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Noreen Halpern headed for the exit at Entertainment One Television
The former president of dramatic programming at the Canadian producer getting set to leave the company after a brief transition has prompted speculation about her successor.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2012
Breaking Dawn: Part 1, the first part of the last installment of the Twilight Saga is the top-selling DVD for the week of Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, 2012
The 84th Academy Awards topped TV in the week of Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, 2012
GlassBox TV hires Vanessa Case as programming and scheduling topper
The ex-Shaw Media exec will oversee the cross-platform broadcaster’s specialty channels Travel+Escape, Bite TV and AUX TV as GlassBox expands under majority-owner Michael MacMillan.
CBC/Radio-Canada and Quebecor Media renew business ties
The Quebec TV market rivals are making nice, with the pubcaster indicating it will buy advertisements in publications run by Quebecor Media and the Videotron cable unit renewing distribution deals for CBC/Radio-Canada channels.
Picnicface to serve up an app
Breakthrough Entertainment’s digital media director, Dorothy Vreeker, tells Playback how a mobile playground can generate revenue while growing the comedy troupe’s fan base.
Telefilm Canada: Canadian indie film and TV producers can profit from hard times
Agency topper Carolle Brabant told the Prime Time conference in Ottawa that bad economic times globally offer opportunities for content producers that target consumers using tablets and other digital devices.
Diverse Screenwriters Program participants selected
In the program’s latest round in eastern Canada, eight screenwriters will participate in a week-long intensive workshop that runs April 16 to 20 in Toronto.
Kevin Crull: broadcasters need to mend fences with carriers to fend off Netflix
The Bell Media topper told the Prime Time conference in Ottawa that Canadian players need to collaborate to compete with the U.S. video streaming giant and other emerging digital platforms.
Prime Time 2012: CRTC’s latest group licensing regime promises bonanza for indie producers
Industry veteran Peter Grant told the CMPA conference Thursday that PNI expenditures by the CBC and private broadcasters are expected to climb from $290.3 million in 2012 to $329 million in 2016.
Canadian nets ink deals for Nickelodeon series
YTV, along with French-language broadcasters Telequebec, TVA/Yoopa and VRAK TV, have acquired and renewed licenses for several series from the U.S. children’s channel.
WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists Announced
Among the 34 finalists are the writers behind Flashpoint, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (pictured) and Murdoch Mysteries.
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