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TV
MIPCOM 2011 briefs: Best Boy Entertainment, Lionsgate, Vuguru
Canadians are busy in Cannes unveiling international TV deals to bolster their business strategies.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs
Two and a Half Men take TV’s premiere week, followed by a double dose of The Big Bang Theory.
Teletoon and FME sign Grojband
The animated series about a pre-teen garage band will be distributed worldwide by FremantleMedia Enterprises.
Shaw signs on for Copper
Shaw Media is the latest broadcaster to climb on board for the Cineflix Studios series, which is set to air in 2012.
Pitch Guide: Vibika Bianchi, Corus Entertainment
From realscreen‘s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.
eOne, Viaset ink distribution financing deal for The Firm
The co-venture sees the European broadcaster pick up free TV rights to the series for 10 of its territories.
MIPCOM 2011: Wizard Hat joins with Optix on Thinkheads
The Canadian and German producers will develop the eco-themed animated series for kids.
Beta Film acquires key territories for Cineflix Studios’ Copper
The German distributor is taking the rights to Cineflix’s first scripted drama for BBC America in Germany, France and Asia, among other markets.
As DVD slump bites, Cinram considers strategic alternatives
The Canadian replicator is the latest Canadian player to feel heat from falling packaged media sales as content increasingly shifts to digital platforms.
Sportsnet going for number one
The Rogers Media brand unveils its new look on Monday, with an eye on taking over the category in Canada.
CMPA calls for hearing into ‘caster support for Canadian film
The producers’ association unveiled two studies this week to back a call for more investment by domestic broadcasters in homegrown feature films.
Pitch Guide: Jennifer Dettman, CBC Factual
From realscreen‘s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.
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