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The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards bring in top ratings

Hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, the Sunday night edition of the awards show was the most watched in Canadian history.

Where the puck drops for NHL season coverage

(UPDATED) CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada kicks off the shortened season this Saturday, while Sportsnet will broadcast 34 regular season Vancouver Canucks games starting Jan. 20 and TSN will broadcast 42 games starting Jan. 22.

AToMiC Awards jury revealed

Details on the co-chairs, jury and important dates for the next edition of the innovative conference and awards show have been released.

Nielsen and Twitter partner

New social TV measurement service will go live around the start of the fall 2013 season.

Cirque du Soleil, Bell Media officially launch joint venture

Cirque du Soleil Media will develop content for TV, film, digital and gaming platforms, leveraging Cirque’s creative bench and Bell Media’s production expertise and platforms.

Flashpoint signs off with just over two million viewers

The CTV drama brought in record numbers for its series finale last Thursday.

CTV gives Motive a Super Bowl push

The Bell Media channel is airing the first episode of the new Canadian series following the big game.

The Weather Network travels to Middle-earth

The meteorological media company has partnered with Warner Bros. to promote the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The current TV model is dying: Holtzman

MIT Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman says successful content will create communities that operate on a global scale.

Integration inspiration: Putting a Canuck face on formats

Independent ad industry execs weigh in with how sponsorships and product integrations could work for the upcoming Canadian editions of Big Brother and The Amazing Race.

CBC names new ombudsman

Esther Enkin (pictured) currently the executive editor of CBC News will replace Kirk LaPointe in the position at the start of 2013.

Original screen content core to Sympatico rebranding

As part of the relaunch as The Loop, Bell Media VP of specialty channels Catherine Macleod adds managing screen content destined for the web portal as part of her responsibilities.