English and French producers come together looking to hammer out terms of trade with networks. NAFTA negotiator Gordon Ritchie joins producers

Chain to add another 175 digi-projectors by end of 2009, looking ahead to wave of 3D releases

Former player and TSN analyst signs with CBC

Producer back after stints at Sullivan and Cookie Jar

In last month’s editorial, ‘Industry split on CTF split’ (June 23, 2008), Playback perpetuated a colonial model of Canadian TV, casting indigenous writers as the blank slates to be written on by their American betters. The editorial grudgingly acknowledges Canada’s ‘excellent showrunners,’ and then goes on to make them the subordinate clause of the paragraph – subordinate that is to the ‘far bigger pool of topnotch showrunning vets in Hollywood who would no doubt welcome the opportunity to work on a Canuck series.’

• Entertainment One has added Lara Thompson as SVP of worldwide acquisitions. She will report directly to E1 film president Patrice Théroux. Thompson, who formerly held a similar post at Sony Pictures Worldwide, will be responsible for acquiring projects for Canada, the U.K., Holland, Belgium and for U.S. home video.

• Tricon Films & Television has found homes worldwide for lifestyles series Marriage Under Construction, Ad Persuasion, Fresh With Anna Olson and Restaurant Makeover as well as documentaries Slut and Catfight. Marriage and Fresh land with The Home Channel in Africa and Canal+ Poland on top of a slew of Euro distrib deals that also carries Persuasion overseas. SBS Netherlands and Finland’s Nelonen also nabbed Marriage, with the latter also picking up Fresh, Slut and Catfight.

Odds are greater this month that – whoever you are – you now work for a branch of Entertainment One following its land grab of Blueprint, Barna-Alper, Oasis and Maximum.

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Alliance Films CEO Victor Loewy can be dramatic.

Chalk up another win for the Halifax heavyweight, which has bought the shop behind Margaret’s Museum and Love, Sex and Eating the Bones. Zimmer to stay on

Writers Guild of Canada extends contract with CFTPA and APFTQ to end of ’09, waiting out license renewals at CTV and Global

Ratings drop below one million, but cop show still wins the night on CTV and CBS. U.S. net hints at another season