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TV
CRTC poised to referee industry ‘bun fight’
Private broadcasters are accused of dragging their feet to sign off on so-called ‘terms-of-trade’ agreements with independent producers.
Production, distribution ramp up at Peace Arch
Toronto shop hires Alliance and Blueprint alum Marla Ginsburg to consult on new TV series, gets okay from Telefilm to tap into Canada Feature Film Fund
Feore joins The Listener
Shaftesbury brings in veteran actor for mentor role on CTV/NBC drama
Stefaniuk sinks teeth into Suck
Malcolm McDowell, Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop among names attached to vampire comedy set to shoot for Capri Films
Whizbang shooting Lawyers
Crime pilot for Canwest stars Luke Kirby as insurance adjuster in the Hamilton underworld
Deepa Mehta, Salman Rushdie making Children
Director plans to adapt acclaimed novel Midnight’s Children, collaborating with British author. Shooting likely to follow Kamagata Maru project, says producer David Hamilton
Fairfax buys up more Canwest
Ups overall stake in troubled media conglom to 12.5%
Family Channel launches new online portal
Addition to family.ca lets kids design their own site with Family’s online and on-air properties
Doc directors tapped at CFC, NFB
Joint effort to turn out feature docs brings in Yung Chang, Shelley Saywell, John Walker and Sarah Polley. Project head Jerry McIntosh ‘over the moon’
Colbert, Stewart thrive in primetime
Obama’s winning night hands high numbers to hour-long special on CTV and Comedy Network
EyeSteelFilm on a roll
Doc shop behind RiP: A Remix Manifesto and Up the Yangtze has an unusually dedicated, co-operative staff, says cofounder Daniel Cross
New Fox channel coming to Canada?
Rogers Cable has gone to the CRTC, seeking an okay to carry Fox Business Network
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