Shaw Media’s homegrown version of the international franchise will include an interactive platform that gives Canadians the ability to control the outcome of the show.
The L.A.-based Canadian scribe is developing the multi-cam half-hour comedy pilot for CBS Studios in association with The Tannenbaum Company.
The broadcaster is working with the NHL team on 24CH, which will offer fans behind-the-scenes coverage of the entire Habs season on mobile, digital and TV.
The new conference kicks off March 28 to help brands and media navigate the changing world of branded content.
Jane Alexander, Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will make guest appearances in the original half-hour drama for pay TV network Super Channel, produced by Halifax-based Emotion Pictures (Dukakis and Fricker in Cloudburst pictured).
As well, of the five-year, $17.1 million tangible benefits package stemming from the purchase of the sports channel, Rogers says it will develop new, independently-produced amateur sports broadcast properties.
The job losses follow the Quebec-based entertainment giant cutting five live shows in the last year and launching a content production arm with Bell Media.
From the rebranding of mobile advertising to dual screen viewing, the company predicts the media trends that will make a splash this year.
The national news organization, which withdrew from the Geminis in 2006, tested the waters at the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards by submitting CTV News, but not local news, shows for consideration (Lisa LaFlamme on CTV National News pictured).
The indie broadcaster saw lower TV ad sales impact its revenue line, as higher radio returns offset a fall in overall TV revenue.
Vancouver’s Image Engine is up for a Visual Effects Society prize for its work on Zero Dark Thirty (pictured) while Toronto’s Intelligent Creatures is up for a prize for its work on Discovery’s Curiosity.