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Vancouver hosting international 3D conference
The newly-launched Canadian chapter of the International 3D Society and Emily Carr’s S3D Centre will co-host 3D[FWD], about the business of 3D with discussions from industry vets including Geneva Film Co’s James Stewart.
High Tech Rednecks greenlit in Canada, U.S.
Toronto-based Shark Teeth Films has been given a green light for High Tech Rednecks, from Discovery World in Canada and MAVTV in the U.S.
Town Hall scheduled to discuss B.C. industry’s future
Following the release of a government jobs plan that left out hard-hit film and TV workers, members of the province’s industry have launched a campaign to argue for more competitive tax incentives.
Big Brother Canada names host
Canadian TV personality Arisa Cox joins as the front person of the first Canadian version of the show.
CRTC approves flying, boating, world sports specialties
The regulator gave applicant Paul Girouard the greenlight to operate three national specialty services, Flying Television, World Sports Network and Boating Television.
DHX Media expands into Chinese SVOD market with PPTV deal
Around 900 episodes of content from the Canadian kids TV producer will go to the Internet service producer that serves around 300 million users (Caillou pictured).
CBC’s Julie Bristow on Hockey Night in Canada’s return
The pubcaster will introduce a new second screen experience sponsored by Budweiser to engage fans as the 60th season of the NHL double-header returns to air.
Weekly roundup: Festival news, nominations and TV premieres
Among other news this week, Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell (pictured) got into New York’s New Directors/New Films Festival, GLAAD handed nominations to Degrassi and The L.A. Complex and Hot Docs launches a new Doc Ignite campaign.
Kirstine Stewart on how CBC’s premiere week fared
The EVP of English services tells Playback the pubcaster is happy with the seasonal start of programming, which included a soft series debuts of Cracked but a record start for former City property Murdoch Mysteries (pictured).
Le Studio 39 preps for business
Station 29 co-founders Frederic Sauve and Andrew Mikus are entirely backing the creation of the mid-size studio, set to open this spring in Montreal.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Jan. 6
To help readers get a better grasp of the impact of social media on Canadian-made TV programming, Playback has partnered with Seevibes to provide a weekly look at Canadian Social TV. This is the first installment.
OMNI.2 in Ontario gets all-multicultural makeover
From Jan. 21, the ethnic-focused schedule will add 35 hours of new content, including original multilingual documentaries and coverage of the Indian Film Industry Awards.
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