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George Cope: Astral deal helps BCE bulk up in Quebec
Astral CEO Ian Greenberg said the phone giant was chosen to buy his family-controlled media empire in part to preserve as much of his 2,800-strong workforce as possible.
CTV sets premiere date for Saving Hope
The homegrown medical drama will debut on June 7, airing in simulcast on Thursdays at 10 p.m. on CTV and on NBC stateside.
CBS renewals help solidify Canadian primetime schedules
2 Broke Girls and The Amazing Race are among the 18 shows renewed, helping to solve the scheduling puzzle for Canadian programmers ahead of the upcoming L.A. screenings.
BCE to pay $3.38 billion for Astral Media
Montreal’s Greenberg family is cashing out after over 50 years of building the Canadian TV, radio and outdoor advertising giant.
Ottawa changes foreign ownership rules for small wireless firms
Domestic cable and broadcast players will be assessing the impact of changes to the Telecommunications Act for possible equal treatment in the Broadcasting Act down the road.
Insight options format for Norwegian TV’s Never Ever Do This At Home
The Toronto-based prodco is on the verge of announcing a Canadian broadcaster for a local version of the NRK series, for which it optioned format rights in a deal brokered by indie distributor DRG.
Entertainment One inks distrib deal with Wild Bunch in France
The home video and digital content pact continues to build out the Canadian producer’s international distribution network.
CRTC denies Canyon Music TV
The regulator turned down Canyon.TV’s application, which received opposition from Bell Media, on the grounds that it would compete directly with mainstream Category A services like MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic.
2012 U.S. pilot season: Vancouver big winner with CW drama shoots
The U.S. network, which traditionally shoots its drama pilots north of the border, brought six of its eight projects to Canada this season, including five to Vancouver.
Lionsgate reunites with founder Frank Giustra for TV venture
Sea to Sky Entertainment will be jointly managed by the indie filmed entertainment studio and Vancouver-based Thunderbird Films, to develop TV shows for international broadcast and cable networks.
Take 5 Productions co-producing Vikings scripted drama for History Television
The Shaw Media specialty channel will debut the Irish-Canadian co-production about the legendary medieval Norsemen in 2013.
How Barb Williams will feed viewer interest in the Titanic anniversary
The top Shaw Media programmer reveals to Playback Daily her cross-channel scheduling strategy to recognize the 100th anniversary of the doomed ship’s sinking.
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