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CBC producer dies in car crash
Deborah Sharp Furlong, associate producer on Arctic Air (pictured), was killed in a head-on car collision while on holiday in Ireland with husband John Furlong, organizer of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
L.A. prodco gets Terry Fox film rights
Therapy Content secured the film development rights to the famed runner’s story from the Fox family and The Terry Fox Foundation.
Banff honours Craig Ferguson
The late night TV host (pictured) is to receive the Sir Peter Ustinov award for his comic contribution to the small screen.
CineCoup down to top 40
Traffic reports from the film accelerator indicate over 100,000 views of video content on YouTube alone.
CBC expands digital presence with Microsoft partnership
A newly-launched Hockey Night in Canada app for Xbox Live will give Gold subscribers access to live game streaming and VOD content including Coach’s Corner.
Weekly roundup: nominations, premieres and festival news
Included in this week’s briefs are Canadian nominations for the Webby Awards and news that B.C.-serviced U.S. production Bates Motel (pictured) has been renewed by A&E Network.
Revenues up for specialty services in 2012: CRTC
The regulator said Thursday that specialty, pay, PPV and VOD TV service revenues reached almost $4 billion in 2012.
Japanese game co Namco Bandai opening Vancouver studio
The game developer and publisher behind classics like Pac-Man is setting up a Vancouver subsidiary at The Centre for Digital Media (pictured) that will develop online social games.
Jean-Francois Pouliot directs Dr. Cabbie
Vinay Virmani, Adrianne Palicki and Kunal Nayyar top-line the Canadian indie now shooting in Toronto.
Copper adds Alfre Woodard to cast
The Emmy award-winner jumps on board the second season shoot by Cineflix Studios in Toronto through July 2013.
B.C. NDP election promise includes expanding film, TV tax credits
Party leader Adrian Dix says that if his party wins the May 14 vote, the province’s labour tax credit would be boosted 7% to 40%.
CRTC releases cable, sat TV financials
Combined cable operator revenue was up modestly, and satellite TV revenue fell 2% as overall sector pre-tax profits came to $2.6 billion.
Karen Bruce named ACCT’s membership director
Bruce, whose experience includes being TIFF’s director of Canadian Initiatives, takes the position immediately.
Astral Media posts higher earnings
The Q2 results come just weeks ahead of the May 6 CRTC hearing to consider BCE’s second application to acquire the indie broadcaster.
Giving Voice doc apprenticeship accepting submissions
Two of the program’s 2012 projects, The Ghosts in Our Machine and The Defector: Escape from North Korea (pictured) will screen at this year’s Hot Docs.
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