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Pay, specialty TV operating revenues up in 2011: StatsCan
Versus 2010, the segment sees ad revenue growth of 10.9% compared to conventional TV’s 1.7%.
Michael Quast leaves The Holmes Group
The departure follows restructuring in November that made Quast (pictured) sole CEO and moved former co-CEO Pete Kettlewell to head of new indie Point Load Pictures.
Syndicado expands digital content partnership
Toronto digital distributor gets more international docs and features like Oasis (pictured) via growing partnership with U.S.-based
Lifesize Entertainment.
Natalie Lariviere appointed V Interactions exec VP
The former TC Media president takes up her role Aug. 1.
Astral and Corus toppers bullish on Canadian ad market
Astral’s Ian Greenberg (pictured) and Corus’ John Cassaday told analysts Thursday to look beyond specialty TV declines in the third quarter to recovering sales in the fourth quarter.
Supreme Court: No royalties for music downloads online
The high court in a landmark decision said internet downloads of music should not mean extra compensation for copyright holders, as happens with radio play.
CMF invests $8M in aboriginal and English POV programs
The fund disbursed $4.7 million in its aboriginal stream and $3.5 million in its English Point of View stream.
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.
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