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9 Story Entertainment sells Village
Outlets in Brazil, Singapore and Israel have picked up the 30-minute special If the World Were a Village
Networks try again with fee-for-carriage
And this time, the price has gone up. In a joint submission to Gatineau, CTVgm and Canwest are seeking as much as 70 cents per subscriber per channel from the cable companies
Brown Bag Films comes to Canada
Toronto office of Irish toon house opens with Alliance vet Alan Gregg in charge of developing film and TV
Decode full of Adrenaline
The distribution wing of DHX Media has picked up the world TV rights to marblemedia’s youth-aimed factual entertainment The Adrenaline Project
CBC deal a gift from taxpayers, says Emerson
Head of Oasis International again takes aim at pubcaster’s deal with Fireworks, following its approval on Wednesday by the board of directors
The upside of the WGA walkout
If the strike puts a chill on this year’s upfronts, it could be good news for advertisers, says one Toronto exec, if the lack of hype leads to better deals with nervous networks
Ledger’s death delays Infinity feature
Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is on hold at Infinity Features in Vancouver following the death of star Heath Ledger on Tuesday
Guard jumps over The Border
The battle of domestic action dramas has, so far, gone to Global and its new series The Guard, which debuted ahead of CBC’s The Border
Lost returns, Eli Stone arrives on CTV
Next Thursday promises to be a blockbuster night for the network, with an hour-long Lost recap, the first episode of season four, and the debut of a high-priced, hallucinating lawyer
Citytv sets date for Model
The tenth cycle of America’s Next Top Model is set to premiere next month
Ceeb scores some winter winners
The CBC’s winter launch has been the biggest week for new Canadian dramas in recent memory, and has yielded some series that are likely to get a full-season renewal for next fall.
CCI and its Bucket Full of success
CCI Entertainment executives say that a new emphasis on licensing, digital media, and live-action drama has reinvented their organization.
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