While the Canadian TV market is still grappling with widespread adoption of HD, the talk as the National Association of Broadcasters conference opened was about next-generation Ultra HDTV.

Christal Films shoots across the $1-million mark with the Quebec release of its teen comedy A vos marques… party! — while Young Triffie opens weakly

The Corus cable channel has added the short-run reality Dirty Dancing: Living the Dream to its Sunday lineup in May

Maria Topalovich is stepping down as president and CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, ending nearly 28 years at its helm when her contract runs out on April 30

The kid-friendly festival brings together buyers, book publishers and other grown-ups as its 10th instalment opens in Toronto

Seville Pictures unspools After the Wedding, the Danish-made also-ran for this year’s foreign-language Oscar, in Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto

Animation studio looks to ramp up international coproduction activity while sister company unveiled new title for MIPTV

Trustees of the Movie Distribution Income Fund will see their corporate cousins in an Ontario court next month, looking to block the CanWest Global takeover of Alliance Atlantis

Northern Ontario drama by four first-timers goes into post with help from the Weirdsville producer and a nod from Telefilm Canada

Deal includes broadcast rights for debut season of the Toronto FC, plus live and streamed coverage online

Preschooler series from Poko creator Jeff Rosen slated for this fall’s kids block on CBC

CBC, TSN and RDS are all reporting record ratings as the NHL enters its lengthy playoffs process, though the league and NBC have left CBC out in the cold