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TV
NBC series land with Rogers
The Citytv and OMNI parent made good on its promise to raise its game at last week’s Los Angeles Screenings against rivals…
Hoffman on board Barney
In a casting coup for producer Robert Lantos and his Serendipity Point Films, the Oscar alum has joined…
New look for Newsnet
CTV Newsnet has been rebranded as CTV News Channel, complete with a new logo, new graphics and…
New Judge, Wolf series bow on Citytv
The network’s summer lineup of new reality series and comedies includes a couple that put a new twist on the ever-popular…
$23 million for Starz
In a surprise move, the Ontario government is injecting millions into Starz Animation to create and preserve jobs at…
Pool makes first copro with Luxembourg
The central character in Une belle mort wants to reject doctor’s orders and feast — an act of rebellion that propels…
Broadcast council boos Bye Bye
Radio-Canada’s most recent New Year’s Eve special was ‘abusive,’ ‘degrading’ and inappropriate for younger audiences, according to…
CFTPA’s Norm Bolen: A natural-born leader
Norm Bolen is as well-spoken as an Oxford grad, but his street-smart sense suggests a 21st century hybrid thinker.
Producers prepare to pounce
Despite his laudable French and bridge-building to Canada’s other solitude, Heritage Minister James Moore just doesn’t seem to get a break in Quebec.
Huge gains and losses mark seesaw year
It certainly wasn’t the best of times. But it wasn’t the worst of times either. It could have been so much worse.
How the numbers are generated
Results for the Annual Report on Independent Production are gathered from company responses to Playback’s questionnaire.
Number one: Insight changes tack
While Vancouver’s Insight Film Studios keeps its first-place position as Canada’s largest independent producer for the second year in a row, the company saw its total production volume fall by 30% in 2008 to $125 million.
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