More viewers clicked with CBC’s horse opera than with Global’s hairdressers on Sunday, though ‘da Kink in my Hair played well among women and in the west. ‘Strong’ performance, says Christine Shipton

Little-known Quebec comedy closes format deals with another three territories at MIPCOM, while work gets underway on a pilot for NBC

Enviro-minded docs including the copros Weather Report: The Fight for True Farming, Toxic Trespass and Whale Mission: The Last Giants sold to France, Switzerland and Spain

DVD rights for five titles including Jane and the Dragon, Ruby Gloom and a Franklin feature have been sold in a seven-year deal with Uni’s home entertainment wing

Wins for ReGenesis, The Robber Bride, Above and Beyond and 11 Cameras put Toronto company on top at the awards gala’s third night. Multiple wins for gang stories Doomstown and Dragon Boys

Content for Treehouse, YTV and Discovery Kids Canada and Nelvana Studios to be handled by newly minted VP at Corus Kids

The online version of Diamond Road is taking its cues from Flickr and YouTube, looking to keep its viewers involved long after the three-part doc finishes its run on TVOntario and Knowledge Network

Artist, educator and Genie-winning director of Lilies hailed for his work on the big and small screens with Bell Award in Video Art

Strombo and company score hat trick at second night of TV awards, taking best talk series, host and production design. Marilyn Denis announces departure from CityLine

Twenty-two staffers let go at entertainment magazine as new bosses at CTVgm continue to tighten belts

Local talent and Sundance darling Tamara Podemski stars with Edmonton’s Cody Lightning in Four Sheets to the Wind, which opens the Toronto festival on Wednesday

Two years and one rejuvenated department later, Sandra Puglielli is stepping down as the company’s director of TV publicity