New division of the production house and financier to be led by newly hired SVP Frank Saperstein

Organizers have tapped the page-to-screen adaptation — starring Stephen Dillane and Rosamund Pike — as the opening-night gala of the Toronto festival

The CBC has passed its hit sitcom to Canal+ and, in separate deals, is working on Canadian adaptations of two BBC doc series

The mountain-side TV meet-up has upped Jennifer Harkness to executive director

Toronto shop snaps up international rights to the Emmy-winning interactive series

Organizers weigh star power, scripts and politics as top-shelf titles including Silk, Eastern Promises and Fugitive Pieces look to land the plum, opening-night spot at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. A special report from Playback Daily

Playback Daily lays its odds on which title will take the top spot at TIFF. Looks good for Silk, although Emotional Arithmetic or Fugitive Pieces might surprise us

The auditor general tells MPs that the network had 6,000 hours of unused and poorly managed programming in 2005, but defended Ottawa’s role in appointing its top execs

More pressure on exhibitors and Ottawa as a Hollywood studio pulls its promo screenings in piracy protest. Ellis Jacob says he’s more worried about what Warner will do next

Rising popularity of Toronto team, now out of the playoffs, also evident on TSN

TV and radio holdings from Down Under sold to Aussie equity firm for $314 million, ending months of speculation and a ‘highly contested’ bidding process

The president and CEO of Quebecor unveils ‘Elephant’-sized plans to provide features as video-on-demand through Illico and through a database on Canoe