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Hollywood exec producer reinvents Billable Hours
The Showcase sitcom embraces sadism and American-style writing in its second season, under the guidance of new showrunner Frank van Keekan
Sundance snaps up mom ‘n’ pop doc
Open Door and newsman Hanson Hosein will see their Independent America doc air, fittingly, on July 4 on the U.S. cable channel
New prize at nextMEDIA
The digital media conference and Telefilm Canada will hand out $10,000 through a new pitch competition backed by Telefilm Canada
FT site marks one million in one month
CHUM cheers as viewers download more than one million of the daily podcasts from FashionTelevision.com
Google CEO plays down broadcaster fears
Eric Schmidt assures TV and radio execs at NAB2007 that his unstoppable search engine and its YouTube property will not oust traditional broadcasting
New deals for Nelvana’s Franklin, Puff
Cartoon turtle and magic dragon included in direct-to-DVD agreement announced at MIPTV, following download deals for other Nelvana properties
Shaftesbury sells Murdoch
The forthcoming Murdoch Mysteries series has been picked up by U.K. handler Granada International
Couzin Films making Wall
Teenaged love from opposite sides of the Middle East takes shape in Adam’s Wall, from director Michael Mackenzie and producer Ziad Touma
ACTRA wing hires Keenan
Former Sony exec named head of union’s Performers’ Rights Society
AAC busted on CSI: NY
You have to give Alliance Atlantis full marks for audacity. The broadcaster’s move to air CSI: NY on History Television starting in January is a classic case of trying to shove a gold-plated square peg into a round hole.
Today Canada, tomorrow the world
Producers are increasingly tailoring their companies – and their programming – to the international market
Exhibitors look to unspool record year
A monster group of blockbusters is on the way, but that won’t stop distribs from launching homegrown fare
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