When it launched 40 years ago, the Canadian Film Development Corporation was all about motion pictures. Today, the digital universe presents an entirely new space, and despite the platforms suggested by the agency’s ‘Telefilm’ moniker, it has also taken on interactivity, as evidenced by initiatives such as the Great Canadian Video Game Competition.

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Shooting in HD is like hiring an architect to put an addition on your house. The idea seems exciting and promising – until you get the itemized bill. We asked post experts who will be sharing their insight at Playback’s upcoming Production Innovations Forum on March 8 how to avoid HD ‘sticker shock.’

The CBC has several potential dates to convert its flagship in-studio news broadcast The National to HD. Fred Mattocks, the Ceeb’s executive director of production and resources, won’t reveal exactly when we’ll see Peter Mansbridge in high definition, but does say that ‘in all probability it’ll be some time this year.’

The CRTC’s upcoming hearings into CTVglobemedia’s purchase of CHUM are a rushed charade, says Canada’s largest media union

In a cheeky move, Little Mosque on the Prairie lures story execs Mather and Sheridan away from rival Corner Gas

Equinoxe Films has secured the Canadian distribution rights to Everything’s Gone Green, a film previously in limbo with ThinkFilm since the latter’s buyout by a U.S. investor

Quebec films Ma fille, mon ange and the comedy Nos voisins Dhantsu top the homegrown box office

Alliance Atlantis is bringing nine new series to its Fine Living specialty net this month, looking to guide the high earner towards becoming a smarter consumer

No doubt the Oscars shook up the country. Take a closer look, though, and you’ll see that Calgary likes Corner Gas more than Barbara Walters’ Oscar special. And, in Calgary, more people watched Hockey Night in Canada than American Idol.

The federal Competition Bureau says despite ‘concerns,’ it has no legal grounds to challenge the buyout of CHUM by CTVglobemedia, and has passed the matter to the CRTC

Luck of the draw hands five out of six big-budget movies to IATSE following its short-term cease-fire with cross-town rival, the AQTIS