Montreal: Canal Evasion and z, two of the four new French-language specialty channels, have surpassed first-year Cancon requirements with combined program investments of well over $10 million….

Montreal: The Comweb Group service provider Bulloch Entertainment/Services Financiers Bulloch has opened a full-service office in the Cine Cite Montreal studio complex. vp Tom Di Blasio moves from the Toronto office to head up the new operation….

* Wayne Sterloff is the new president of A-Channel. Sterloff’s resume includes jobs as the former head of Western Canadian independent production for the CTV Network and president of British Columbia Film….

Montreal: Motion International has announced it will produce 16 additional hours of the high-finance intrigue Largo Winch, bringing total production to 26 hours. The new hours are budgeted at $22.5 million, with Motion’s share at $15. 7 million….

Cable upstart Look tv is continuing its foray onto the Internet with the purchase of Axion Communications, a b.c.-based, full-service Internet company….

New Orleans: ChumCity International stirred up the natpe 2000 cocktail last month, bringing distinctive Citytv program formats to the market floor….

Montreal: Members of the Radio-Canada technicians and craftspersons union starf have ratified a new four-year collective agreement by a vote of 79%….

Catalyst Entertainment’s u.k. associate The Britt Allcroft Group has ended takeover talks with Hit Entertainment, a leading u.k. kids programmer that had originally offered to pay the equivalent of $506 million, or roughly $17.50 a share, for the animation company….

The Canadian Film Centre kicks off its annual ‘Test Pattern’ television series with two events, Feb. 22 and 23, at the University of Toronto….

Montreal: Two Canadian animation tv series have been selected for the launch of PBS Kids Books, a new line of children’s books….

FIDEC opened for business just over a year ago with $45.5 million in capital. With its limited partnership, for-profit-only program of guaranteed film and television financing against unsold territories, the mixed-capital operation is providing timely support to producers with international projects…

The president of Quebec’s promotional and technical service group says the industry needs to multiply its efforts and enlist the support of new business-minded partners, including the Quebec Ministry of Industry and Commerce….