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Cargojet’s Ajay Virmani joins ACCT board
The Cargojet CEO and president also heads up First Take Entertainment, the prodco behind Dr. Cabbie and Breakaway.
HGTV Canada greenlights two original series
The two new series from Si Entertainment and Scott McGillivray’s new shingle are set to bow on the Shaw Media specialty in fall 2016. (Bryan Inc. pictured.)
Corus to shut down Teletoon Retro
The channel, which features throwback cartoon programming such as Looney Tunes and ScoobyDoo, will go off the air on Sept. 1, 2015.
19-2 comes into its own
Star directors, new writers and a creative break from its French-language counterpart – Bruce Smith talks changes at the 19-2 headquarters as the season-three production gets underway.
Dave Hamilton to lead development for Cineflix
Hamilton (pictured), most recently an SVP at Leopard USA, is moving to Cineflix Media in September as EVP of development.
Jeffrey Elliott helms new OTT venture TableRock Media
Elliott has co-founded a new media company with fellow former GlassBOX exec Joseph Arcuri and producer David Hatch to offer subscription-based digital channels over the top.
Killjoys, Dark Matter continue to climb
Space’s Friday night Canadian dramas both reported season-high ratings of over half a million for their July 24 episodes.
Darren Entwistle takes back the reins at Telus
Joe Natale leaves the position of president and CEO of the company after he took over the job from Entwistle (pictured) in May 2014.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 20, 2015 to July 26, 2015
Longest Ride stays in the #1 spot for the week of July 20 to July 26, with Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 at #2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past at #3.
Nimisha Mukerji lands WIFT-T, DGC mentorship
The two-part annual program offers business and creative mentoring for an emerging Canadian female director.
The Strain renewed at FX, booked for T.O.
The vampire-virus drama, which airs on FX, will return to Ontario for its third-season shoot.
Lionsgate posts lower Q1 revenue
The studio reported revenues of $408.9 million for the three months ending June 30, down from $449.4 million for the same quarter a year earlier.
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