While American network interest in TV movies has waned in recent years, Canadian producers are benefiting from the huge demand for MOWs from U.S. cable casters.

Canadian prodcos are growing on the strength of continued strong demand for lifestyle programming, both domestically and abroad.

The following chart indicates where independent production companies spent their money in 2006.

Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian noted in his opening address at the National Association of Broadcasters 2007 mobile super session that but for one Supreme Court vote in 1975, the VCR would be illegal.

While mobile content guru Andy Nulman has enjoyed much success bringing brands such as the NHL, Maxim, Family Guy and Taco Bell to the mobile landscape, he says the medium remains as much an obscurity as a rapidly expanding phenomenon.

Von Finckenstein commissions audit of TV and radio policies, telling B.C. broadcasters that the feds will favor market forces over regulation

Operations expand coast-to-coast, as Montreal outfit ends its distribution partnership with Lionsgate and Maple Pictures

Strong numbers from both sides of the border greet the arrival of Away from Her

Content guru Andy Nulman looks to dispel rumours about the new medium at the Playback Mobile Forum

Production and development hit $1.52 billion in Canada last year, up 21%, thanks in part to higher demand for MOWs and a rebounding world market

The annual awards gala for B.C. projects gives high marks in its nominations to Dragon Boys and Robson Arms, while Fido faces off against Unnatural & Accidental for best movie

Quiet week in the wake of Spider-Man brings a comedy from Lionsgate and Maple, while Sarah Polley’s picture expands to 22 screens