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TV
CBC swamped by paperwork
People are apparently far more curious about CBC than other Crown corporations, and have recently bombarded it with requests under the Access to Information Act
Teletoon Retro tops digichannels
The nostalgia-driven cartoon channel has chalked up over four million subscribers, more than double that of other digitals, according to the CRTC
Sniper and ESP series set for CTV
The network has picked up two Canadian series that, ahem, each wear a different uniform. Mustos attached to Sniper project
CTV goes Mad
The network has picked up AMC’s critical favorite Mad Men, with plans to put it on air, and perhaps on cable, for mid-season
Tom Green to lead into Stewart, Colbert
Daily Show and Colbert Report join return to late-night, without writers but with an assist on Comedy Network from a certain Ottawa comic
A closer look at King Richard
The CBC’s chair and CEO are both new to their roles, making Richard Stursberg the de facto head of the pubcaster. But is he running his ship effectively?
jPod makes play for online eyeballs
New CBC series arrives with support from a broader ‘universe’ of links to auctions, games and a fictitious Vancouver company — looking for ‘cross eyeballs’ and bigger bang for its promo buck
Mentor and producer Gulkin bows out
Harry Gulkin made his mark as a producer of hit films, and then spent the next 20 years helping to develop young talent at SODEC
Quebecor Fund makes picks
Icky science, star athletes and Quebec cinema are among the themes explored in the latest round of projects financed by Quebecor’s Main Production Assistance Program
Bravo! digs Dirt
The arts channel has unveiled a January schedule that includes new episodes of the tabloid drama, plus one-hour docs on Canadian artists
Sutherland, Holness playing with Guns
Two-part mini for CBC will look behind the headlines at the bigger issue of gun violence, according to the husband-and-wife team behind Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Sold!
* SABC in South Africa and some 80 Hallmark channels have in separate deals purchased season one of Intelligence from Daro Film and Thunderbird Films. The Chris Haddock crime series will air on Hallmark outlets in Australia, Scandinavia, Italy, the U.K., Israel and elsewhere.
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