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TV
Iowa court mulls Clean Out case
Minds Eye picture on the hook for millions over frozen tax credits. Program was ‘most attractive in the world,’ says DeWalt
Ryder finds Love with E1
Hallmark MOW charts rocky marriage of Al-Anon co-founder, with Barry Pepper
Sony to redo De père
Producing team behind Benjamin Button adapting Quebec box-office smash for Hollywood, with Robert and Gaudreault
Stursberg and McGuire on the record
CBC execs discuss trials and tribulations of the biggest news revamp in the pubcaster’s history.
Perrier’s ‘Facebookumentary’ a social experiment
Paul Perrier’s punk approach to filmmaking puts power in the hands of ‘friends’
Fee-for-carriage demands should raise questions
When I was growing up, my father much preferred listening to hockey games on radio rather than watch them on television. It took him years to convert. He seemed to connect more with the play-by-play announcers on radio than TV, and cherished the experience of visualizing the play instead of actually seeing it.
Quebec production on the upswing in both languages
‘It’s harder and easier at the same time,’ says Hans Fraikin, film commissioner for the Quebec Film and Television Council, referring to the state of film production in his province. The good news first: there is a lot more soft money available.
Quebec service production poised to pounce
There’s been a virtual frenzy of phone activity at the Quebec Film and Television Council, but almost no new deals are inked for service shoots in Quebec, despite the loonie-busting 25% ‘everything counts’ tax incentive introduced by the province in June.
Half the population watches Quebec TV on sundays
On a recent Sunday night in Quebec, over three million viewers were watching homegrown television on a conventional network.
Canwest bows DIY Canada
DIY Canada has arrived. The ‘hard-core home improvement’ channel bowed in October, offering viewers ways to ‘cut costs and increase the value of their homes,’ in light of the current economic slump, says Canwest’s lifestyle SVP Karen Gelbart.
Shaw picks up Score
The high-definition spin-off of The Score has been picked up by Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct, extending the sports channel’s reach into Western Canada. The Score HD, which simulcasts the programming seen on the standard channel, is now available in 6.6 million households, according to parent Score Media. It is also carried by Bell TV, Rogers Cable, Eastlink and Videotron, among others.
Millar sees gold in Pan Am Games
Two months after paying just $12 for CHCH, the Channel Zero boss foresees an advertising windfall in 2015
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