TV

How unbundling influenced Hollywood Suite’s channel rebrand

“We wanted to ensure that there was instant recognizability and people didn’t have to wonder what something meant,” says Julie Kumaria, senior director of marketing, Hollywood Suite.

The 2015 New Establishment: David Cormican

From Playback magazine: One of Playback‘s 10 to Watch in 2012, producer David Cormican’s career has lit up in the three years since.

Photo Gallery: William F. White TIFF ’15 reception

Toronto Mayor John Tory made an appearance at the equipment supplier’s annual cocktail, held on the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s rooftop terrace.

CBC: ‘We are not in the process of selling off all of our buildings’

CBC says its move to sell 50% of its “excess space” is in line with its 2014 plan A Space for Us All, while the Canadian Media Guild argues the sales are premature with a federal election in play.

Family Channel gets Savvy with tween girls

As production begins on the girl-skewing pop culture series, DHX TV’s Michael Goldsmith talks trying to predict the future in the fast-changing world of tween trends.

Why Muse is zoning in on mystery MOWs

Muse has found a niche with TV movies “for people who want to turn on a show and know at the end they’re not going to feel miserable,” says CEO Michael Prupas. (The Gourmet Detective Mysteries pictured.)

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Sept. 7, 2015 to Sept. 13, 2015

Amazing Race Canada tops the TV chart for the week of Sept. 7 to 13, with the Canadian Country Music Awards broadcast hitting #19.

Baroness Von Sketch Show starts production

The single-camera, all-female sketch comedy series from Frantic Films stars Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen.

Building a branded content strategy

From Playback magazine: Brands want new ways to reach audiences; producers want new financing models. Here, we lay out how the two worlds can be merged.

Portfolio Entertainment opens new animation studio

The producer and distributor has launched Portfolio Animation, a 9,000 square foot studio located in Toronto.

Amazing Race Canada renewed for season 4

The series wraps this Wednesday after earning an average audience of 2.6 million throughout its third season.

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Filth City descends on Hamilton

Production is underway on the LaRue Entertainment MOW, which will bow on Super Channel in 2016.