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Hasbro Studios inks output deal with Corus
Hasbro Studios, the year-old L.A.-based production and distribution division of toy giant Hasbro, has inked a volume licensing deal with Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment for a whack of its animated and live-action fare.
Picture Box sells first Canuck series to OWN
On the heels of the March 1 launch date announcement for the Oprah Winfrey Network comes news that it’s picked up Anna and Kristina’s Grocery Bag.
CFL on TSN breaks records
The final weekend of the regular season delivered huge numbers for the sports channel, a good sign leading into the playoffs.
Corus to launch OWN on March 1
Corus Entertainment has announced that it will be launching the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in Canada on March 1, 2011.
Hanes sells Eden pilot to USA
NBC Universal’s USA Network has ordered a pilot from executive producer Ken Hanes (The Listener, Til Death Do Us Part, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye).
King in production in Toronto
The cameras are rolling on King, the eight-part female cop drama from indie producer Indian Grove Productions.
Bringing Juno to life for Remembrance Day
Telling the true gritty stories of war can be quite the undertaking. Throwing an interactive component on top of that? Even more so. Here’s how new media house Secret Location, Windup Filmworks and Shaw Media brought docudrama film Storming Juno to life in the digital world.
CTV and CBS develop Canadian cop drama
CTV confirms it is on board with CBS to co-develop a procedural cop drama from White Pines Pictures set in cross-border Niagara Falls.
Handel rolls out four Canadian/UK co-pros
Indie producer Handel Productions is at work on four factual series structured as Canadian-British co-productions, including a 3D TV special on the demise of dinosaurs for Discovery Channel Canada.
Guns shoots to the top at Geminis, night two
Guns was the big winner at the 25th Gemini Awards on Wednesday night, as the CBC drama mini-series snagged five trophies.
22 Minutes and Walsh punk Christine O’Donnell
Three days of dogged pursuit of Tea Party standard-bearer Christine O’Donnell led Tuesday to a This Hour Has 22 Minutes crew, led by comic Mary Walsh, punking the U.S. politician.
Olympic consortium takes first night of Geminis
The CTV-Rogers consortium that broadcast the 2010 Winter Olympic Games from Vancouver grabbed six Gemini trophies Tuesday night for TV sports coverage, while the CBC dominated the TV news and information categories.
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