Gold Ribbons go to Are You Smarter than a Canadian 5th Grader? and ‘da Kink in My Hair

Upswing in region’s industry on the agenda as media-makers gather in Fredericton. Summit joins with local festival

Rethink your business plans, says CRTC, blocking repeat bid to squeeze cash from cable and satellite. New rules open to distant signals, less protection for news and sportscasters

Industry insiders optimistic as rising Tory star takes over for Verner. But will film and TV take a back seat to the Olympics?

Third-quarter profits drop 36% at CTVgm stakeholder amid restructuring and privatization bid

Filmmakers gather and give back to community with week-long celebration of province’s industry. Whistler fest to announce tribute to William Vince

Wife Swap and The Two Coreys producer talks down new media at Playback Innovations Forum, while CBC exec says online is the perfect place for emerging talent

Third-quarter profits up 84% thanks to latest Apple gadget. Cable revenue also up

In the lead-up to the recent federal election, a number of high-placed industry executives in both the private and public sectors confided their belief that if the Conservatives won a majority, ‘We’re all…’

Academy Award-winning sound mixer and recordist David Lee died in Panama City, Panama on Oct. 16, following a sudden illness. He was 70.

• Teletoon has signed a multi-year output deal with comic-book giant Marvel. Due to begin in the spring, the pact will deliver ‘a minimum of 182’ episodes of first-run animation to the toon channel and its spin-offs, including rights for broadband, VOD, mobile and other platforms

• CBC is not renewing the contracts of foreign correspondents Don Murray in London and Beijing’s Patrick Brown. The network says neither newsman will be re-signed following the expiration of their current contracts later this year, though a Ceeb spokesman raised the possibility that they might continue to report on a freelance basis.