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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs March 30, 2015 to April 5, 2015
Interstellar tops the DVD chart for the week of March 30 to April 5, while the #2 spot goes to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Keith Pelley tees up exit from Rogers Media
The Rogers Media president will step down from the post this summer for a gig leading a global golf tour.
New Metric Media options The Devil You Know novel for TV
Writer Elisabeth de Mariaffi will consult on the project as the indie attaches a screenwriter to adapt the 1990s thriller.
Toronto production reached record $1.23B in 2014: report
The key driver was domestic TV series on-location shooting, while Toronto also saw a big jump in commercial production. (Toronto-shot Rookie Blue pictured.)
Boomtowners heads stateside for Smithsonian bow
Partners in Motion’s new docu-series on fracking will premiere on the American channel two weeks after its Canadian premiere on T+E.
CBC Jian Ghomeshi inquiry calls for stronger management controls
Introducing employee training, surveys and “spot audits” and launching a confidential workplace hotline were also recommended by the internal workplace probe.
CBC issues 241 more job loss notices to unionized employees
“From what we know so far, no part of the country is spared in the new cuts,” the Canadian Media Guild said in a statement, as a CBC spokesman confirmed new redundancy notices were issued.
Corus to launch Disney Channel in Canada
A new licensing deal between Corus and ABC/Disney forces a rebrand of three of DHX Media’s recently acquired kids channels.
Radical Sheep gets Teletoon commission
Toronto’s Radical Sheep Productions has put animated comedy The Bagel and Becky Show into production for Teletoon.
Breakthrough adds interactive to Science Max mix
The Toronto-based prodco is adding an interactive layer to its new children’s science show for TVO. (Science Max: Experiments at Large pictured.)
TIFF launches TV program for 2015
The 40th edition of the festival will feature a new program titled Primetime, showcasing television from around the world.
Bell Local TV expands to Ottawa
Building on the success of its Toronto launch, the community TV VOD service for Fibe is rolling out in Ottawa. (Bell Local TV Ottawa senior producer Christopher Redmond pictured.)
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