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ABC picks up Combat Hospital
It’s official: ABC has finally inked a deal to acquire the Global Television medical drama Combat Hospital, now untitled, from Sienna Films, Artists Studios and Lookout Point.
OMDC and Film Ontario report back from LA trade mission
Ontario film and TV industry players have returned from a four-day whirlwind visit to Los Angeles to woo future work by American senior production executives and FX supervisors to the province.
CBC to replace U.S. Game shows with local fare
The CBC has locally-produced game shows, talk shows and a Canadian drama in development to eventually replace Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! as lead-ins to its primetime schedule.
Shaftesbury programming lands in Latin America
Imira Entertainment is set to rep Canadian prodco Shaftesbury’s kids and teen programming library in Latin America.
TV ‘super media’? Not so fast, says keynote speaker
Financial expert and author Paul Kedrosky took the lectern at Deloitte’s TMT Predictions event yesterday to make some forecasts of his own.
Merlin magic for Space
CTV specialty net Space has captured some magic with the season 3 premiere of Merlin. The Saturday 8 p.m. airing summoned a record 410,000 viewers (BBM, 2+) to the channel.
Syfy and Space renew Sanctuary for fourth season
Another 13 episodes of the Canadian sci-fi drama from My Plastic Badger Productions and The Beedie Group is set to start production in spring 2011, with a scheduled fall 2011 airdate on Syfy and Space.
Golden Globes garner 3.2 million for CTV
The 68th annual Golden Globes found its biggest audience in seven years on Sunday, pulling in 3.2 million viewers (2+) for CTV – a 9% growth over last year.
TV will remain ‘super media’ in 2011: Deloitte
“Consumers will be overwhelmed by the sheer variety of options,” the global research firm says, but TV and social media stand strong.
Loblaw helps turn Recipes to Riches for Food Net
The retailer has signed on as the prizing partner for new Food Network Canada show Recipes to Riches, slated to air this fall.
DirecTV in running to buy The Kennedys
DirectTV has surfaced as a possible buyer for The Kennedys, Muse Entertainment’s eight-part drama in search of a new U.S. home.
Jersey Shore manages to outdo even itself
The reality show’s second episode increases its audience by over 50%.
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