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CBC/Radio-Canada and TVA Sports ink Olympics sub-deal
TVA Sports becomes one of the cable broadcasters to receive French language content from the Sochi Games in 2014.
Space, BBC America order second season of Orphan Black
The 10-episode second season is slated to begin production later this year, to air in spring 2014.
Comweb and WFW complete $40 million refinancing deal
The agreement with BMO allows the production rental giant to continue stocking up on new equipment to serve a resurgent Canadian production sector.
Vincent Walsh toplines CTV’s Played
The crime drama produced by Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Film Productions is shooting in and around Toronto through September 2013 (Walsh pictured).
Canuck productions net numerous Daytime Emmy noms
Vancouver-produced R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour (pictured) dominated the Canada-specific nominations, with nine.
Harper bill targets the CBC, argue ACTRA, Canadian Media Guild
The unions contend elements of Bill C-60 would allow Ottawa to directly interfere with the pubcaster’s collective bargaining process (ACTRA national president Ferne Downey pictured).
Brightlight Pictures bolsters head office
David Hovan (pictured, left) has been named chief operating officer and Alexander Suelzle (right) has been named VP of finance.
Film accelerator CineCoup unveils top 15
The top projects, revealed Wednesday night, come from Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Toronto and Halifax.
Fantasia brings Frontieres market to Brussels
The Montreal genre festival’s co-production market format will debut at the European festival in April 2014.
Rhombus Media producing Stephen Dunn debut feature
Closet Monster is in pre-production and set for a summer 2014 shoot, with Niv Fichman producing (Dunn’s Life Doesn’t Frighten Me pictured).
W Network launches Be the Boss Canada
(UPDATED) The six-episode series will see two employees from a particular company competing to win a huge promotion, and unbeknownst to them, their own franchise.
Rogers’ plans for The Score
President of broadcast Scott Moore discusses the channel’s changes to its lineup and plans to expand its branded content offerings.
Canuck feature heads to San Fran distribution lab
I Put a Hit on You, directed by Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart (pictured), will participate in the first chapter of the A2E: Artist to Entrepreneur series of labs from the San Francisco Film Society.
D Films lands distribution pact with Universal Studios
The agreement sees Univeral Studios Home Entertainment Canada distributing all D Film’s current and future film and TV programs to the home marketplace.
Lionsgate to co-distribute Satisfaction comedy
The mini-studio will join DHX Media to shop the CTV single camera sitcom outside of Canada.
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