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David Walmsley appointed CBC’s director of news content
The news reporting vet heads back to the CBC from his managing editor post at The Globe and Mail to helm newsgathering for all of the pubcaster’s programs and platforms.
Teletoon’s first hosted kids block will integrate brands
The animation specialty channel will integrate custom messaging and sponsor promotions to reach both kid and parent demos during its first hosted block for kids on Sept. 6.
TC Media unveils launch date for first TV program
Ca Commence Bien! will air on V starting on Sept. 3, targeting a younger demo than its Quebec morning show competition.
Shark Week snares 5.2 million Canadian viewers
The week’s Impossible Shot was the top program during the week with 357,000 viewers.
Canadian TV scribe Peter Mohan inks overall deal with Shaftesbury
The deal is the latest by Canadian producers and broadcasters prizing homegrown screenwriters with Hollywood experience as they make and air TV series that sell into the U.S. and world market.
Mpix and MorePix rebrand
The Astral pay TV movie channels in eastern Canada will rebrand Sept. 18 as TMN Encore and TMN Encore 2.
Paul Gross to exit Whizbang Films
The founding partner of the Canadian indie said in a statement that he will “concentrate [his] energies on a few select projects.”
French distributor takes foreign sales rights for Transporter TV series
Europe Images International is to drum up more world sales for the Canada-France co-production after sales into the U.S. and much of Europe.
Jon Cooksey signs with The Alpern Group
The Vancouver-based screenwriter and producer’s credits include So Weird, The Collector and upcoming Space series Primeval: New World.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, 2012
The Olympic Closing Ceremony took the top TV spot for the week of Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, 2012, with the CTV closing broadcast leading in to Anger Management, which took #2.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 30 to Aug. 5, 2012
American Reunion is the top selling DVD for the week of July 30 to Aug. 5, 2012.
Sportsnet pacts with Fox on nightly Soccer Central news show
The Canadian sports channel will also produce a separate Fox Soccer News show for the U.S. market.
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