The British-made horror-comedy arrives on 20 screens from Christal Films, in lockstep with its U.S. debut and the wide release of the Kevin Costner thriller Mr. Brooks

The Toronto production house hopes its new partners at Blueprint will help take their horror-comedy Medieval into the U.S.

Fall schedule will include a simulcast of the NBC comedy and the Kevin Smith spooker, airing next to Canadian-mades including Blood Ties and a new cop drama from Barna-Alper

The Union des artistes is threatening to disrupt movie and TV shoots in Quebec if it is unable to work out an agreement with the APFTQ by July 1

The pay channels have picked up the 10-part thriller from Showtime and Channel 4, and scheduled a day-and-date debut with the former for June

Cookie Jar has added a multi-player online game to the revamped website for its action series

Fall schedule keeps little from last year, bringing back Dragon’s Den and Little Mosque along with new titles including No Opportunity Wasted and the sexed-up history piece The Tudors

Palme d’Or winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days has been picked up by Mongrel Media, along with Cannes jury prize winner Persepolis

Back for a second term, union boss calls winter walkout a ‘major victory’ and calls for more film and TV drama production

The former Mainframe frontman has opened new video game company in Vancouver, looking to service top-shelf producers and developers

Maker of enviro-themed game wins most promising new company at new media awards, followed on stage by company of the year winner MyThum Interactive

The CRTC’s decision to gradually lift ad time restrictions on networks is aimed at helping broadcasters cope with flattening revenues and the costly transition to digital television, but could ultimately make little difference.