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Fall TV: CBS dramas get full-season orders
It’s been a good week for Citytv and CTV as rookie dramas Person of Interest and Unforgettable earn the full-season nod; CTV’s Once Upon a Time also premiered in #2 for Sunday night.
Bonney heads to Cineflix
Chris Bonney, most recently SVP, sales and acquisitions at Warner Brothers International Television Production, is joining the Canadian-headquartered producer/distributor as CEO, rights.
X-Summit: TV-first not always best cross-media strategy
Panelists, including Nerd Corps president Ken Faier, suggest taking a hard look at whether launching a property on TV first is the right strategy, or if a digital environment would be more effective.
Make Believe Media sets sights high on doc series
The Vancouver prodco is developing an unscripted miniseries about Mt. Everest based on director Dianne Whelan’s latest documentary.
AMC renews The Walking Dead for third season
That’s good news for Entertainment One, which distributes the zombie drama worldwide, excluding North America.
BBC taps Soumya Sriraman as EVP, home ent and licensing
The former Palisades Tartan exec will be responsible for BBC Worldwide Americas’ DVD and licensing business in the US and Canada.
X-Summit: What Canadian ‘casters are saying about digi-media behind closed doors
Canadian network execs, including Corus’ Maria Hale, talk about their evolving digital strategies at the Interactive Ontario-hosted conference in Toronto.
Proper’s Red Hot History goes into production
The new series for History Television gives historical figures the tabloid treatment and is being shot on location around the world.
Astral, Corus ink multi-year deals with NBCUniversal TV Canada
The deal includes multi-platform rights to over 600 Universal titles for the mediaco’s pay TV library.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs
Fast Five is #1 on the Nielsen Company DVD sales charts for the week of Oct. 3 to Oct. 9, 2011
The Phantoms starts production in New Brunswick
The CBC telefilm stars Tyler Johnston, Kyle Mac, Holly Deveaux, Greg Bryk and Wendel Meldrum.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs
The Big Bang Theory continues its hot streak, while The Amazing Race and Grey’s round out the top three.
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