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Ceeb readies spelling bee series

Stephen Baxter knows his school pals were on TV by posing or passing in front of a camera. But the 12-year-old Montrealer insists he’s got a leg up on his friends as he’s among 16 kids from central Canada in Toronto to compete in Canada’s Super Speller, the CBC competition series being produced by Halifax Film.

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Live! From Wonderland!

YTV adds text messaging and online voting to finale of The Next Star

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Revelations in Dinosaur Mummy doc

It took 77 million years and $1.3 million, so director Michael Jorgensen wanted to do something different with Discovery’s Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy

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Lang gets Cream-ed

Veteran writer/director of factual series put in charge of creative at Toronto prodco

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Tierneys team up on Trotsky

Jay Baruchel signs with father and son to lead comedy about rabble-rousing high-schooler. Domini Blythe and Anne-Marie Cadieux also on board

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Dragons’ Den puts products online

Inventions pitched during new season of Ceeb reality to be sold to public

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CTV, CBC join fall race

Bones caps off strong week for Global, as CTV readies with So You Think You Can Dance Canada and Fringe

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Scherba upped at Decode

Former director of sales now heads up distribution going into MIPCOM

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Vallée setting Shoe Business with Walton

Director considers coproducing his disco-era comedy about competing shoe salesmen

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Picard leads Christal copro

Crime story a cross between Blood Simple and Fargo, say producers

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CBC gives Tudors royal treatment

Network readies lavish promotional campaign ahead of second season debut

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Juno winner fronts VisionTV drama

Gangs and gospel music mix in Mahalia, a new drama from Halifax Films aimed at bringing younger viewers to VisionTV