Dan MacDonald is a litigation partner and a member of the KNOWlaw* Group in the Toronto law firm McMillan Binch….

Marking what some say is its biggest miniseries production to date, Alliance Atlantis Communications will begin shooting a version of Joan of Arc for cbs in Prague next month, with director Christian Duguay at the helm….

Like every other sector of the film and television industry, Canada’s unions and guilds have had a year without downtime….

The Canadian commercial production industry cranked out about $207-million worth of spots this year….

In addition to the 78 full-time and 44 contract or part-time job cuts made at Alliance Atlantis Communications earlier this month, over 30 more pink slips are expected to be handed out in broadcasting divisions this spring following crtc approval of…

Although no-one at CanWest Global is going on the record, word is that negotiations to buy NetStar Communications have resumed….

While keeping their eyes on the lucrative prize of being granted the ability to distribute Telefilm Canada-funded shows, Canadian broadcasters have been taking money-losing minority equity positions in some Canadian drama productions….

Count Liberty Media Corporation in for a greater percentage ownership in CTV Sportsnet, should the other shareholders agree….

More cable and/or satellite distribution companies may follow in the wake of Cogeco Cable Systems’ decision to offer pay-tv service Moviepix to its tier 3 subscribers at no additional charge, according to James Leder, exec vp of sales marketing and programming…

Montreal: As many as a dozen homegrown features, shot this summer and fall with varying degrees of funding from Telefilm Canada and sodec, are slated for release in theaters in the months ahead, starting with the ‘killer’ Louis Saia sequel Les…

Vancouver: Upstart distribution company Red Sky Entertainment of Vancouver has evolved quickly enough in its first year of business to attract long-term investment from b.c.’s Working Opportunity Fund and the Royal Bank Capital Corporation….

With plans to hire for one or two more positions, Robert Lantos will take five former Alliance employees with him to staff his new prodco Serendipity Point Films. The ex-Alliance chairman and ceo has also bought a building on Price Street…