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Discovery Canada greenlights season two of Nerve Center

EPI’s Tony Leadman talks to Playback about the show’s second season and its international sales success.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV shows – Nov. 7 to Nov. 13, 2011

The Big Bang Theory is once again Canada’s highest-rated show, according to BBM Canada.

Germany’s RTL2 acquires The Walking Dead from eOne

The German deal for the zombie drama is the latest from the Canadian distributor as it shops North American series’ internationally.

FX Canada acquires the MMA reality series The Ultimate Fighter

The competition series, which airs on Sportsnet, bulks up the channel’s male-targeted programming slate.

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Quebecor strikes Sun News carriage agreement with indie cablecos

The deal with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance will see the channel on the subscriber skeds of around 100 indie cable operators.

Fall TV: Media buyers weigh in on daytime TV

With Oprah gone, who’s wrangling in viewers pre-primetime?

Relaunched Travel + Escape sees ratings spike

The Glassbox channel sees a fivefold increase in the number of viewers in the week following the unveiling of its new look and programming.

Bell Media launches 24-hour music video channel for kids

The channel will feature family-friendly music videos by the likes of Justin Bieber.

Shaftesbury Films shooting National Ballet documentary for the CBC

Romeos & Juliets from writer/director/producer Moze Mossanen is timed to coincide with the cultural institution’s 60th anniversary.

AToMiC: Citroen races through the Twitter-sphere

In the second edition of a new series covering innovation in the media landscape, we take a look at a new Citroen marketing campaign that puts social media users in the driver’s seat.

Lisa Ray to host Top Chef Canada’s second season

Shaw Media releases new details about the series’ second season, including sponsorship details for its 2012 broadcast.

Laszlo Barna developing Jack Layton biopic for the CBC

Shelley Erikson is penning a script for a possible TV movie based on the life of the former NDP leader who died earlier this year.