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TV
E1 takes Blueprint, Barna-Alper, Oasis and Maximum
In a mega-acquisition deal, upstart Entertainment One is the new owner of four major content companies, looking to become the pre-eminent force in Canadian film and TV distribution
Bloody Immigrants land at CBC
Multiculti comedy with comic Ali Rizvi to be tested with a series of web shorts
TSN scores with Euro final
Final match between Spain and Germany sets record at sportscaster
MTV hires Haynes
Former Comedy Network exec put in charge of series development in New York
Idol loser gets own series
CMT and Henry Less Productions put Tara Oram back on screens with short-run doc series
CAB turns to Supreme Court
Fight over Part II fees continues as broadcasters seek to overturn ruling and win back nearly $700 million
Pool, Émond score at SODEC
New film from Blue Butterfly director reworked from book by the author of A Sunday by the Pool in Kigali
Disney buys Shoes
Breakthrough Entertainment has sold its new cartoon series Jimmy Two Shoes to the Jetix programming block on Toon Disney
News stripped down at TQS
Local newscasts can be replaced with CNN-style opinion programming following CRTC ruling. ‘Amazing loss,’ says union official
Torrens trying late night for CBC
Pilot for Live! at 25:00 will bring together East Coast musicians and comics, looking to stake a claim on weekend schedule
CTV launches broadband lineup for summer
New video player streams shows including Mad Men, Jon Stewart and Colbert
The Small Screen: One country’s woes are another’s opportunity
BANFF: On the surface, it’s totally crazy. The loonie’s at par, the writers strike was a body blow to last season and this year’s upfronts, and the Yanks are sinking into a horrendous economic downturn. But checking out the buzz at the Banff World Television Festival this year, there seems to be an alignment of the stars that holds great promise for the Canadian industry – or at least for certain forward-thinking and internationally minded producers.
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