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TV
Women responding to Slice
The guilty pleasure channel is one year old — a happy birthday marked by a 31% jump with its target audience
Strong numbers for Week
CBC’s reality about the female-free small town is flirting with the one-million mark after hitting a series high last week
Oscars down to 4.4 million viewers
Early numbers for the big night, which featured many sideshows from CTV, slid in Canada, as in the U.S.
Showcase puts viral touch on Damages
The ads are everywhere, but there’s an interactive side to the show’s promo. For the first time, the channel is looking for friends — evil or not — with a custom Facebook application
Offers in the works, says TQS
Rogers and Radio-Nord passed, but other ‘concrete offers’ are in the works for the purchase of Quebec’s struggling TQS
Second channel for Weather Network greenlit
CRTC okays application for Environment Network, complete with documentaries, drama and comedies
Germany buys kung fu cartoon
DHX Media and Aardman Animations have sold their in-the-works copro to Cartoon Network Germany
Execs trade jobs at CBC
Efforts to bring TV, radio and online in step continue, with CBC News split into two camps, while production for radio and TV are merged
Infinity waiting on Gilliam
Troubled project still set for B.C., though there is no official word from the London producers on who will replace Heath Ledger
Industry groups ask ‘casters to show money
Writers, directors, actors and others favor CRTC proposal for more detailed accounting on Cancon
CTV unveils large Oscar plans
Ten hours of coverage planned for Sunday night, with spillover on the cable channels
Analog wolf in HD sheep’s clothing?
Television is a fast-paced industry, but given the unprecedented technological free-for-all that’s been going on for the last decade or so – the explosion of the Internet and digital this and that – it’s no wonder that a lot of people are confused about where HD fits into the picture.
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