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CBC given one-year extension on digital TV changeover
The CRTC ruled the public broadcaster can keep some analog transmitters operating for another year.
Cineflix developing exorcism reality series
Five teenage women training to be satanic exorcists will be portrayed in the upcoming series.
Teletoon sets fall premiere dates
Four of the channel’s five new original shows are set to make September debuts.
CBC pilot Wish List starts production in Port Hope
The road trip drama is top-lined by Mary Walsh and Gabriel Hogan.
Canadian dramas hold steady: BBM Canada, Aug. 1 – Aug. 7
Combat Hospital and Rookie Blue maintain audience share for the fifth and sixth spots of the week, with Flashpoint in at #7.
Quebecor Q2 earnings down on wireless phone build-out
But the Quebec media giant beats profit forecasts as it posts record revenues from growth across all its major business units.
Syfy renews Warehouse 13, cancels Eureka
The NBC Universal channel reverses course on Eureka and cancels a six-episode sixth season order for the Vancouver-shot series.
Discovery finds out Things You Need to Know
Channel exec Ann Harbron tells Playback about DiscoveryChannel.ca’s first original commission for the web.
YTV’s That’s So Weird: sending up pop culture, Canadian-style
Showrunner Gary Pearson tells Playback Daily why the YTV teen comedy aims to gently go where Saturday Night Live and SCTV have tread before.
Bell Media sets date for CTV Two network launch
The former A channels become CTV Two in late August.
CTV announces fall premiere dates
The X Factor is set to make a late September debut, as is The Sing-Off.
Industry vets to receive Gemini bling
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has unveiled its list of special award winners, which includes Shafesbury’s Christina Jennings.
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