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Arctic Air and Mr. D topline the CBC’s winter 2012 primetime lineup
Other new shows on the pubcaster include Redemption Inc. and Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.
Canada Sings in glee club competition series copyright dispute
Insight Productions topper John Brunton tells Playback Daily the idea for his singing competition series was not based on Dutch format The Singing Office.
Marci Ien replaces Seamus O’Regan as Canada AM co-host
Ien will take her place on the Canada AM couch alongside Beverly Thomson in January 2012.
Leone Stars receives Sundance grant
The doc, which follows the Sierra Leone Single-Leg Amputee Sports Club, was the winner of TIFF’s Pitch This! competition earlier this year.
T.O.’s CityNews builds arsenal to compete against CP24
Citytv Toronto exec Tina Cortese tells Playback Daily how the upstart all-news Toronto TV station aims to hook viewers by migrating the familiar 680 News radio format.
CRTC approves licences for Cottage Life TV, Discovery French
A partnership with Glassbox Television, Cottage Life TV is eyeing a 2012 or 2013 launch.
Bell TV to restore Sun News to satellite TV schedule
An agreement between TVA Group and BCE will see the 24-hour news channel back on Bell TV after it was yanked in May over a carriage fee dispute.
eOne’s Peppa Pig gets digital makeover
The popular U.K. cartoon series has a new website, an online store, a Twitter account and a dedicated Facebook page.
Reunion Pictures making Out of Time drama for Showcase
Shaw Media orders 10 one-hour episodes of a procedural about a futuristic police officer who goes from 2077 to modern-day Vancouver.
Regis Philbin’s goodbye sets CTV benchmark
The Live! With Regis and Kelly special episode marks the channel’s most-watched morning show ever.
Endemol picks up global format rights for Canada Sings
As part of the deal, the international producer/distributor will aim to produce local versions of the Shaw Media series in different territories worldwide.
Fall TV: ABC releases its mid-season sked
Simulcast alert: ABC posts its changes, dropping Man Up and handing out full season orders to shows including Once Upon a Time.
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