TV

Hockey Night in Canada shatters playoff records: BBM

Game seven between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins netted 5.1 million viewers, while the series averaged 3.53 million viewers across all games.

Blog: ABC launches new viewing strategy

Mindshare’s Lina Alles (pictured) on the network’s new live-streaming platform and the one show that stuck out in Tuesday’s upfront.

Continuum, Becoming Redwood topline Leo Awards nominations

The awards, which recognize excellence in B.C. film and TV, will be handed out on June 7 and 8 in Vancouver (Becoming Redwood pictured).

Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of May 5

This week we see how Degrassi’s social-media managers were able to get online attention by prompting fans to chose a favourite episode while The Borgias and Top Chef Canada also fared well.

Union Pictures names Ian Cooper chief operating officer

A lawyer by trade, Cooper (pictured) has spent more than a decade as a legal and strategic advisor to media, entertainment and technology companies.

Blog: Alles on NBC’s plans for a “new era”

Blogging from the upfronts in New York, Mindshare’s Lina Alles (pictured) notes the network is betting on a family comedy line-up to win eyeballs, and gives her top picks to watch.

Blog: Wilson on Fox’s rebound strategy

UM director of investment Bailey Wilson says she likes the chances for Fox’s new Tuesday comedies as she takes in the new shows from the first day of upfront presentations in NYC.

Cottage Life begins production on new series

The Blue Ant Media-owned digital specialty channel has greenlit seven new series including My Retreat and Selling Big.

William F. White buys Telescopic Camera Cranes

The deal gets camera operators to places they could not otherwise reach for shots, and specialized cranes into the reach of WFW customers.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Apr. 22 to Apr. 28, 2013

Django Unchained is the top-selling DVD for the week of Apr. 22 to Apr. 28, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Apr. 29 to May 5, 2013

Big Bang tops TV for the week of Apr. 29 to May 5, 2013.

CTV adds Bethenny to daytime schedule

The syndicated talk show will also air on E! Canada, and be made available on CTV’s mobile and online apps.