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Cookie Jar licenses library cartoons to Comcast’s Streampix Xfinity TV service
The distribution deal is the latest by Cookie Jar as it gets its classic cartoons onto digital platforms to further monetize content.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – March 26 to Apr. 1, 2012
The Big Bang Theory has its “ion” the #1 TV spot for the week of March 26 to Apr. 1, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – March 19 to March 25, 2012
The latest Muppets adventure is the top-selling DVD for the week of March 19 to March 25, 2012.
U.S. ReelzChannel acquires Canadian drama XIII
The Toronto-shot action thriller was co-produced by Prodigy Pictures and Luc Besson’s French production company EuropaCorp Television.
Canadians surprise with strength in Banff Rockies competition
Canadian producers grabbed 38 nominations for the Banff Media Awards, just behind U.K. producers with 41 nods, and ahead of American shows with 33 nominations.
Report: Canadian cord-cutting on the rise
The Convergence Consulting Group TV tracking survey indicates more Canadian homes are bypassing cable or satellite TV services to view their favorite shows online or over-the-air.
Real Housewives of Vancouver launches big on Slice
The first Canadian edition of the Real Housewives series nabs the channel’s biggest premiere numbers to date.
The Travel Guy heads to Russia
The second season of the travel adventure series from Toronto-based TGTV Inc. was picked up by U-7 Group and will air in Russian.
Industry reacts swiftly to CBC plans for job and programming cuts
Astral Media: “CBC has to decide if it wants to continue being funded by Canadians and fulfill its mandate or if it wants to operate commercial radio stations.”
Alan Thicke booked into The L.A. Complex
The Growing Pains star will appear in four upcoming episodes of the Canadian soap about young Canadians looking to strike it big in Hollywood.
Canadian TV station profits jump in 2011
Conventional TV station profits rose from $11.5 million in 2010 to $160.6 million in 2011, according to the CRTC.
TV to take brunt of painful CBC cuts
“It’s been a tough day for the broadcaster and an interesting challenge,” CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Hubert Lacroix told the media in a Wednesday conference call.
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