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French-language channel TFO rebrands
The Groupe Media channel is launching a new look and expanded sponsorship opps for its 25th anniversary.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, 2012
Moneyball hits a homerun for the #1 spot on the DVD sales chart.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, 2012
Hockey Night in Canada takes #2, while Big Bang keeps the top spot.
APTN’s Fit First reality series has contestants sweat the spiritual stuff
Winnipeg TV producer Vanessa Loewen tells Playback why a documentary style for a TV weight-loss show helps tackle mind, body and spirit issues behind obesity and bad nutrition in Canada’s aboriginal communities.
Jay Stoyan gets Rogers TV talker onto Fox
The Jay Stoyan Show with Ashlee Monroe will debut Feb. 3 on the Fox affiliate WUTV 29 in Buffalo.
Viewers rally to say goodbye to CSI’s Willows
CTV sees over three million viewers tune in for the departure of Marg Helgenberger’s character from the long-running series.
CBC acquires Titanic miniseries from De Angelis Group
The 12-part series comes from the same production team behind The Tudors and Camelot, which the pubcaster also acquired.
Cogeco posts higher Q1 revenue and earnings
The Montreal-base cable operator added just over 45,000 cable, internet and phone customers during the latest frame.
Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster top-line Continuum drama
The Showcase drama is set for a spring debut after 10 episodes are shot in Vancouver.
Shaw orders up another course of Recipe to Riches
The Food Network Canada reality series has been greenlit for a second season.
CTV gives a Smash preview
In a strategy to grab audience eyeballs and create buzz, viewers will be given a multi-platform preview of the new musical drama’s pilot episode during Super Bowl weekend, ahead of the show’s premiere on Feb. 6.
Netflix Canada continues building customer base with new programming
The U.S. video streaming giant, while rebounding in the fourth quarter south of the border, continues to power ahead in Canada.
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