Although details weren’t available at press time, word has it that Rogers Communications is picking up chum’s MuchMoreMusic for cable distribution this September. M3, an adult contemporary music channel, will reportedly occupy channel 36, replacing TV5….

Back in the ’80s, when animation was relegated to Saturday morning slots, auteur artists working in television were considered ‘sellouts.’…

More than halfway through 1998, international coproduction activity is on par with 1997’s mid-year tally, a strong indication that last year’s benchmark of $509 million in coproduction volume is set to be repeated….

Montreal: Four major Quebec-based broadcast groups and an impressive array of partners have entrenched for a late fall battle over the lucrative right to operate new specialty channels on travel, history, drama, outdoor life and business and consumer affairs….

Vancouver: At press time, Calgary’s Shaw Communications was still deciding whether to appeal by Sept. 4 the recent decision by the crtc to deny the cable giant its proposed acquisition of 48% ownership in the broadcaster that operates Headline Sports….

The year is 2070. Humans and androids cohabit. And although the franchise is Total Recall, word on set is that the new Alliance Communications tv movie pilot and series is reminiscent of Blade Runner and closer in spirit to the original…

Montreal: In a series of developments likely to catch many in the local production industry by surprise, Group tva subsidiary TVA International has opened operation offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles and announced a $50-million, multi-year production fund. Simultaneously, tva also…

Perhaps there was no bigger, crunchier statement on this current era of computer graphics and animation than the one made by Sony Pictures ImageWorks at its booth at siggraph this year….

Facing lower project caps, broadcaster groups, instead of producers, will file the initial applications for ‘priority projects’ to the ctcpf Licence Fee Program in a one-time-only September application procedure that could potentially give priority to projects with the most private investment….

One of Canada’s newest film production companies, operating from the Montreal home of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, is bringing its English-language documentary debut to the Vancouver International Film Festival next month….

Montreal: The outlook for this year’s edition of the Montreal International Film, TV and Video Market is promising, with key contingents of u.s. specialty distributors and European tv buyers confirmed for the Aug. 27 to Sept. 7 market….

Indie production and distribution company Lions Gate Films is opening a London, Eng. office to bolster its European presence as well as to explore film financing opportunities and investment potential in the u.k. and Europe….