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TVA Group posts Q1 loss following NHL deal
The media co reported a $14.7 million loss for the quarter ending March 31.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs April 20, 2015 to April 26, 2015
MasterChef Canada hits #21 on the TV chart for the week of April 20 to April 26, with Motive coming in at #25.
Chiller picks up Shaftesbury’s Slasher
Slasher is the first original series for the U.S. channel, with Super Channel on board as the Canadian broadcaster.
Conventional CanCon spend rises 2.3% in 2014: CRTC
The modest rise on programming spend is countered by a declining ad market, which in 2014 saw private conventional stations earning $117 million less in ad revenue.
DHX’s Make It Pop greenlit to season two
Nickelodeon has ordered 20 more episodes of the K-Pop-inspired tween sitcom (pictured).
Hockey Wives scores second season
The docu-series from Bristow Global Media was the highest-ranked series on W Network (mid-series) for women aged 25 to 54.
Cameras roll on Incendo’s Swept Under
Production on the TV movie kicked off in late April. (Aaron Ashmore pictured.)
Manitoba extends industry tax credits to 2019
The Manitoba Film and Video Tax Credit and Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit are both renewed and extended to Dec. 31 of that year.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs April 13, 2015 to April 19, 2015
Interstellar tops the DVD chart once again for the week of April 13 to April 19, while The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies sits at #2.
Clone Club posts big numbers for Orphan Black
Final data for the show’s season opener, which was roadblocked across four Bell Media channels, brought in an additional average audience of 100,000 viewers.
Chantal Jackson joins Breakthrough
As head of development, alternative content, Jackson (pictured) will work on developing reality and non-fiction projects for the Toronto-based producer.
Syfy cancels Helix after two seasons
The Montreal-shot series, with service production by Muse Entertainment, has ended its Syfy-Showcase run. But is the end always the end in today’s multi-platform universe?
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