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Palmer drafted at CTV, TSN

Former NFLer and star of The Bachelor will cover entertainment in New York for eTalk, and commentate on the gridiron for TSN

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No smoking at TIFF, province warns

Ontario minister cautions Cowan that a repeat of last year’s flare up with Sean Penn could lead to charges

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Winners integrated with Runway

The retail marketer has signed on as the second major sponsor lined up to hit Slice viewers on all platforms

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CMT shakes its pom-poms

Short-run docudrama Cheerleader Nation joins home-made karaoke and video blog series on ‘fan-fuelled’ fall schedule

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Vision has faith in drama, comedy

Plans for fall include the acclaimed BBC series Rough Diamond and the laugher Waiting for God

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ACTRA to Rogers: Raise drama to 75%

Actors union asks for a bigger slice of benefits to be set aside at close of CRTC hearings into Citytv purchase. ‘We want them to go further,’ says Hardacre

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TIFF films sneak previewed in U.S.

Shake Hands with the Devil, Amal and others screened for media in New York and L.A., looking to build buzz

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Odeon bets on Balls

Distributor hopes the often-scant Labor Day audiences will connect with the dumb-but-fun ping-pong comedy, which faces the Halloween redux and Death Sentence

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Gags goes to Germany

Just for Laughs series set to debut on RTL next week, following successful run on ABC in the U.S.

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Rogers ups benefits, brushes aside ‘twin stick’ issue

Cable giant sweetens the deal with another $2 million, but insists that taking the five Citytv stations will not go against CRTC rules

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VIFF spotlighting China

Dragons and Tigers program to reflect special relationship between Beijing and Vancouver, says festival, and will include the world premiere of director Feng Yan’s epic drama Bing Ai

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D’Oliveira, Fichman among CFTPA nominees

Producers of Poor Boy’s Game, Silk and Days of Darkness on the short list for second annual prize at TIFF