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CRTC refuses to order Videotron to carry Super Channel
These guys can’t catch a break: Allarco Entertainment has lost a bid before the CRTC to pressure Quebec cable giant Videotron into carrying the Super Channel pay TV service.
CFC announces Telefilm Features Comedy Lab projects
Impressed with the selection of projects submitted to this year’s Telefilm Features Comedy Lab, the industry committee chose six instead of five to be eligible for development financing of up to $75,000.
BCE secures VOD rights to CTV series
No surprise here: BCE’s Bell Fibe TV has secured the VOD distribution rights to virtually all of CTV’s primetime programming.
Canuck ‘property porn’ heads to L.A.
Selling high-end real estate is about to get a whole lot sexier, as JV Productions hopes to emulate the success of its popular Selling New York with an L.A. spin-off.
Camille Sullivan moves to Rookie Blue
Thump Inc. and Entertainment One have added Camille Sullivan to the second season shoot for Rookie Blue, the hit Canadian cop drama.
Netflix Canada to Xbox, Shaw Direct HD receiver launch
Netflix Canada on the Xbox 360 console; an improved HD receiver with 3D capability from cable giant Shaw Communications – the battle to reach Canadians with video content wherever they are gathered pace Monday.
NFB pegs Smith for Manitoba
The NFB has appointed Alicia Smith as Prairie Centre producer.
CTV rebrands Star! as E!, will run 50% CanCon
The U.S. E! Entertainment brand is back in Canada on the Star! specialty channel, this time with CTV.
E! returns… with CTV
The E! Entertainment Television brand is headed back to Canada, this time with CTV.
Casino Jack director passes
George Hickenlooper, director of 2010 TIFF gala Casino Jack, has died at age 47 of natural causes.
McMahon takes Tokyo
Director Kevin McMahon has won the Toyota Earth Grand Prix at TIFF – the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Mike Holmes launches magazine stateside
TV repair guru Mike Holmes has become a brand name on HGTV U.S. with his Canadian-made Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection series having established a growing American audience.
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