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Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant Media pays $85 million for High Fidelity HDTV
The acquisition price for a deal first unveiled in December 2011 was contained in a change of ownership application submitted to the CRTC and made public on Wednesday.
DirecTV, TMN and Movie Central order Rogue drama from eOne
The Canadian producer will partner on the 10-part co-production with U.K.’s Greenroom Entertainment, to shoot in Vancouver from August 2012.
Saskatchewan producers continue to decry new tax credit
SMPIA president Ron Goetz talks to Playback about the FTDC and the future of the province’s industry.
Former CBS exec joins Toronto video stream manager mDialog
Jeff Clark will oversee the opening of the company’s new San Francisco headquarters.
Strong Q1 wireless results help Quebecor Inc. offset soft TV ad market
The diversified Quebec media giant posted sharply higher first quarter earnings, due mainly to a favourable settlement of financial instruments.
Lionsgate and Simon Fuller partner on musical drama TV series
Continuing to expand its TV business, the Vancouver-based prodco will work with the Idol creator on a drama about a rock and roll band targeted at young audiences.
Gillette Drafted gets social for season four
The branded entertainment series is adding in layers of audience engagement and a Drafted Boot Camp for the new season, which airs on The Score.
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group ups two execs
President Rick Arnish becomes company chairman, making way for Rod Schween (pictured) as his replacement, effective July 1.
bpm:tv hits the beach with Grand Benders
Producer Peter Gentile talks to Playback about making the new party town docu-soap, which premieres Tuesday on bpm:tv.
Thunderbird Films takes Canadian rights to 3D Maya the Bee kids series
The Canadian distributor will also help the Flemish producer secure U.S. sales of the CGI animated series about a a bee finding adventure with other insect friends in the outside world.
Incendo shooting Willed to Kill, prepping The Perfect Surrogate in Montreal
Jean Bureau and Stephen Greenberg’s production shop is shooting its 50th TV movie, starring Sarah Jane Morris, ahead of a Lifetime telefilm to be directed by Adrian Wills shooting in June.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – Apr. 23 to Apr. 29, 2012
The Big Bang Theory tops TV for the week of Apr. 23 to Apr. 29, 2012
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