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TV
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs
Bridesmaids is this week’s maid of honour in The Nielsen Company’s top 20 list of DVDs for the week of Sept. 19 to Sept. 25, 2011
Canadians prefer watching TV on the big screen: study
The Television Bureau of Canada’s latest study indicates that traditional TVs still rule in the nation’s living rooms, with online as a complementary medium.
Smiley Guy Studios’ Jeremy Diamond says the kids are alright
The executive producer of the cross-plaftform series Pillars of Freedom on TVOKids says young viewers get it right when given the right to vote.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs
The Big Bang Theory on CTV tops the week with 3.7 million viewers.
Andrew Johnson and Barbara Shearer join Shaw Media
The broadcaster, citing ratings gains from reality TV series like Canadian Pickers and Outlaw Bikers, is bolstering its factual content division.
Go Fae yourself: Lost Girl fans can now influence the series
New web content and mobile apps give the series’ hardcore fans an outlet for their enthusiasm.
Microsoft expands Xbox Live TV experience
Rogers and Astral sign on to distribute content through the interactive gaming console’s TV service as it marks a major international expansion.
Pitch Guide: Christine Shipton, Shaw Media
From realscreen‘s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.
ABC picks up Jason Belleville script
The half-hour about a small-town fire department has a script commitment from the U.S. net and is being produced by L.A.-based Doozer and Warner Bros TV.
CRTC over-the-top services probe ‘inconclusive’
The regulator says the traditional broadcasting system is not being harmed by over-the-top services like Netflix, but that it will keep monitoring the situation.
Secret Location, National Parks Project win at inaugural AToMiC awards
UPDATED – The interactive shop, Primitive Entertainment/FilmCAN documentary project, and Peace Point take a Gold and two Bronzes, respectively, at the inaugural Strategy magazine and Playback awards.
Fall TV: Media buyers’ hits and misses
Senior executives from Canadian media buying agencies weigh in with their thoughts on the debut performances of this fall’s new programming.
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