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Global fills foreign bureaus
Outposts in London, Beijing, New Dehli and Jerusalem staffed with net vets
CBC wins sports licence
CRTC grants digital licence but slaps limits on pro sports coverage
CosmoTV extends reach via Rogers
Pickup by cableco sends channel into about 1.4 million more homes in Ontario and New Brunswick
Victoria Day shapes up for Bezmozgis
Short-story sensation to shoot debut feature with Markham Street and Triptych Media
Dube returns to ABC
Digital media news boss leaves CBC for VP post at U.S. network
Boston upped at Global News
Follows Troy Reeb up the ladder to VP post. Neill Fitzpatrick moves to national news
Harding tapped at NABA
Broadcaster umbrella group names Toronto exec as new executive director
OMNI expands Bollywood block
Rogers is expanding its weekend airings of Bollywood movies to three other OMNI stations in B.C., Alberta and Ontario.
Butt values humor over logic
Brent Butt knows when to quit. He’s just got that timing thing down pat. Yesterday he was writing for the final season of Corner Gas – while the comedy series is still a smash hit. Tomorrow he’ll be planning Corner Gas – the movie – as well as another series for CTV. And today the series’ multitalented creator, star, executive producer and head of the sitcom’s writing team shares his successful tricks of the trade with Playback.
Louise Clark leaves CTV
Louise Clark flew the CTV coop on Aug. 15, leaving the conventional network to find a new development head.
Dore closes at Canwest
Canwest is looking for a new broadcasting president now that Kathy Dore says she will step down when her contract expires near the end of the year.
Reid’s Baby to arrive at WFF
The producer/director of The Baby Formula knows timing is everything as her feature enters the festival circuit.
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