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Is Ontario up to servicing a return to good times in production?
Local studios and equipment suppliers are racing to meet the demands of foreign and Canadian film and TV shoots in Toronto so the boom doesn’t become a burden.
eOne starts production on disaster doc
Perfect Storms: Disasters that Changed the World is set to air on History Television in 2013.
Syfy greenlights Being Human for season three
The Muse Entertainment-produced series will be back on the NBCU channel for a 13-ep run.
Operation Unplugged plugs in with website launch
Jonas Diamond, exec producer at Smiley Guy Studios, tells Playback Daily about the seemingly ironic strategy behind launching an interactive online hub to promote awareness of technology dependence.
The Voice takes Monday night
Returning viewer favourites House, NCIS and Hawaii Five-o also see 1.5 million-plus viewership.
OMDC: Ontario film and TV production reached record $1.26 billion in 2011
The province posts its best-ever year for domestic production at $852.1 million, up 32% from total film and TV expenditures of $646.2 million in 2010.
Cookie Jar’s Ella lands FremantleMedia, Disney deals
The Toronto-based entertainment co also awarded U.S. home entertainment rights to Warner Home Video for the CG-animated kids series about a sweet little elephant on big adventures.
Nelvana expands with digital releases
The kids entertainment production company is this year launching new apps, webisodes and eBooks featuring its popular brands Franklin the Turtle, Max and Ruby and Scaredy Squirrel.
Undercover Boss Canada has strong zoo debut
The new reality series, which features CEOs undercover in the companies they run, finds traction on W Network.
Bomb Girls greenlit for second season
The wartime drama will be back on Global TV for another round, following a successful six-part series launch.
Super Bowl breaks records on CTV and RDS
The return of The Voice also gets a Super Sunday boost, earning 45% more viewers than its season one premiere.
Nickelodeon acquires global broadcast rights to Life With Boys
In a deal with Classic Media and Nelvana, the U.S. net will have exclusive rights in the U.S. and pay TV rights for its regional European channels.
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