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Wish List not going forward, CBC passes on eOne drama pilot
Also left in limbo at the CBC after deep programming cuts is Gavin Crawford’s half-hour comedy pilot Gavin Crawford’s Wild West.
Cookie Jar Entertainment pacts with U.S. Hispanic channel on new projects
The Spanish-language channel will also be able to choose classic TV series from the Cookie Jar vault to engage around 1.5 million American subscribers.
Inside the WGC Awards with nominee Patrick Tarr
The screenwriter, who is nominated in the shorts and web series category for the Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs ep “The Vanished Corpse,” talks to Playback about his craft and the future of screenwriting.
Monica Cote wins WIFT-T production mentorship post
The rising production manager will spend 10 days learning about equipment and planning for digital projects and TV and film production at William F. White’s Toronto facility.
Score Media looks to be a heavy-hitter with app updates
Dale Fallon, Score VP digital products, tells Playback that the baseball-related updates, aimed at fans and fantasy-league managers, also create new revenue streams.
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.
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