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Border, Guard cross unguarded border

Ion Television has picked up both The Border and The Guard, and will add the action-y series to its fall schedule following separate deals with Fireworks and Lionsgate.

March 16, 2009

Slings & Arrows from Sao Paulo

Brazil’s TV Globo is set to air its own version of Slings & Arrows, from Fernando Meirelles.

March 16, 2009

Reality series ready for MIP

Beyond Distribution has picked up two series from Toronto’s Temple Street Productions, and will debut both Mr. Friday and 10 this month at MIPTV.

March 16, 2009

CBS re-ups with Cookie Jar

CBS has renewed its deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment, tacking on three more seasons to the run of the Toronto company’s Saturday morning TV block.

March 16, 2009

Vancouver heating up

After a six-month slowdown, Vancouver post houses are anticipating a strong slate of service work this spring to keep facilities busy.

March 16, 2009

Slow times for Ontario shops

It has been a slow winter season for a number of Toronto post shops, and there is plenty of anxiety about the months ahead.

March 16, 2009

Intelligent Creatures has just finished work on two Hollywood blockbusters and has begun more FX on two prestigious American indie films, but the damper that the Screen Actors Guild negotiations are having on service work in Canada is stinging.

March 16, 2009

Cutting the Red One a ‘total breeze’

Sanctuary is touted as the first North American series shot entirely with Red One cameras, so it’s no wonder many in the industry want to know more about the show’s production and post pipeline using the revolutionary 4K digital technology.

March 16, 2009