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Docmakers mourn Simard
‘We have lost a role model and an important player,’ says friend and colleague
Did CTV’s $90 million Olympic gamble pay off?
CTV exec Rick Brace reckons that the Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will break even on the Vancouver Games – his views in contrast to persistent rumblings that the organization will lose money on the costly event in spite of record-breaking viewership.
Everyone’s a Critic: Does more choice equal better coverage?
Flashy and expensive are words that have been used to describe CTV’s coverage of the Winter Olympics, which left viewers perpetually channel surfing between the consortium stations for their spectacle of choice. All that selection drew mixed reviews from television critics, who were also at odds over CTV’s coverage of the death of a Georgian luger hours before the opening ceremony.
Canadian producer aims to sell formats back to U.K.
Guy O’Sullivan is very conscious about using clichés when he’s speaking. It’s clear that this self-awareness translates over to his programs, which he takes pains to ensure don’t look like anything else.
Evil series shooting for Space
Comical CFC short finally makes the jump to TV, lead by Dark Oracle’s Alex House
Reassurances and warnings at Prime Time
Reassurances and warnings about the digital era greeted attendees at last month’s Prime Time in Ottawa conference, as kick-off speaker Brent Lowe-Bernie delivered the message that ‘The sky is not falling.’
CRTC ready to rule on fees
The CRTC has reached a decision on fee-for-carriage, the source of bitter debate between Canada’s broadcasters and cable providers, and plans to release its findings in March. CRTC spokesman Denis Carmel confirms the ‘second half of March is the planned date’ for the ruling.
Court okays Shaw deal
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has chosen Shaw Communications’ $95 million bid to grab control of Canwest Global Communications’ TV assets and take them private.
New kids channel from TVA
A new specialty channel, magazine and website targeting preschoolers and their parents is on the way from TVA.
CAB shutting down
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is closing its doors. The organization that for some 80 years has represented private radio and television broadcasters said it will wind down its operations by summer; undone, say sources, by conflicting interests among its members.
Maple ‘contributing nicely’ to Lionsgate
The upcoming best picture battle between Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker and other Oscar contenders will spin off impressive Canadian DVD sales for distributor Maple Pictures. That prediction came from minority shareholder Lionsgate, whose films Maple releases in Canada, including Precious and the popular Saw franchise.
Mountain comes back to Montreal
Spike series part of upswing in service work around the province
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