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eOne Family appoints head of global sales
Sales and marketing exec Monica Candiani will head up international sales for London-based eOne Family, where, among other things, she will work closely with eOne’s licensing division to support the global expansion of the Peppa Pig brand
Reunion, Shaw begin production on Continuum second season
The Vancouver-filmed time-travel drama was greenlit for a second season in August, slated to premiere on Showcase in April.
New BlackBerry store touted with TV and film offerings
BlackBerry World, which was unveiled Monday, replaces BlackBerry App World, features the mobile-format availability of programs from a slew of Canadian and international distributors, according to RIM.
Bob Babinski named exec producer for City Montreal
As exec producer and local content manager, the veteran broadcaster and Montreal native will oversee the local version of Breakfast Television and new weekly sports show Connected Montreal.
South Asian Zee TV to launch in Canada
Zee TV Canada will be the flagship of a five-channel entertainment offering by the South Asian-focused broadcaster whose international viewership reportedly stands at 650 million people.
Elias Koteas joins the third season revival of The Killing
AMC un-cancelled the murder mystery thriller for another 13 episodes to shoot in Vancouver this spring.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Jan. 14 to Jan. 20, 2013
CBC scores as hockey returns – Hockey Night in Canada tops TV for the week of Jan. 14 to Jan. 20, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Jan. 7, 2012 to Jan. 13, 2013
Dredd is the top-selling DVD for the week of Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, 2013.
Vision TV plans Conrad Black talk show
The 26-episode series, to be co-hosted by Denise Donlon, comes from Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia (Black pictured).
Income Property renewed, expanded to one hour
The production company for the Scott McGillivray-hosted reno series, RTR Media, also unveils a slate of productions, including the greenlighting of Lost and Sold (McGillivray pictured).
CBC shifts Mr. D and The Ron James Show to Wednesdays
A spokesman said the pubcaster was making a “minor tweak” early in the winter season (Mr. D pictured).
9 Story distribution expands into acquired programming
For its first foray into managing completed programming, the Toronto-based kids prodco and distributor takes on Slap Happy Cartoon’s Nerds and Monsters (pictured).
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