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Arctic Air, Dragons’ Den, Doyle to return to CBC
The broadcaster looks beyond recent budget cuts, promising that the 2012-2013 season will be successful.
Revealed: who has the biggest CMF performance envelope
The industry fund paid out $181.6 million to English Canadian broadcasters and another $89 million to French language broadcasters as part of its latest investment in Canadian series development.
Telefilm’s Carolle Brabant receives CWC excellence in leadership award
Canada’s top film financier honoured Canadian women filmmakers as she accepted her tribute at the awards gala in Ottawa.
NBC orders another game show from Howie Mandel
The Canadian comic/actor will host seven episodes of Howie Mandel’s White Elephant, an elimination-style reality series based on a holiday gift-giving game.
CRTC decides against regulating Netflix Canada, again
The regulator in an April 16 letter concludes so-called over-the-top digital platforms can continue to operate in Canada without subsidizing local content production.
Bell Media picks up Pyramid Productions’ Style Bio
Scott Henderson, VP of communications for Bell Media, says the new show is not a replacement for the recently cancelled Fashion Television.
Qubo picks up marblemedia’s Taste Buds
The 24/7 U.S. digital channel will broadcast the live-action, food-themed kids series, which airs on TVOKids in Canada.
CBC: foreign news coverage will not ‘disappear’ after job cuts
CBC News chief Jennifer McGuire told employees in an April 16 memo that shuttering two foreign bureaus and cancelling CBC Radio’s Dispatches did not signal a retreat from worldwide coverage by the pubcaster.
Rogers ceasing national DVD/game rental services
The telecom company says that all rental stores will be repurposed, with their existing supplies of DVDs and games being liquidated by end of May.
Banff fest picks ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee for opening keynote
The U.S. network boss will offer his take on a fast-changing global entertainment business on June 11 at the Canadian TV and media festival.
TC Media to launch TV production division
The production house will begin producing content from its French-language publications this June, and launch into English content within the next year.
Bell Media: more LPIF dollars, or local TV stations will close
The multi-media giant told the CRTC to extend the industry fund for another two years, but give Bell Media small market stations a greater share of the industry subsidy.
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