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Comweb installs new CinequipWhite management

Canadian broadcast sales company ends management contract with Christie Lites Sales and installs new top execs Larry Lavoie and Marc Ford.

CBC casts for music talent show

Cover Me Canada will see musicians nationwide compete to see who best reinterprets classic Canadian songs.

Incendo shoots Do No Harm in Montreal

The thriller stars Deanna Russo and continues a long-standing franchise of female-led TV movies from the Montreal producer.

Youth Media Alliance awards Canadian content, producers

The annual awards gala saw the Grand Prize for Best Program handed out to Stella and Sam, from Radical Sheep and Playhouse Disney Canada.

Hollywood warns on uncertain U.S. tax credits

Advantage to Canada and its stable film tax credit environment as Los Angeles producers wring hands over U.S. states cutting back on production incentives, or scrapping them altogether.

Canadian upfronts: winners and losers?

Veteran TV writer Etan Vlessing breaks down the nets skeds, night by night.

NFB names Generoux to Saskatchewan post

Cory Generoux talks about his upcoming production plans for Saskatchewan and seeking out talent across the province.

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CRTC: Canadian TV back in the pink

The CRTC, in its latest industry survey, reports happy days are here again for Canadian broadcasters after ad revenue fell off a cliff during the recession.

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Record CBC ratings for Stanley Cup Final opener

Over 5 million viewers tuned in Wednesday night to see the Vancouver Canucks clinch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins.

ACTRA pans Canadian nets’ fall schedules

The union’s president Ferne Downey expresses her disappointment in the level of Canadian programming on the fall slates.

Cinemas Guzzo adds digital servers

The Quebec-based theatre chain has added 62 digital servers.

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Housewives, cakes & interventions: Shaw specialty revealed

The mediaco adds 35 new shows to its 18 specialty channels.