✖
TV
Pyramid Productions bolsters Toronto office with new hires
Jason Ford has followed Tracy Martin over from Bell Media to build out a new Toronto satellite office for the Calgary-based indie.
Q&A with Christine Shipton: What Shaw Media’s content boss wants in new indie show pitches
The Shaw Media topper talks to Playback Daily about Canadian-content plays, clever scheduling ploys and what indie producers should know before they pitch her on new projects. Hint: character, character, character.
Food Network Canada hops on the pop-up trend
The channel is launching World’s Weirdest Restaurants with a one-day event in Toronto.
Cineflix takes flight with Air Aces
Cineflix CEO Simon Lloyd talks about putting together the six-part one-hour series, commissioned by History Television Canada and Military Channel in the U.S.
Entertainment One TV pushes into Europe, Peter Emerson relocates to London
Expanding outside North America, the Canadian producer is looking for more TV production and distribution opportunities with European partners.
Global TV puts new series in the hands of viewers
To generate audience interest ahead of the debut of Touch, the channel is inviting Canadians to interact with the show’s storyline through a game of “phone-skipping.”
Omni Film announces key cast, crew for Primeval: New World
Niall Matter and Sara Canning topline the Vancouver-filmed mythological action series, which will have Martin Wood and Gillian Horvath executive producing.
CCI’s Jerry and the Raiders gets the greenlight
The animated series from the Toronto-based TV entertainment prodco is set to air on TVO in Ontario and SRC in Quebec in 2013.
Cableready grabs international rights for two new Canadian series
The TV development and distribution co will shop new shows Wedding Dress Wars and Esther Extraordinaire at MIPTV in April.
Andrea Martin pulls out as 2012 Genie Awards co-host
The SCTV star will leave George Stroumboulopoulos to fly solo Thursday night in Toronto as she reportedly jets off to a CBS comedy pilot gig.
Music acts and big names figure in entertaining new Genies
Kirstine Stewart and Helga Stephenson (pictured) talk to Playback Daily about setting the stage for an engaging awards show that includes big-name presenters and a multi-platform strategy to reach viewers.
Citytv grabs Canadian format rights to global Secret Millionaire franchise
The network will also air the third season of the series in simulcast with its premiere on U.S. network ABC later this year.
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
