Degrassi: The Next Generation becomes the first TV series available on a pay-per-download basis at the Canadian music download site

The pubcaster will this week start pushing new series Heartland, The Tudors and No Opportunity Wasted as well as the returning Little Mosque on the Prairie with a multimedia strategy aimed at the shows’ core female-skewing demo

The revamped Alberta Film Advisory Council looks to address industry challenges including seasonal shooting, digital media, and a dearth of studio space

New Media BC is looking for digital content creators to submit their projects for the PopVox Awards, while there is still time to enter the animation and game-oriented Elans

Despite injuries to two members of its news team earlier this week in Afghanistan, Radio-Canada is sending over more reporters, including Téléjournal anchor Bernard Derome

For its third weekend in theaters, Quebec laugher Les 3 p’tits cochons, directed Patrick Huard, will square off against high-profile new releases including the latest from U.K. funnyman Rowan Atkinson

The $13-million Scotland-set feature comedy marks the follow-up to The Snow Walker from Infinity Features producer Rob Merilees and director Charles Martin Smith

Radio-Canada has tapped Robert Pilon, former EVP of the Canadian Coalition for Cultural Diversity, to head up the pubcaster’s strategic planning

The marketing tease is on in Toronto and Vancouver for the official launch of CanWest’s rebranded entertainment net

Despite appearing to be near the end just two years ago, Serge Losique’s World Film Festival looks to launch its 31st edition Thursday in Montreal

The Toronto International Film Festival unveils its complete lineup, which also includes conversations with Bill Maher and Larry Charles – as well as former U.S. president Jimmy Carter

The busy Vancouver prodco redoes Maple Ridge as ancient Greece for the cable movie Odysseus and the Isle of Mists, airing this winter on Sci Fi