Now that Teletoon is 10 years old, it’s easy to imagine the folks there breathing a sigh of relief. They survived the vulnerable start-up period and the first decade. They nailed the brand, stabilized the cash flow and found a solid audience and programming groove.
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First came the cartoons, then the spoofs of Lost and 24. Now, a special all-zombie episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation airs Wednesday both online and on CTV
Routing of the Rockies by the Sox played to soft audiences north of the border, despite an uptick in the U.S. on Fox
Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn hit the road with the veteran Canadian rockers, at work on a feature doc follow-up to their breakthrough Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey
Nickelodeon channels in Germany, Italy, Spain and elsewhere sign up for new season of Decode’s live-action Naturally, Sadie
Building on last year’s surprise ratings, the network and its cable siblings are giving the red-carpet treatment to the Canuck literary award
New CG series in the works at Toronto company to be handled by Scholastic in the U.S.
Next stop Hawaii, as true story about Linda Spalding’s second thoughts on a murder conviction leaves Toronto for the tropics. MOW for CTV and Lifetime reunites gang from The Eleventh Hour
Kelsey Grammer sitcom gets a full season order, plus change, despite sliding numbers in the U.S. and on Global. Samantha Who re-upped at ABC
Former Decode exec placed atop marketing department at Toronto company. Marcella and van Bruggen promoted
New channel will air Mickey Mouse Clubhouse alongside Franny’s Feet, Henry’s World, Katie and Orbie