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Decode on the Go
Two seasons of preschooler Bo on the GO! picked up in series of deals spanning Finland, India and the Philippines
YTV orders pint-size Survivorman
Kiddiecaster and 9 Story Entertainment to send teenagers into the wilderness for three weeks, with help from filmmaker Les Stroud
Canwest unveils May specialty series
Food Network will get into grilling, while Discovery Health takes viewers into a New York plastic surgery clinic
Costello to host for CTV
Music master class series from Canada and the U.K. will see singer/songwriter interview other giants in the biz. Sundance and Channel 4 also attached
Union turns to courts over Canwest
The CRTC took a pass on complaints directed at the media giant’s redo of its news department, but CEP wants an appeal, warning that the future of local newscasts hangs in the balance
CBC bails out of Air Farce
Next season will be the last for the long-running sketch comedy, after ratings continue to slip
Rogers buys an ‘M’
Purchase of multi-language channel in Vancouver okayed by CRTC
The Establishing Shot: Canwest, CTVgm push their luck on fee-for-carriage
The seeds of the fee-for-carriage debate at the upcoming CRTC BDU hearings were planted at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters conference back in November.
Hot new animation bound for MIPTV
MIPTV gets underway April 7 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France for five days of conferences, networking, awards, and deals, deals, deals. To help Canadian animation producers and broadcasters separate the players from the poseurs, the following are half a dozen of the coolest international projects going to market in search of partners and sales. For more information on this year’s event, go to www.miptv.com.
Global renews Guard, ‘da Kink and Best Years
Global is sticking with what works for 2008/09, and has ordered second seasons of The Guard, The Best Years and ‘da Kink in My Hair. The network on March 20 cited the ‘solid statistics’ of the three scripted series and their performance with key demographics, in particular among 18-49s.
Playing the specialty ratings game
A recent press release from HGTV caught my attention. Not so much because of its content – it was about an audience record for the channel, a combined 2+ rating of 650,000 for two airings of the Holmes on Homes special Lien on Me – but because, wow, ratings information on specialty is rare as hen’s teeth.
CBC expands Heartland
Executive producer Tom Cox had been keeping his fingers crossed that there would be a second-season order from CBC for the family drama Heartland when he got the good news early this month.
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