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CBC names new ombudsman
Esther Enkin (pictured) currently the executive editor of CBC News will replace Kirk LaPointe in the position at the start of 2013.
TVO opens its second annual short doc contest
The pubcaster seeks Ontario-based filmmakers to create a five-minute doc that challenges perceptions of poverty as part of its contribution to the global Why Poverty? film project.
Tom Green to guest star on Seed
The comedian (pictured) will play an arrogant psychoanalyst who attempts to counsel the dysfunctional families on the comedy set to bow on Citytv’s primetime schedule in 2013.
My Babysitter’s a Vampire wins Shaw Rocket Prize
Fresh TV’s live-action teen comedy (pictured) was handed the $50,000 award in part for its online 3D tie-in game.
Original screen content core to Sympatico rebranding
As part of the relaunch as The Loop, Bell Media VP of specialty channels Catherine Macleod adds managing screen content destined for the web portal as part of her responsibilities.
Incendo starts shooting Time of Death in Montreal
The pay TV movie stars Kathleen Robertson (pictured) as a FBI agent out to solve a murder before tragedy befalls the next victim.
New Franchise Media readies Jeffrey Archer novels for film and TV treatment
The movie franchise A Matter of Honour is near to having a script for consideration by DreamWorks, while The Prodigal Daughter and False Impression are in need of showrunners for TV adaptations.
Martha Speaks gets season five order
The kids program animated by Montreal’s Oasis Animation is a DHX Media and WGBH Boston copoduction.
100th Grey Cup sets record numbers
An average audience of 5.8 million viewers watched the CFL event on TSN and RDS, up 28% versus last year.
Netflix Canada adds studio titles with Warner Bros. supply deal
The Vampire Dairies, Pretty Little Liars and Fringe (pictured) will be available on the U.S. streaming giant’s Canadian service as it looks to maintain momentum signing up new subscribers.
Canamedia takes Canadian distribution rights to Cableready catalogue
The Toronto-based production and distribution company will distribute Cableready’s more than 1,100 hours of programming.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Nov. 12 to Nov. 18, 2012
The Big Bang Theory tops TV for the week of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18, 2012.
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