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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Dec. 3 to Dec. 9, 2012
Big Bang tops the list for another week, while part one of the Flashpoint finale is #14 and Dragons’ Den is #17.
Disney and Nickelodeon snap up Bejuba’s Big Block SingSong
Canadian boutique distributor Bejuba! Entertainment has sold its 49 x two-minute preschool series Big Block SingSong to Disney Junior for the U.S., Australia, Japan and Spain.
Barb Williams on bringing Big Brother to Canada
Brother‘s Keeper: The Shaw Media senior VP of content (pictured) says the key to a local version of the U.S. format is adding value to the overall viewer proposition.
Flashpoint signs off with just over two million viewers
The CTV drama brought in record numbers for its series finale last Thursday.
How Degrassi’s new chat app helps build show’s brand online
The app was developed for Epitome Pictures by Ottawa mobile app developer Bitheads using Mobovivo’s application programming interface.
Weekly roundup: Award noms, renewals and premieres
Lionsgate’s B.C.-shot Cabin in the Woods (pictured) received a best sci-fi/horror movie category nomination in the Critics’ Choice Awards, and word comes that Film Nova Scotia is being overhauled.
Careless Teens ushers in MTV Canada’s winter schedule
The specialty channel’s winter schedule includes rookie series Buckwild, about nine teenagers in West Virginia, and Washington Heights, a docu-drama about reckless youth in New York City (Careless Teens pictured).
CTV gives Motive a Super Bowl push
The Bell Media channel is airing the first episode of the new Canadian series following the big game.
Best of the year: Kevin Crull
The Bell Media topper talks strategy, TV everywhere, and what year three will bring.
NSI announces first trainees in aboriginal doc course
The director-producer teams will participate in a two-week training and mentorship boot camp starting Jan. 14.
The Weather Network travels to Middle-earth
The meteorological media company has partnered with Warner Bros. to promote the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Alberta, Manitoba producers to tap development fund from Rogers Media
The Rogers Development Fund will back film, TV and digital formats from established and emerging producers, via a revolving loan fund.
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