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Anchorman 2’s Ron Burgundy: TSN’s latest hire, or publicity stunt?
Details will be unveiled Sunday night during the network’s Grey Cup Game telecast.
Food Network Canada’s Weirdest Restaurants sells abroad
Beyond Distribution has sold the second series of World’s Weirdest Restaurants, a cuisine travel show hosted by Bob Blumer, into Asia and Latin America.
Ex-Shaw Media exec Brad Kubota lands at Rogers Media
The veteran sales exec (pictured) will oversee western Canadian sales for the network, starting in December.
CBC sharpens Blades narrative with Facebook
The pubcaster is using Facebook tools to include social media posts in the show and measure online audiences against broadcast viewership.
VIFF Film & TV Forum: Geoff Lapaire on the economics of web series
The co-creator of the web series Space Janitors discusses the challenges of finding sustainable business models for online content.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 2013
Cancon in the top 30: Amazing Race Canada continues its winning streak, while Rookie Blue, The Listener and Motive are also in the top 30.
Breakthrough sells three features out of Cannes
The indie distributor secured foreign sales for Antisocial, Cubicle Warriors (pictured) and the dramedy The Resurrection of Tony Gitone.
Michael Hennessy urges grassroots promotion of Canadian content
“Do your thing. It doesn’t matter. We’re not going to tell you what to do,” the producers lobbyist (pictured) told a Banff festival panel on the industry-wide national promotional strategy.
Indiecan acquires The Ghosts In Our Machine doc
Liz Marshall’s feature documentary about animals caught up in a consumer economy (pictured) had its world premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto.
Tim Leiweke named president and CEO of MLSE
The former Anschutz Entertainment Group head will take over the reins at Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, which includes the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors.
ATN launches two new channels
ATN’s Pramod Israni (pictured) talks about the addition of ATN Sikh and ATN Brit Asia to its portfolio and the new audiences they target.
Peace Point Rights adds Andy Schreiber to sales team
The sales exec (pictured) will bring the company’s theatrical, TV, home video and digital platform catalogues to the U.S. market.
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