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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 22 to July 28, 2013
42 is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 22 to July 28, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 29 to Aug. 4, 2013
Cancon in the top 30: The Amazing Race Canada tops TV for another week, while Rookie Blue climbs to #7, Saving Hope is #16, The Listener is #18 and Motive is #24.
Slugterra extends its U.K. reach
Toronto-based Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Slugterra has extended its U.K. reach by bowing on Channel 5 last Saturday.
Ex-eOne digital topper Karthiga Ratnasabapathy joins Tricon Films
Ratnasabapathy (pictured) will drive sales on all digital platforms, including TV sales in English-speaking Canada.
It’s one helluva potluck: Proper readies MasterChef open call
Playback talks to Proper Television exec producer Cathie James about the logistics of nationwide casting for the upcoming food competition series.
City announces fall premiere dates
Canuck series including Package Deal (pictured) on Mondays, and Storage Wars Canada and Meet the Family, anchoring Sunday nights, join the lineup this fall.
Canadian producers turn to feds after CRTC denies Starlight mandatory carriage
Broadcasters are to blame for the Canadian film industry’s continued woes, said CMPA boss Michael Hennessy, in the wake of the regulatory rebuff.
Quebecor swings to Q2 loss due to one-time charges
Rival Bell Media, releasing its own overall results, saw its second quarter revenue rise following its parent BCE acquiring Astral Media.
Lionsgate turns first quarter profit, sending shares to new high
The Vancouver-based mini-studio showed underlying strength in home entertainment, TV and digital media revenues (Mad Men pictured).
CRTC denies Starlight and Sun TV mandatory carriage
The regulator did approve bids from three new TV services: the French-language AMI TV service, Nouveau TV5 and ARTV.
Slice to air Architect Films’ Extreme Collectors this fall
The original series, which premieres Sept. 2, follows host and appraiser Andrew Zegers (pictured) as he travels across North America visiting people and their prized collections.
BBCWW’s Jones McCauley joins Thomas Howe Associates
Toronto-based producer/distributor Thomas Howe Associates has hired BBC Worldwide Canada’s Gwen Jones McCauley (pictured) for the role of SVP of content sales and business development.
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