Although profitability flatlined and operating margins slipped, Canada’s 29 specialty and pay services managed to corner a $141.5 million piece of the national advertising pie in fiscal ’96, a 27.7% increase over $110.8 million in 1995….

On the heels of its 10th anniversary, Alberta’s Great North Communications is going national….

– J’en suis chases l’Homme Ideal B.O….

Great North Productions and Barna-Alper Productions have inked deals to produce The History and Entertainment Network’s two premiere flagship series….

In the April 7 issue, Playback incorrectly stated that The Outer Limits and Poltergeist: The Legacy are ‘controlled by Americans.’ In fact, the production of The Outer Limits is controlled by the producers, Atlantis Films and Trilogy Entertainment Group, both Canadian-controlled…

The rise of infinite numbers of new international channels and platforms may not yet equal markedly bigger sales, but no question the Canadian contingent is well placed to reap the down-the-line dividends….

– CHUM Helsinki; Canwest Ireland…

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Given that feature film director Clement Virgo (Rude) has very specific ideas about the level of realism captured in his first television movie, it’s no surprise that the producers of The Planet Of Junior Brown selected their cast of extras among…

Montreal: Speaking at Cinar Films’ agm earlier this month, ceo Micheline Charest said the company ‘has the corporate culture’ to access the educational market and intends to acquire a u.s. educational supplementary publisher with annual revenues of $10 million or more…

The key to success in today’s complex and intensely competitive production industry is the ability to manage and exploit all aspects of a tv or film project….

About 200 writers filled the dimly lit Opera House in downtown Toronto earlier this month to celebrate the best in Canadian screenwriting and salute the winners of the first-ever WGC Top Ten Awards….