Val Maloney

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Fiona Conway named CBC News exec director of programming

Effective July 23, she will oversee programs including Marketplace, The National and World Report.

Fall TV: Primetime Battlegrounds

Media insiders pick the best bets and toughest fights across the new fall schedule.

Saving Hope pulls over a million viewers for premiere

The new CTV drama brought in 1.52 million viewers for its launch on Thursday night.

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Jean-Pierre Blais named chair of CRTC

Blais replaces Leonard Katz, who was serving as interim chair.

Bell Media listens in

The company has unveiled audio fingerprinting, a new digital ad format which links ads on CTV stations with those on its CTV mobile app.

Bell Media stays the course for fall 2012

The network packs Thursday with comedy and adds Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management (pictured) to its upfront schedule.

Shaw brings Big Brother north

Canadian format heavy-hitter Insight Productions will bring Endemol’s format to Canada on Slice.

Dragons’ Den teams with Shell Canada for special episode

Shell Canada is giving one Canadian entrepreneur $100,000 for their energy idea on the special this Sunday.

AToMiC: Stevie makes social media shows

The start-up, launched at Tech Crunch’s Disrupt conference, breaks social media updates into TV-like programs by connecting with a user’s Facebook account.

JFL42 kicks off this fall

A new interactive comedy festival from the founders of the Just for Laughs Festival will be headlined by Louis CK in Toronto this fall.

Upfronts 2012: The social hits

The rundown on what new shows have garnered the most social media buzz, with data from Networked Insights.