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Quebec producers unite for copro changes
Seven of Quebec’s top film producers have joined together to call for changes to the way Telefilm Canada and SODEC fund international coproductions. The producers – Roger Frappier of Max Films, Denise Robert of Cinémaginaire, Pierre Even of Cirrus Communications, Richard Goudreau of Melenny Productions, Lyse Lafontaine of Equinoxe Productions, Lorraine Richard of Cité-Amérique and Claude Veillet of Téléfiction and Films Vision 4 – have formed the Regroupement des producteurs indépendants de cinéma du Québec.
Cablers cry foul over CTV campaign
Cable and satellite companies say CTV is airing ‘one-sided and unbalanced coverage’ of the fee-for-carriage debate, and called on the CRTC to take ‘immediate action’ against the network over its recent reporting/lobby efforts to ‘save local television,’ which they say violate the Broadcasting Act.
Broadcast council boos Bye Bye
Radio-Canada’s New Year’s Eve special was ‘abusive,’ ‘degrading’ and inappropriate for younger audiences, according to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, which has weighed in on the controversial Bye Bye 2008. The council also said the special crossed a line with respect to on-screen violence, but it had no problem with its treatment of former child star Nathalie Simard and other public figures.
Jon & Kate season premiere scores for TLC
Despite (or possibly because of) recent rumors of infidelity and general familial weirdness, TLC has announced that the season five premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8 brought in the highest ratings ever on TLC for the demos of W18-34 (9.1), M18-34 (3.6) and P18-34 (6.3), reaching 9.8 million viewers Monday, May 25. It was also the highest primetime delivery for TLC for P2+, HH and W18-49, while rating the highest in all key demos of any Jon & Kate episode.
Muse readies Follett thriller
Movie Central and The Movie Network have unveiled plans for a raft of series and specials due to air…
Mixed results for Listener
The Listener made the most of its prime spot after So You Think You Can Dance, premiering to just over one million…
Roby gets Funky
Daniel Roby has commenced principal photography on his new project, Funkytown, for Montreal-based Caramel…
CBSC sides with Dion
CTV was out of line when it aired three false starts of an interview with Stéphane Dion during the election campaign last fall, says…
Canwest skips payment
The media conglom expects to breach another debt covenant after its newspaper…
Proud as a peacock
Rogers Media will line up behind NBC this fall in hope of grabbing primetime audience share from rivals CTV and Global Television…
Keep licence as is, say distributors
Filmmakers and distributors are crying foul over a Citytv request to the CRTC that it be relieved of its licence condition to air at least…
Ceeb orders more Mechanicals
Halifax Film and its bosses at DHX have scored a three-peat with CBC and Animal Mechanicals, selling a third season…
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