadian media industry.

Dynamo TV personality and heavyweight producer Julie Snyder once wore a paper bag over her head to interview legendary actress Catherine Deneuve.

Genie and Jutra award-winning writer/director Philippe Falardeau is probing the complexity of childhood love – and loss – in C’est pas moi, je le jure! (It’s Not Me, I Swear!), his latest feature.

Hot after its successful run on Quebec screens, domestic teen flick A vos marques…Party! is now a hit in home video

Junior minister from Quebec moves up to cabinet following Tuesday shuffle, though industry watchers wonder if she’ll have any more pull with the PM than Bev Oda

A cabinet shuffle expected as early as Monday may put the Heritage Minister out of one job and into a new one