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Space greenlights Borealis, season two of Todd
Space renews Todd & The Book of Pure Evil and rolls out Borealis from Seven24 Films and Slanted Wheel Entertainment.
Scott Thompson gives Comedy Network the royal treatment
Scott Thompson and The Comedy Network are honoring of William and Kate’s upcoming wedding the best way they know how: with plenty of laughs.
Canadian content honored by Youth Media Alliance
The Youth Media Alliance will honor the country’s English-language screen-based media content at the 2011 Awards of Excellence Gala, which will be held in Toronto on June 2.
Architect Films has booming first year with Decked Out
The 13 episode series sees Paul Lafrance and crew build decks and backyards, including one massive deck, pool and cabana combo, and the second series order from HGTV Canada, placed before the first series even went to air, will see more of the same.
Borgias international sales grow, via CBS Studios
Minority productions are the way to go these days: The Borgias, from Take 5 Productions and its British partners, is selling widely internationally.
Omni enters production on Pyros
Vancouver’s Omni Film Productions is going behind the scenes with the people who make fireworks presentations possible.
Skatoony kicks off season two production
Production began Monday in Toronto on 26 half-hour English and 26 half-hour French eps, and it’s also expanding its multiplayer online games on Skatoony.ca.
Debuts for Kennedys, Camelot and Borgias
Canadian co-produced period dramas are doing gang-busters as US cable dramas.
BNN’s APP Central migrates to CTV
BNN and CP24’s 30-minute co-production APP Central is to air on CTV on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m., from April 9.
White Pine signs first-look deal with Daro for The Negotiator
The Negotiator is currently being penned by Malcolm MacRury (ZOS: Zone of Separation, Republic of Doyle, Cra$h & Burn). The deal will give Daro a first-look at international rights and specific territories.
Vacation with Derek pays visit to Disney, Nickelodeon
Shaftesbury’s made-for-television movie follow-up to Life with Derek has been acquired by a number of international broadcasters, including Disney and Nickelodeon.
Ratings: Idol tops again
The reality show’s new judging panel doesn’t seem to be slowing it down this season, as it wins the week in Canada again.
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