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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs June 3 to June 9, 2013
Identity Thief is the top-selling DVD for the week of June 3 to June 9, 2013.
Marshall McLuhan family to headline Crossmedia Banff
Eric McLuhan, son of the legendary media theorist, and grandson Andrew McLuhan, will be on hand this September at the Banff Centre and Jumpwire Media event.
PromaxBDA names Bell Media Agency global marketing team of the year
Recognized as the company with the highest number of Global Excellence Awards, the former CTV Creative Agency was honoured as the top Canadian media group at the international industry kudosfest in Los Angeles.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs June 10 to June 16, 2013
The Stanley Cup Finals take the top TV spot, while The Listener is #19.
Women in the Director’s Chair gets boost from NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal is providing $75,000 to support the group’s various initiatives focused on getting more female-directed projects onto Canadian screens.
Carlo Rota named new Recipe to Riches host
Rota (pictured) replaces former host Jesse Palmer as the reality competition format moves from Shaw Media to become a tentpole of the CBC’s winter 2014 lineup.
Peace Point Rights sells Anna Olson series to Chello Latin America
The indie distribution arm of Peace Point Entertainment also sold Keasha’s Perfect Dress to Discovery Latin America (Bake with Anna Olson pictured).
9 Story sells Daniel Tiger to Disney channels
The animated preschool series has been picked up by Russia’s Disney Channel, and Disney Junior in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Digital Howard does online aftershow for The Project
The digital extension will see participants in the City and OLN doc-reality series engage with fans of the TV show from Buck Productions.
High demand taps out CMF’s digital media incentive program
The industry fund said the French-language program has followed the English Canadian version in being drained well before the program was to run out in April 2014.
Content king of all screens: Playback’s Summer 2013 issue
The summer issue includes the results of Playback‘s annual survey of indie production, the latest intel on crowdfunding in Canada and a profile of Muse, the Montreal prodco that turns 15 this year.
Weekly roundup: TV premieres, awards and events
This Friday’s briefs include news of the rollouts of 9 Story’s Camp Lakebottom (pictured) on Teletoon and Tricon’s The Next Star on YTV.
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