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Playback Indie Survey profile: Timshel Pictures
Justin Kelly, writer and director at the Toronto-based prodco talks to Playback about making connections in comedy in 2011.
TVO, TVA and Nick Jr. dig up more Dino Dan
The nets have ordered up an additional 52 11-min eps of the live-action and CGI series from Toronto’s Sinking Ship Entertainment, which is expanding to accommodate the work.
Ad Week Q&A with Geneva Films’ James Stewart
Ahead of his Ad Week presentation, the director and producer talks about 3D, the London Olympics and going glasses-free.
Cineflix Rights seals North and Latin America deals
CNBC, HGTV, Discovery Latin America, MGM Latin America and Smithsonian Networks are among the nets to ink deals with the distributor.
Playback Indie Survey profile: Cave Painting Pictures
The indie’s owner and exec producer Casey Walker tells Playback about raising $1.9 million for A Little Bit Zombie and how it shaped the prodco’s business in 2011.
CBC’s The Debaters signs up Hollywood representation
William Morris Endeavor will help pitch the Canadian TV debating concept to U.S. networks.
Incendo names Ian Whitehead head of production
The veteran Montreal producer, whose credits include 18 to Life, pictured, will stick-handle production at the indie producer led by Jean Bureau and Stephen Greenberg.
Bell Media Showrunner Bootcamp participants announced
The new initiative is a partnership between the CFC and Bell Media, designed to provide knowledge and management skills to put experienced TV writers onto the showrunner track.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, 2012
The Big Bang Theory is on top again for the week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, with The Golden Globe Awards in #2.
Tricon Films and Television racks up international programming sales
The indie distributor sold TVtropolis’ Ad Persuasion to Planete France and Rai Sat Italy.
Picture Box sells X-Weighted into the U.S.
NBCU’s The Style Network has picked up multiple seasons of the reality series.
The Bachelor comes to Canada
The nine-episode series, produced by Vancouver-based Force Four Entertainment, is set to debut this fall on Citytv and will feature an all-Canadian cast looking for love.
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