CanWest Global Systems’ New Producers series has been axed….
It might be an example of hiding the bad news in the good. More than two weeks after the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Department of Human Resources Development announced $8.5 million in consolidated annual funding for 12 national arts…
‘We said we’d be happy if we broke $1,000, so we’re happy,’ says Michael McNamara, director of The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati….
Keeping a close eye on the growing adult animation market internationally, Nelvana is expanding its relationship with burgeoning German film producer Trickcompany. No formal announcement from Nelvana so far, but executive vp Clive Smith confirms that two theatrical coproductions are ‘very…
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The following company was not included in Playback’s April 21 listing of Canadian independent production companies….
I’m disappointed with the country’s tv networks and distributors for their lack of vision and fortitude to develop dramatic Canadian stories….
At the most basic level, ytv is simply a media buy. It shows up on the media plans of advertising agency buyers as a television option. Its viability as a business is derived from the supporting data that catalogues the programs…
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The following text appeared in an advertising supplement to Playback:…