Toronto shop closes first apparel deal for its preschooler Franny’s Feet, looking to put sleepwear on shelves in the U.K. by fall

Australian producer Steve Gilmour is on the verge of taking over the dormant Shelburne Film Studio on the province’s South Shore, with hopes of luring more production to the region

The annual non-fiction conference offers delegates three chockfull days of workshops and networking opportunities, with a special focus on footage and archives

Carriers including Cogeco and SaskTel have picked up the Astral preschool channel Playhouse Disney

Following the lead of CBS, and its recent pickup of Mad Men, the network has added the cable series to its mid-season slate, starting in February

Eastern Promises and The Tudors missed out, but Away from Her managed a major win at the glitz-less, speech-free Golden Globes

The Toronto film festival cofounder died of cancer on Friday. He was 78

A new name and a new logo debut at the Canwest AGM, following last month’s approval of the Alliance Atlantis buyout

Leading payroll and financing company closes offices in U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Service work continues to slow in Toronto and Vancouver as the WGA strike takes a bite out of the TV pilot season. TFS boss Ferguson predicts ‘quiet’ season

There are some senior executives in this business whose intelligence you might be inclined to question. I won’t name anyone; I’m sure one or two spring to mind. But I betcha CBC topper Richard Stursberg is not one of them.

Harry Gulkin was understandably reflective as he faced retirement from his position at SODEC, the Quebec government’s film-funding body.