Montreal: Motion International’s youth and animation division is looking to quickly build its international branding with a slate of new shows including Xcalibur, a full 3D, motion-control animation series, and Third Eye, a spooky tween mystery drama. Closer to home, six…

The Canadian Television Fund has posted its Licence Fee Program funding approvals online for the first round of applications in the drama, children’s, variety/performing arts and feature (French only) categories. The list features cross-Canada representation – including support for new drama…

In a move that gives the word ‘clustering’ a new meaning on the Canadian cable front, Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications have inked a deal that will see the rival cablecos swap cable assets and make strategic alliances with their respective…

Montreal: Cinar Corp. has signed an interim agreement with two Nassau-based investment firms which allows the Montreal-based production company to assess its investments in a related third-party company, Globe-X Canadiana….

As part of Global Television’s new media initiative, the network has entered into an agreement with Canada News Wire which will see cnw provide real-time content to the GlobalTV.com website, giving visitors access to breaking news from thousands of organizations….

The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are currently in negotiations with the u.s. advertising industry to avoid a commercial strike, scheduled for March 31. The potential work stoppage in the u.s. would have a…

As mip-tv approaches, broadcasters and distributors from across Canada are gearing up to meet their international counterparts on the southern coast of beautiful France. The place, of course, is Cannes; the date is April 10-14; and the hot spot is under…

The wheel has spun 360 degrees. Literally….

Vancouver: Distributor Red Sky Entertainment of Vancouver has secured the Canadian distribution rights to Red Green’s Duct Tape Forever (S&S Productions), the feature based on the comedy series The Red Green Show….

Coinciding with the kick-off of Canada’s Cable Convention & Cablexpo on April 3 comes the long-anticipated deadline for new digital and specialty services applications to be filed to the crtc….

Montreal: Astral Media had expanded its Harold Greenberg Fund with the addition of a $6-million investment over seven years in French-language documentaries and music programs….

Montreal: Quebec Finance Minister Bernard Landry’s March 14 budget extends the admissibility of foreign labor costs for animation productions by one year to March 25, 2001. The admissibility of these offshore costs was scheduled to end March 25, following an initial…