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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.
It’s official: FremantleMedia acquires Recipe to Riches format rights
Rob Clark, director of global entertainment development at FremantleMedia: “We are very much looking forward to bringing local versions of the show to audiences around the world.”
Prime Time 2012: Why TV doesn’t make any sense, and Google and Facebook do
Interactive guru Robert Tercek told the Canadian indie producer conference that broadcasters need to get their heads out of the sand and embrace social media and other emerging digital platforms.
Production begins on Horses of McBride
The two-hour CTV Original Movie, produced by Whizbang Films, will shoot through March 16 in Calgary.
NBC and CTV to air Saving Hope in summer 2012
Entertainment One has inked a stateside deal for the fast-paced medical drama ahead of production getting underway in Toronto on March 12.
Kidobi acquires rights for Amita of the Jungle
The Canadian online video platform has secured digital and VOD rights to the first season of the Italian-Chinese animated series.
Bejuba! secures new TV sales for Stella and Sam
The Canadian producer/distributor has sold the series, produced by Toronto-based Radical Sheep Productions, into France, Scandanavia and Estonia.
TVA Group posts reduced Q4 earnings on Sun News launch costs
The Quebec broadcaster, a division of Quebecor Media, absorbed losses after last year starting up TVA Sports and Mlle.
Recipe to Riches goes international
Temple Street Productions and Capital C have sold format rights to the show to FremantleMedia.
Slice unveils its Vancouver Housewives
The Real Housewives of Vancouver will launch with a two-hour premiere on April 4.
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