TV

Warehouse 13 back for third season

Syfy’s Warehouse 13 looks set to roll again in Toronto after series producer Jack Kenny said the sci-fi drama starring Saul Rubinek will return for a third season.

Victor Garber joins Stargate Universe

Victor Garber has joined the cast of Stargate Universe shooting in Vancouver.

Lifeforce tees off golf themed web series

Indie producer Lifeforce Entertainment is making a golf-themed drama for TV and the web.

Claude Dubois in real life

Following in the steps of rockers Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons, 63-year old Quebec singer/song writer Claude Dubois is starring in a reality show about life with his 27-year-old wife and their young daughter. The series debuted Tuesday on the V network.

Shaftesbury sells Murdoch to CCTV

Shaftesbury Films has sold the period drama Murdoch Mysteries to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Daily Planet turns 15

Three thousand episodes later, Discovery Channel is commemorating the 15th anniversary of popular magazine series Daily Planet with a two-hour special.

Nelvana’s Babar goes to Playhouse Disney

Toronto, Canada-based Nelvana Enterprises’ CGI-animated series Babar and the Adventures of Badou is set to make its broadcast debut in the US on Disney Channel’s Playhouse Disney preschool programming block.

Hulk Hogan holds Court

Kevin Gillis’ Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group is going to court with Hulk Hogan, with the celebrity wrestler to play a imposing, yet entertaining judge in a new kids game show/reality TV series, Hogan’s Court.

Ria Westaway joins Toon Box

Toon Box has appointed Ria Westaway as executive in charge of production, where she will spearhead the development slate for the company and oversee key hires, production budgets and scheduling of the company’s animated features and series.

Musee wins in France

The acclaimed Quebec historic mystery series Musee Eden has picked up a prize at France’s annual Festival de la Fiction TV in La Rochelle.

Canwest Twists new lifestyle channel

Replacing Discovery Health Channel Canada, the new channel will focus on ‘real life’ programming like Dad Camp and Little Miss Perfect.

Want crossplatform success: Respect the consumer

The relationships between filmmakers and game companies are evolving to create better overall entertainment experiences – or at least that was a major takeaway from the two-day Interactive Exchange 2010.