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Number two: E1 leaps onto the charts
The new kid on the block in Playback’s ranking of indie prodcos is E1 Entertainment. Well, sort of.
Number three: Muse does its own thing
A slate of international coproductions and original homegrown content are keeping revenues up at Muse Entertainment this spring.
Bucking the trend: Carmody’s business up all ’round
Last year was disastrous for Toronto service production, due to a threatened Screen Actors Guild strike, an on-par Canadian dollar, and the trend of the city losing out to Vancouver on major projects.
3 things you didn’t know about… Les Stroud
Les Stroud, Survivorman Productions
3 things you didn’t know about… Les Stroud
Les Stroud, Survivorman Productions
Hot Sheet: Chris Landreth’s spineless wonder
There is something so deeply disturbing about Chris Landreth’s new ‘psycho-realism’ short – The Spine – that two weeks after screening the 11-minute animated film, it’s still perturbing on a number of levels.
Pixar to open B.C. studio
Canadian animation got a boost on news that Pixar will open a new studio in Vancouver this fall to handle spillover work from Los Angeles. Attracted by the local talent and government subsidies, Pixar is to employ up to 100 animators at a 20,000-square-foot studio in a still-to-be-determined downtown location.
Stations go for $1 each
CTVglobemedia says it has found a buyer for its troubled stations in Manitoba and Ontario, and stands to make three bucks in its deal with Shaw Communications. The network says it has accepted an offer from Shaw to buy its A stations in Windsor and Wingham, ON and CKX in Brandon, MB for a dollar apiece.
Few willing to pay more TV fees, says study
A significant percentage of Canadians would not be willing to pay more to receive CTV, Canwest or CBC signals, according to research from M2 Universal. Of the 1,000 Canadians surveyed by the media planning firm, 42% said they would cancel their conventional channels rather than pay more for them. Another 26% would cancel other channels to pay for conventionals, while only 16% would pay a premium to keep them. Of those who would be willing to pay more, 83% would be willing to pay up to $2 per channel, more for CBC/Radio-Canada.
Canucks spent less in L.A., say studios
CTV and Canwest Global have, via output deals, virtually split the slates of the major studios between them following the L.A. Screenings…
Idol dominates but loses steam
The splashy season ender predictably came out on top during May sweeps on CTV and Fox, though numbers…
Roughly 180 leaving CBC
CBC will shed up to 180 employees from its English-language operations this week, fewer than originally…
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