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DHX Media acquires Wildbrain
Canadian indie producer DHX Media has backed into U.S. TV production by acquiring Wildbrain Entertainment for $8 million in cash.
Stall upped at Portfolio
Portfolio Entertainment has promoted Julie Stall from Head of Animation to vice president of production. In this newly-created position, Stall will oversee Portfolio’s children’s, lifestyle and factual slate.
Canwest aboard Titanic
Canwest Global Communications Corp. has jumped aboard the Titanic… The mini-series.
BCE bids for CTV, Fecan to retire
BCE on Friday proposed paying $1.296 billion to acquire CTV as part of a friendly $3.2 billion takeover deal. That deal, pending regulatory approval, will also see the departure of CTV CEO Ivan Fecan in late 2011, after 17 years at the network helm.
BCE makes bid for CTV
Playing catch-up with rival carriers Shaw, Quebecor and Telus, BCE on Friday proposed paying $1.296 billion to acquire CTV as part of a friendly $3.2 billion takeover deal.
Astral and Rogers ink content agreement
True Blood and Hannah Montana on demand. It’s now a reality thanks to a new deal between Astral and Rogers that will see an expanded content offering from specialty channels TMN, Mpix and HBO Canada, Family Channel and Playhouse Disney now online.
Picture Box appoints Elle Gadsby
Elle Gadsby is stepping into the newly created position of manager of business affairs at Picture Box Distribution.
9 Story secures Survive This second-season deals
9 Story Entertainment is heading to MIPCOM this fall with a slew of new broadcast deals for the second season of tween reality series Survive This.
Rookie Blue beats Due South?
The latest record breaker: Rookie Blue is not only the most-watched Canadian TV show this year, it’s also the highest-rated Canadian TV show in two decades, besting CTV’s 1990s police drama Due South.
Nelvana and YTV gear up for new live-action series
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio and family network YTV have partnered with Hannah Montana co-creator and executive producer Michael Poryes to produce a new live-action comedy, Life with Boys.
Power Play short-handed
CTV will be looking for a new host for Power Play With Tom Clark, and likely a new show title, after the broadcaster on Tuesday said Tom Clark has left the house.
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