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Crawford to host Maria series

Comic and 22 Minutes regular Gavin Crawford will host CBC’s reality casting call for The Sound of Music, set to air in June

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TVO strikes Yahoo! deal

Educaster’s move to make parent-aimed programming available on the site follows CBC content appearing on BitTorrent

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Online push for 4Real

Homemade eight-parter cheers community leaders from Rio to Vancouver, arrives with multi-platform oomph from MTV

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Draft drama ‘not a political film,’ says producer

First-time feature helmer Simon Lavoie and producer Réal Chabot put a human face on the conscription crisis of the 1940s with Le déserteur

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Jericho wraps on A-Channel

CBS drama cancelled after seven episodes of second season drew lackluster audiences

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Lionsgate kids around with HIT

New deal hands home entertainment rights for Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and others to distrib, edging out Fox

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Global renews three series

The Guard, The Best Years and ‘da Kink in My Hair picked up for second seasons. About a Girl axed

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Watchdog applauds disclosure of CBC expenses

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting says the publication of spending by former Ceeb head Robert Rabinovitch is healthy. ‘This will not escape the notice of the Auditor General’

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Cineflix re-dresses celebrities

Panel show Naked Fashion set to air on E!, pitting critics against the poorly dressed

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W Network books with Air Canada

Dedicated in-flight channel to include Style by Jury, Maxed Out and The Smart Woman Survival Guide

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OUTtv to share programming

Deal with U.S,-based here! includes feature films and series Dante’s Cove

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Travel show goes the distance

Are We There Yet? closes deals with casters in nine territories, including Disney Japan and Al-Jazeera