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Cookie Jar releases development slate
Cookie Jar’s primetime label, The Jar, has kicked into high gear with a host of new developments for US and Canadian nets
AUX TV asks CRTC to change restrictions
The regulatory body will decide this week if CTV’s request to play fewer music videos means AUX TV can play more.
BCE shakes up CTV
Departures include John Gossling, Paul Sparkes, Susanne Boyce and Alon Marcovici.
Sarah Ker-Hornell upped at FilmOntario
Sarah Ker-Hornell has been appointed executive director and CEO of FilmOntario, the screen-based consortium of producers, unions, guilds, financial services and organizations within Ontario.
Lane to develop at 9 Story
Brandon Lane has been appointed as 9 Story Entertainment’s development executive. Reporting to VP of development Liliana Vogt, Lane will source and develop kids animation concepts for audiences pre-school to tween.
Realscreen Summit: OWN’s Lisa Erspamer tells producers to “come and play”
OWN’s CCO Lisa Erspamer discussed building up the new network with non-fiction primetime and original documentaries during her interview session at the Realscreen Summit.
eOne signs Humf toy partner, season two for Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
Entertainment One has signed up Aurora World as the first toy partner Humf pre-school animated series, as well as a second season for Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom.
Production biz heats up Pinewood’s February Freeze
Equipment supplier William F. White won’t be flipping a switch to get indie producers plugged into the latest film and TV production technology at next week’s February Freeze showcase on February 8.
Kajpust joins NSI
Writer Melissa Kajpust is the newest member of the National Screen Institute, where she’ll be taking over the position of NSI Drama Prize program manager.
WGC, ACTRA weigh in at CRTC hearings
As the CRTC hearings into BCE’s $3.2 billion takeover of CTV continue, industry players debated Thursday how much the phone giant should pay to the Canadian broadcast system to secure a greenlight for the transaction.
Zoic Studios expands in Vancouver
Los Angeles-based visual effects shop Zoic Studios has bigger digs in Vancouver’s Gastown district.
Richard Stursberg lands at Telus as advisor
After his exit last August, former CBC head of English language services Richard Stursberg has resurfaced as a senior advisor on media and entertainment strategy for Telus Corp.
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