First Deal or No Deal Canada, now Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader? The network and its advertisers have a good thing going with domesticated game shows

Massive three-province ad campaign is, officially, meant to hype TMN’s free preview weekend — which just happens to coincide with the still-uncertain arrival of its new competitor

Four new hires at Toronto production house, including associate producer of its 8 x 60 drama The Weight

Eighteen-member coalition wants new Heritage minister to flex her muscle on the federal watchdog, keeping its upcoming decisions in line with the Broadcasting Act

20th Century Fox’s remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still has finally settled in B.C., with Keanu Reeves in the lead, though it has yet to settle on a soundstage

Former Corus exec bounces back at new Toronto extension of the busy Vancouver toon shop

Six-title package of Sayles’ latest and five French films follows talks at Toronto and Rome festivals

Veteran Scottish actor lends his pipes to the sci-fi kiddie film in the works under Monster Warriors creator Wilson Coneybeare

The topic of how much broadcasters promote Canadian shows is a delicate one, but Jeff Seymour makes no bones about it – he believes that his comedy Jeff Ltd. died after two seasons due to insufficient support from broadcaster CTV.

As Playback goes to press, there are some things we know about Super Channel, the new pay service set to launch Nov. 2, and there are things we don’t.

The Canadian film and TV industry could get more than ghosts and goblins at the door this Halloween. Hollywood screenwriters last week voted to authorize a possible strike after Oct. 31, when the current Writers Guild of America contract expires. Should the WGA pull the trigger with a strike after Halloween, the supply of American movies and TV scripts headed to Canada for shooting in the coming months could be reduced sharply.

This year’s Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention is titled Broadcasting, Redefined, reflecting a conference theme dating back to 2000, when media expert Ken Goldstein and former CAB president Michael McCabe unveiled the association’s Future Plan, and warned of the impact of unregulated media on Canada’s broadcasting environment.