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Kraft’s Jim Kozak joins CBC Revenue Group
The hire follows Jack Tomik bolting to rival Rogers Media and Alan Dark being promoted to general manager of the sales division.
BBC America renews Cineflix Media’s Copper for second season
The American channel ordered another 13 episodes of the period drama after a ten-episode freshman season.
CRTC denies Bell Canada takeover of Astral Media
It’s back to the drawing board for Astral Media as the industry’s largest independent player is denied a bid to be taken over by the Canadian phone giant.
BuzzTaxi sells a raft of Canadian shows to Quebec broadcasters
The distribution deals includes a slew of shows from Cream Productions, including Historia taking the Treasure Trader (pictured) series and SRC/Explora acquiring How Machines Work.
Henderson, di Prata join ACCT board
Bell Media’s Scott Henderson (left) and former National Bank of Canada exec Cam di Prata (right) join the board, effective immediately.
NSI announces Lifestyle Series Producer course participants
Companies including Paperny Entertainment, Architect Films and Cineflix nominated candidates to take part in the training program, part of a push for more skilled Canadian factual and lifestyle series producers.
W Network gets personal with Property Brothers BroCam
To capitalize on the series’ strong social media following and viewership for the online space, the one-to-two minute webisodes on multiple online platforms will feature the brothers between filming and behind the scenes.
Force Four developing Brit format The Audience for Canada
The Vancouver-based producer will develop a domestic version of the series, in which 50 ordinary people give advice to an individual facing a life-changing decision, for W Network.
Breakthrough producing online games for Rocket Monkeys
The company’s digital division is producing a three-game suite for the web, targeting the upcoming series’ six- to 11-year-old demo, with the first game launching in conjunction with the premiere in January.
Behind the fear with Panic Button’s Kevin Healey
The series exec producer says the reality series brings something new to the table by making contestants compete against themselves to overcome their fears.
TV ratings: CTV wins Saturday night against CBC with Big Bang Night
(UPDATED) The Big Bang Night on CTV comedy block drew 1.24 million viewers on Saturday night, while the CBC drew a respectable 293,000 viewers to a repeat of a 1979 NHL playoff game.
Shaw Media to co-produce comedy series with ABC
A spokesperson from Shaw Media has confirmed that Canuck actor-writer-comedian Bob Martin will pen the script, with former eOne president of dramatic programming Noreen Halpern (pictured) exec producing.
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