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Tammy Gillis to guest in Less than Kind
Tammy Gillis has snagged a recurring role on the third season of the HBO Canada sitcom Less Than Kind from Breathrough Entertainment.
PTV’s Star Portraits auctioning paintings for charity
Star Portraits, produced by Toronto-based PTV Productions and airing on Bravo!, is providing portraits of Canadian celebrities created over the course of the program for an online charity auction.
Slice goes to the movies
For the first time, Slice is showing movies, and the channel is celebrating its regulatory victory with a back-to-back block every Sunday, and an ad campaign to promote it.
Shum takes Sondra Kelly Award
Vancouver scribe Mina Shum has landed the Writers Guild Sondra Kelly Award.
‘The voice’ Mark Dailey dies, aged 57 years
CityNews anchor Mark Dailey, aka The Voice, died Monday in Toronto after a battle with cancer, aged 57 years.
Cogeco and CHCH pact to test-drive ad insertion technology
Looking to open the frontiers of personalized TV commercials, Cogeco Cable is to test-drive its new targeted advertising software from Invidi Technologies on the CHCH TV network in Ontario.
OWN sampling ahead of Canadian launch
The Oprah Winfrey Network won’t launch in Canada until March 2011, but that’s not stopping Corus Entertainment from giving Canadians a sneak peek at its programming.
Moody’s says Shaw $900 million debt issue has no impact on debt profile
Ratings agency Moody’s on Monday said Shaw Communications issuing up to $900 million in new debt to complete to purchase of the former Canwest Global Communications TV assets will have “almost no impact on the Canadian communications firm’s leverage.”
New head for Toronto Screenwriting Conference
Veteran indie producer Cher Hawrysh is to head up the upcoming 2011 Toronto Screenwriting Conference, organizers said Monday.
Here come The Digis
The Canadian New Media Awards have rebranded as the Canadian Digital Media Awards, or The Digis.
Marilyn Denis ready to kick off weekday slot
Popular radio personality Marilyn Denis will grace a weekday slot on CTV beginning January 10.
Whistler Film Fest: Switch United wins $2,000 convergent pitch prize
A twist on a reality series from Vancouver-based Switch United has landed the $2,000 cash prize at the Merging Media pitch session at the Whistler Film Festival’s Summit.
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