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TV
Michael Kot leaving eOne, launching Saloon Media
The eOne Television senior VP of factual entertainment (pictured) is launching a new TV production venture that will focus on factual entertainment for world markets.
Mark McKinney to develop new comedies for Breakthrough Entertainment
The veteran comic (pictured) has inked an exclusive development pact after work on homegrown comedies like Less Than Kind and Rocket Monkeys.
New Voices award winners announced
Five emerging Canadian writers will attend the Toronto Screenwriting Conference, happening Apr. 6 and 7, and have lunch with TSC founder and Meridian Artists Literary Agency president Glenn Cockburn.
Tubetime aims to make social TV discovery easier
The Montreal-based company says it is open to working with program makers and broadcasters to integrate branded engagements as part of its new all-in-one TV app.
Continuum, Primeval: New World top Constellation Awards noms
The nominations picked annually by the TCON Promotional Society include the prodco Shaftesbury (multiple nominee Continuum pictured).
CTV promoting Motive to cushy Thursday night 10 p.m. slot
The network’s latest crime drama is following a similar trajectory as Flashpoint, which started out on Friday nights, before filling the coveted Thursday night hole.
Jonathan Taylor joins Eggplant TV as consultant
The producer behind The Osbournes will consult on overall strategy for the Toronto-based company’s reality television division.
Hugh Dillon finds multiple-episode arc on Continuum
The Flashpoint actor is to play a corporate CEO mid-way through the second season of the Showcase original drama.
Allison Grace joins Proper as exec producer
The former Shaw Media production executive will assist in managing the Toronto-based factual producer’s slate of new and existing shows.
CBC dogumentary probes war between people and pooches
Paws for thought: Helen Slinger uses levity and repetition in Dog Dazed to make her case for proper training and socialization of furry pets by their often obsessive owners.
CBC-Radio Canada and NFB pact with Via Rail
The on-train entertainment programming will include TV newscasts, documentaries and animation, with more content to be added in the future.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Feb. 18 to Feb. 24, 2013
Skyfall is the top-selling DVD for the week of Feb. 18 to Feb. 24, 2013.
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