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As DVD slump bites, Cinram considers strategic alternatives

The Canadian replicator is the latest Canadian player to feel heat from falling packaged media sales as content increasingly shifts to digital platforms.

September 30, 2011

Malin Akerman and Tyler Labine topline Cottage Country

Whizbang Films’ Frank Siracusa tells Playback about producing the dark comedy, which marks the first film to be produced solely by the prodco he co-founded with Paul Gross.

September 30, 2011

Pitch Guide: Jennifer Dettman, CBC Factual

From realscreen‘s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.

September 30, 2011

Supreme Court to rule on Canadian TV signal dispute

The top court will rule on the role of the CRTC in imposing a value for signal regime on domestic TV networks and cable and satellite TV operators.

September 29, 2011

eOne optimistic on six-month performance outlook

The indie estimates better results from its filmed entertainment division will offset a fall in distribution revenue owing to the DVD slump.

September 29, 2011

Pitch Guide: Michael Claydon, CBC’s Doc Zone

From realscreen’s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.

September 29, 2011

Harold Greenberg Fund lifts five film scripts to pre-production

The industry fund has given another 29 new and ongoing film projects key early-stage financing.

September 28, 2011

Meet the media buyers: Sunni Boot, CEO, ZenithOptimedia

A new series of videos takes a behind-the-scenes look at some of Canada’s biggest media agencies, which bridge the gap between broadcasters and the world’s biggest brands.

September 28, 2011