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Corner Gas’ Virginia Thompson on staying small to take on the world
The Verite Films co-founder (pictured) talks to Playback about signing a first look deal with Muse Entertainment to reach international broadcasters with new shows.
Bell Media acquires French thriller for Space
The network will subtitle the zombie tale The Returned, which proved popular on Canal Plus in France before being sold to Channel 4 and The Sundance Channel.
Shaftesbury ups Ryan St. Peters to VP sales, biz dev
St. Peters (pictured) in his expanded role will build distribution relationships with third-party producers and seek out new opportunities for Smokebomb’s digital properties.
Sunday’s Emmys telecast brings in 2.4 million viewers
The TV awards saw its biggest Canadian audience since 2010 for CTV, which aired the CBS feed north of the border.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 2 to Sept. 8, 2013
Magic movie Now You See Me makes movie magic as the top-selling DVD for the week of Sept. 2 to Sept. 8, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2013
The Amazing Race Canada tops TV for another week, while Rookie Blue is #8.
Jacques Parisien to leave Bell Media
The former Astral exec will depart at the end of the year, just a few months after being named president of national specialty and pay TV, radio and out-of-home for Bell Media.
Mark Prasuhn named VP & GM of new Gusto! channel
The former Zoomer Media exec (pictured) will head operations for the new food and lifestyle specialty service from Ottawa-based Knight Enterprises, which launches in December.
YTV and Tricon team for The Next Star: SuperGroup
The spinoff series, to debut in spring 2014, will move from a TV talent show for solo performances to one based on building a “super” five-piece boy and girl band.
Spike TV options Muse’s Tut miniseries
The six-part series will tell the story of King Tutankhamun’s rise to glory and the enigma surrounding his death.
Slugterra finds momentum in Latin America
As Nerd Corps’ Slugterra brand picks up the pace in the U.K., the boy-skewing property is now the focus of a top-performing iOS app and new licensing deals across Central and South America.
MuchMore to rebrand as M3
The Bell Media specialty is aiming to add more exclusive TV programs and distance itself from Much with a new programming strategy, name and look.
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