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Bell Media and Shaw Communications renew TV supply deal
The new agreement follows recent CRTC vertical integration hearings and new rules to guard against programming exclusivity.
Rogers Documentary Fund announces more grantees
The fund has awarded $1.6 million in grants to 25 doc projects in a move that it is calling “an unprecedented show of support for independent documentary producers.”
Picture Box sells Brides of Beverly Hills to TLC
The Canadian reality TV series will bow on the U.S. cable channel on Oct. 28.
Bee gets an A+ at 2011 Comedy Awards
Comedic actress Samantha Bee is named Comedy Person of the Year, while Jason Priestly nabs Best TV Performance – Male for Call Me Fitz.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs
The Big Bang Theory takes #1 again, but Hockey Night in Canada bursts back onto the charts in #3.
Canadian primetime programming faring well: CMF
However, the Canada Media Fund’s annual report reveals that viewership to its funded programming categories declined, as Canadians flipped the dial to popular unscripted fare.
Rockies add new doc, animation categories
The prize-giving portion of the Banff World Media Festival is now open to new factual and animated programming genres.
Spy Films launches 3D division
The short film and TV commercial production house thinks there will be big business in the third dimension – once the nerdy glasses are gone.
Canada’s Got Talent names host, judges
Breakfast Television’s Dina Pugliese will host the show, which premieres in 2012.
Kill Shakespeare co-creators headed to Sundance film festival lab
Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery will work on adapting their comic book series, based on classic William Shakespeare characters, into a movie screenplay.
Corus names Lee VP of sales
Media vet Gordon Lee has been promoted at the Toronto-based company, overseeing BDU relationships and platform strategies.
Cineflix Media hires Lisa Levenson in Los Angeles
The Canadian prodco is adding a Los Angeles office to shop global formats in Hollywood.
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