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Telefilm unveils Golden Quill recipients
As recipients of the inaugural award, 12 screenwriters from across Canada will receive passes to the Toronto Screenwriting Conference on March 31 and Apr. 1.
AToMiC: Canadian web series Guidestones targets online and mobile users, and brand marketers
3 o’clock.tv’s Jay Ferguson tells Playback Daily how product integration is a big part of solving the monetization puzzle for web dramas.
Food Network Canada plans Family Cook Off
Produced by Force Four Entertainment, the Canadian version of Aussie series Coles Great Aussie Cook Off will debut March 1.
CBC launches digital music service
The CBC Music platform features radio stations, genre-based music communities and radio streams, and is available online and through the iTunes app store for iPad, iPhone and iTouch.
DHX Media posts sharp rise in Q2 earnings on higher revenues
The Halifax-based indie producer and distributor saw a big bump in producer and service fee revenue.
Grammy ratings hit a high note
The music awards show brought in its largest audience in 11 years, with 4.6 million tuning in to the Canadian broadcast.
Insight Productions starts shooting second season of Canada Sings
There’s no word from the indie producer on whether it resolved a copyright dispute with Dutch broadcaster NCRV before the cameras rolled on the second cycle for Global Television.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2012
The NFL Super Bowl was TV’s big winner for the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, with the pre- and post-game shows taking the second and third spots, respectively.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, 2012
Real Steel is the top-selling DVD for the week of Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, 2012.
Skywriter Media sells cartoons to 9 Story
The deck-clearing deal will allow the indie producer to shift precious dollars to series development and its Skyreader eBook technology platform.
CRTC approves licences for thrills, chills and automobiles
The regulator on Friday approved specialty channels Glassbox Horror from Glassbox and WANDS Auto TV from Canyon.TV.
CRTC calls for comment on PPV services
In light of increasing competition from VOD and other services, the Commission is using the current VOD framework as a baseline for the PPV services review, ahead of the PPV license renewal process this fall.
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