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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Oct. 12, 2015 to Oct. 18, 2015

San Andreas tops the DVD chart for the week of Oct. 12 to Oct. 18, with Aladdin at #2 and Avengers: Age of Ultron at #3.

Gerry Dee project in development at CBS

The project, with Dee on board as an executive producer, is based on the format of Mr. D.

Photo Gallery: Playback Marketing Summit

A selection of photos from the inaugural Playback Marketing Summit, held on Oct. 29 at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon. (Taxi Chief Strategy Officer Mark Tomblin pictured.)

Five takeaways from Playback Marketing Summit

A roundup of some of the key takeaways from Playback‘s inaugural marketing summit, held Thursday at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon in Toronto.

Conventional TV ad revenue dips in 2014: CRTC

Time spent watching conventional TV and listening to radio stations also dropped slightly, while viewing of online video went up, according to the report.

Deals: Tricon, CraveTV, PNP, Soda

The Librarians (pictured) lands on CraveTV, Tricon secures a raft of international sales, and more deals of the week.

CBC greenlights Catherine Reitman comedy Workin’ Moms

Production on the 13-episode, half-hour series is set to start in spring 2016.

More Canadians watching movies on Netflix: report

Telefilm Canada’s latest audience survey shows 41% of respondents said they watch movies on Netflix, up from 33% in 2014.

OMNI readies Sudden Master

The digital exclusive will launch on YouTube at 10 p.m. on Nov. 8, coinciding with the broadcast premiere of Blood and Water.

Book of Negroes added to Los Cabos lineup

The Conquering Lion Pictures series is among four projects to be featured in the festival’s inaugural Cabos TV program.

After 36 years, Barbara Willis Sweete begins again with new prodco

Willis Sweete talks to Playback about the excitement of launching her new shingle after departing Rhombus Media earlier this year.

WFF names Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship participants

Six filmmakers, including Allan Hopkins and Phoebe Sutherland, will take part in the three-day business and creative immersion program at the December festival.