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CP24’s Ann Rohmer back at the anchor desk
Those headlines last June about Ann Rohmer leaving the anchor desk at CP24 Breakfast after 31 years in broadcasting… not so fast.
CTV appoints Webb
Joanna Webb has landed at CTV as senior vp of programming a week after resigning from rival Corus Entertainment.
Corus to launch Winfrey’s OWN in Canada
A bullish Corus Entertainment is to tell analysts Wednesday to expect improving margins and increased programming, including launching OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada early next year.
From ‘Marble North’ comes… Splatalot
If viewers can watch upcoming obstacle course series Splatalot and feel like they can put themselves in the shoes of the contestants, Mark Bishop will be a happy man.
Corus opens new HQ
To get a sense of Corus Entertainment HQ new storage capabilities, it can hold about two petabytes – that’s 2,000 terabytes or two million megabytes, which is more than the Library of Congress.
TVO turns 40
Ontario pubcaster TVO is celebrating the big 4-0 this year, and it’s doing so with a host of activities along with the launch of an online public archive.
Canadian Pickers picked by History Television
After making American Pickers a hit south of the border on History, Cineflex Productions has sold Canwest Global’s History Television the format to make a local junkyard scavenger series Canadian Pickers.
Marblemedia and 9 Story get Gnasty
MIPCOM is just a week away and two Toronto prodcos are heading to the market with a new animated comedy series based on the book by Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine.
Citytv launches iPad app
Rogers Media has launched an iPad video app for Citytv.com, the first by a Canadian broadcaster.
A&E’s Breakout Kings shoots at Pinewood
20th Century Fox TV has set up shop at Pinewood Toronto Studios to shoot the A&E procedural drama Breakout Kings through to the end of January 2011.
In Production: Ontario (Sept. 25, 2010)
In Production: Ontario (Sept. 25, 2010)
Allder out, Culbert in as EP of CBC’s Nature of Things
The CBC has made a major change to its long-running series The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, with news that Bob Culbert is coming on board as area executive producer, replacing Michael Allder.
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