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Round-up: Awards, returning series and production
Slaughter Nick for President (pictured) nabbed best doc at the Zagreb Film Festival, while TVO series The Water Brothers won a best newcomer prize at the Wildscreen Festival.
BEF12: “Transparency is everything”
During the closing panel for the third annual Realscreen Branded Entertainment Forum, execs from the production, agency and network sectors discussed what branded content is, isn’t, and what it should be.
Social TV at heart of new TV viewing ecosystem: report
Broadcasters, advertisers and producers need to align content on companion screens with the always-on generation’s multi-tasking consumer habits, according to the latest report from Evolumedia Group and the CMF.
CBC/Radio-Canada to cut $28.4M to deal with loss of LPIF
The pubcaster will cut back on large-scale PNI, cancel plans for four new local CBC radio stations, and cut from network schedules and communications and promotional budgets.
Stephen Onda producing On Site series for Citytv Saskatchewan
The six-part, made-in-Saskatchewan series is the latest program spend by Rogers Broadcasting after it launched Citytv Saskatchewan last summer to expand Citytv’s national footprint.
Corus Entertainment’s Q4 earnings dip on tax charge
Specialty channel ad revenue was up and subscriber revenue was down, as combined TV revenue at the Canadian broadcaster fell 3% in the fourth quarter to $147.8 million.
TFO partners with NFB to promote French programming
The three-year agreement will see the two public organizations pool their resources in digital markets to produce and distribute content (NFB’s Tom Perlmutter pictured).
Annual report: CMF Canadian TV investment climbs
Most of the funding from the industry/public fund went into homegrown dramas like Combat Hospital (pictured) and Radio-Canada’s 19-2.
Degrassi hits major milestones
The 300th episode of Epitome Pictures’ Degrassi will air Friday, also marking the 400th episode of the Degrassi franchise since it first hit airwaves in 1980.
Production begins on Never Ever Do This At Home
Teddy Wilson and Norm Sousa (pictured) will host the Insight Productions-produced local version of the Norwegian format, which is being filmed in Brant County, Ontario.
CBC to air Armstrong doc
The pubcaster will air The World According to Lance on Oct. 28 in its Passionate Eye strand, through a deal with U.K. distributor Journeyman Pictures that closed Tuesday.
Rogers quarterly earnings up, despite soft ad market
“The third quarter experienced a continued weakening of the advertising market from the levels seen earlier in the year, which suppressed growth in most media divisions,” the media group said as it released its Q3 results.
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