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Astral hires Furnish as new VP of marketing
Astral Television Networks has a new vice president of marketing: Peter Furnish.
Banff to honor Howie Mandel
Canadian comic and TV personality Howie Mandel is to be honored at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival.
Joe Canadian co-hosts As It Happens
Sure, the CBC is going populist, but picking Joe Canadian to co-host its As It Happens flagship current affairs show?
Giamatti and Spacey get Golden noms for Canuck films
Two American actors in Canadian films are in contention for the Best Performance by an Actor (Comedy or Musical) category at the upcoming 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Firestone and others strike out in bid to get on Lionsgate board
Canadian TV producer Jay Firestone (Lost Girl) struck out Tuesday as he and four other Carl Icahn loyalists failed to get onto Lionsgate Entertainment’s 12-member board.
Icahn pulls bid for Lionsgate
Lionsgate Entertainment has activist shareholder Carl Icahn off its backs, at least for now.
Hundreds of new titles head to Netflix.ca
Thanks to new licensing agreements with CBC, Cookie Jar and FremantleMedia Enterprises – along with an extension of its deals with New Video, Maple Pictures and Sony – Netflix.ca will be adding a raft of new TV and film titles to its existing offering.
Matiation joins On Screen Manitoba
Industry association On Screen Manitoba is getting a new executive director, as Nicole Matiation joins the fold.
Fiona Reid to receive ACTRA award
The veteran actor, best known for playing Cathy King to Al Waxman’s King of Kensington in the CBC sitcom, is to receive the 2011 Award of Excellence at ACTRA’s 9th annual kudosfest.
Producers criticize BCE for miserly CTV benefits package
The bell hasn’t even rung on BCE’s regulatory bid to acquire CTV, but Canadian indie producers are already crying foul over the phone giant demanding it not contribute a tangible benefits package.
James Cameron and Cirque pact on 3D movie
Canada’s two biggest entertainment exports, Cirque du Soleil and James Cameron, have pacted to make a 3D feature film based on the famed Quebec circus troupe in New Zealand.
PS Productions’ Dales to be remembered at memorial
A memorial will be held this weekend for Douglas James Dales, who passed away last Friday at age 60. Dales, who started PS Production Services in Toronto almost 40 years ago, is remembered by the industry for his love of cinema and filmmakers.
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