TV

Pitch Guide: Murray Battle, Knowledge

From realscreen‘s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.

Stefanie von Pfetten and David Sutcliffe topline Cracked pilot

The duo will play unlikely cop partners in the Abnormal and Violent Crimes Unit in the one-hour drama pilot from White Pine Pictures.

MIPCOM 2011: ION takes The Listener stateside a second time

The CTV drama from Shaftesbury Films is returning to U.S. primetime on ION Television, which found earlier ratings success with Flashpoint and The Border.

CMPA unveils six more film and TV producer trainees

The half-dozen emerging producers will be mentored at six indie production houses.

Citytv news goes 24/7

Rogers Media enters the round-the-clock news game in Toronto with the Citytv News Channel.

Pitch Guide: Ann Harbron, Discovery Channel Canada

From realscreen’s global pitch guide, a series of profiles of Canadian non-fiction commissioners and what they’re looking for this year.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs

Paramount’s Thor tops Nielsen’s VideoScan DVD list for the week ending Sept. 18, 2011.

MIPCOM 2011: MME Factual gets real with TV Champion

Blair Reekie’s factual producer has picked up Canadian format rights to the Japanese reality show.

MIPCOM 2011: Breakthrough, Rocco are off to Italy

David Rocco’s Amalfi Getaway will air on Food Network Canada and the U.S.-based Cooking Channel.

MIPCOM 2011 briefs: Best Boy Entertainment, Lionsgate, Vuguru

Canadians are busy in Cannes unveiling international TV deals to bolster their business strategies.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs

Two and a Half Men take TV’s premiere week, followed by a double dose of The Big Bang Theory.

Teletoon and FME sign Grojband

The animated series about a pre-teen garage band will be distributed worldwide by FremantleMedia Enterprises.