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Production underway on Temple Street’s The Next Step
The single cam tween series for Family Channel, created by Frank van Keeken (pictured) will feature extra content, including an after-show web series, on Family.ca.
Weekly Roundup – awards, sales, premieres
Highlights include wins for SongbirdSOS (pictured), Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos, and Stargate Universe, a Locarno world premiere for Tower and sales for Cineflix.
Multiscreen devices to overtake set-top boxes by 2016: study
Research firm IHS says that Bell Media is leading the charge in providing pay-tv services on PCs, smart phones and tablets.
Murdoch Mysteries shooting in Queen’s Park with David Onley
The one-hour mystery series is the first to film at Ontario legislature in a decade.
CBC’s Mark Kelley joins the fifth estate after Connect cancellation
The CBC TV personality got the go-ahead from CBC News chief Jennifer McGuire to join the pubcaster’s long-running investigative series.
Nominees revealed for 2012 DGC awards
On the list is past winner David Cronenberg (pictured), who picked up nominations for best direction and best feature film for A Dangerous Method.
75% of screen professionals to sell homes, exit Sask: survey
As well, 85% of respondents said they planned significant changes to their careers or businesses, according to the Saskatchewan Media Industry survey.
Shaw Media promotes Nick Crowe to factual content director
The new role follows Crowe working as a factual production executive, with credits like D-Day to Victory, Manson, Storming Juno and William Shatner’s Weird or What.
Astral and Corus raise Q3 earnings, despite revenue falls
Both pay, specialty TV and radio broadcasters faced a soft advertising market as the companies managed to squeeze out higher profit lines during the quarter to May 31.
Cindy Witten leaving NFB as head of English program
The former History Television exec came to the public filmmaker in 2008 and created its first digital studio.
eOne teams with U.K.’s Raw TV for Dangerous Persuasions
eOne factual topper Michael Kot (pictured) says the series producers and broadcasters are confident the copro will be an audience-pleaser.
CCI Entertainment expands movie slate with 12 titles
The company has added six original movies, including a 90-minute version of its Iron Road mini-series (pictured), and acquired worldwide distrib rights to six made-for-TV films.
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