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Bo goes to IETV
Decode Enterprises has boosted its presence in Israel with sales from its live-action and…
Eco animation set for KidsCo
KidsCo — the two-year-old international children’s channel co-owned by NBC Universal, Cookie Jar and Corus Entertainment — is getting into original…
Down but not out — another extension for Canwest
Canwest Global Communications on Tuesday dodged another bankruptcy bullet after it received a debt deadline extension…
Gas goes out on a high note
Canadians flocked to the Corner Gas finale on Monday night as 2.9 million viewers tuned in to CTV for the last…
Knight takes Ellis
Knightscove Media is moving to buy Ellis Entertainment, looking to add the latter’s library of family and wildlife titles…
Shadow falls on Europe
Breakthrough Films and Television has struck a deal with European distributor Free Dolphin for the broadcast and DVD rights to…
MTV goes to College
MTV will premiere two new series next Tuesday, aimed at…
What future for public broadcasting?
LONDON — While trawling the globe for stories in the run-up to this year’s MIPTV, I couldn’t help but notice that most of the world’s public-service broadcasters are suffering from severe financial cramps at the moment.
Leading by example
For 10 years, British rocker Elvis Costello turned down repeated requests to host a TV chat show with fellow musicians, before he finally accepted the anchor chair on Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…, which bowed April 3 on CTV and Bravo.
Gerald Lunz: Making funny business pay
Gerald Lunz has been central to prominent East Coast-rooted comedy series including CODCO, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Made in Canada and The Rick Mercer Report, yet little is known about the veteran television producer, hailed by CBC programming boss Kirstine Layfield as ‘one of the statesmen of comedy in Canada.’
Bolen named CFTPA head
Broadcaster Norm Bolen has been named the new president and CEO of the CFTPA, effective April 15. Bolen is the former EVP of content for Alliance Atlantis Communications, where he oversaw programming for 13 specialty channels. Prior to AAC, he spent 21 years at the CBC as a journalist and executive, with his last position being head of network television current affairs.
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