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Slap Happy to produce animated shorts for Knowledge Network
The brand mascots based on the Luna, Chip and Inkie characters will help parents and kids navigate the daytime schedule.
Big Brother Canada premiere draws 1.4 million viewers
With a special presentation on both Slice and Global Television, the 15 homegrown houseguests reached a total of 3.3 million Canadians.
Rick Mercer Report, Degrassi win Screen Awards
Awards for best drama, children’s and youth, comedy and variety were handed out Thursday on the second night of awards-giving for the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards.
Telefilm announces eight micro-budget program finalists
A total of eight projects will receive $120,000 apiece in funding towards a feature-length film that includes a multi-platform and digital release strategy.
CBC News drops Tom Flanagan as commentator
CBC News and Centres GM and editor in chief said in a statement that Flanagan’s comments about child pornography in a recent speech “crossed the line.”
Film, TV, video production sees boost in revenue and profit in 2011: StatsCan
Ontario, Quebec and B.C. led the charge in generating industry operating revenue, according to a recent report released by Statistics Canada.
Report: ‘Discoverability’ tactics essential to online content success
Audience engagement throughout a project’s development, production and distribution is crucial, according to a new report from the Canadian Media Production Association.
You Gotta Eat Here! gets third season greenlight
Food Network Canada ordered 26 more episodes of the half-hour series, which features host John Catucci’s cross-country search for the best comfort food.
Cineflix to produce Trauma Doctors for U.K.’s Channel 5
Cineflix Rights is distributing the documentary series internationally as Trauma Investigators.
Dinopaws gets greenlight
The international co-production involves Toronto kids’ programming specialists Guru Studios and Canuck children’s broadcaster Treehouse along with the U.K.’s Impossible Kids, Kindle Entertainment and CBeebies.
First round of Canadian Screen Award winners announced
Income Property, D-Day to Victory and The Nature of Things with David Suzuki are among the 46 Canadian Screen Award winners in the news and sports, doc, lifestyle, reality and digital media programming categories.
Producers hit back at broadcasters over calls to renegotiate terms of trade
CMPA CEO Michael Hennessy tells Playback that he takes issue with broadcasters insisting they don’t share in the international revenue for homegrown shows.
ACCT, NBCUniversal team on broadcaster pitch event series
The revamped series of events, this year with a U.S partner and taking place at Toronto’s Soho House, will be led by programming execs and provide insight on how to prepare a successful pitch.
Hot Docs to highlight “rule breakers and innovators”
Organizers of the upcoming Toronto doc conference and fest will spotlight tech-savvy filmmakers such as keynote Ondi Timoner (pictured) and will introduce a transmedia pitching contest, Connect the Docs.
Sandra Oh, Alan Thicke to present at Canadian Screen Awards
Adding star power to the inaugural industry event on March 3, the Canadian actors join the roster of previously announced presenters including Jay Baruchel, Alan Hawco and Meg Tilly (Oh pictured).
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