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Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Jan. 6
To help readers get a better grasp of the impact of social media on Canadian-made TV programming, Playback has partnered with Seevibes to provide a weekly look at Canadian Social TV. This is the first installment.
Odyssey Media gets $20M in investor backing for new film slate
The shareholder-generated fund is earmarked for development and packaging of new productions, securing A-list cast and acquisitions of literary and screenplay rights, the company said Thursday.
Berlin to screen Zacharias Kunuk’s Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
The Cannes award-winning Inuit film (pictured) will be part of an aboriginal film focus that includes works by fellow Canadian directors like Willie Dunn and Colin Low.
CMF invests $4.2M in 19 experimental projects
Of the 19 projects, 12 received a total of $2.9 million in development funding, and seven received a total of $1.3 million in marketing support.
OMNI.2 in Ontario gets all-multicultural makeover
From Jan. 21, the ethnic-focused schedule will add 35 hours of new content, including original multilingual documentaries and coverage of the Indian Film Industry Awards.
Nomadic Pictures co-founders to produce Copper
Cineflix Studios confirms earlier reports that Mike Frislev and Chad Oakes will replace Brad van Arragon on the second season of the cop drama for BBC America and Showcase.
Big Brother Canada previews its digital side
Shaw Media’s homegrown version of the international franchise will include an interactive platform that gives Canadians the ability to control the outcome of the show.
Paul Mather making One Big Change
The L.A.-based Canadian scribe is developing the multi-cam half-hour comedy pilot for CBS Studios in association with The Tannenbaum Company.
RDS to produce series with Montreal Canadiens
The broadcaster is working with the NHL team on 24CH, which will offer fans behind-the-scenes coverage of the entire Habs season on mobile, digital and TV.
Strategy and Playback launch BCON Expo
The new conference kicks off March 28 to help brands and media navigate the changing world of branded content.
Additional Forgive Me cast announced
Jane Alexander, Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will make guest appearances in the original half-hour drama for pay TV network Super Channel, produced by Halifax-based Emotion Pictures (Dukakis and Fricker in Cloudburst pictured).
Rogers asks CRTC to change up The Score
As well, of the five-year, $17.1 million tangible benefits package stemming from the purchase of the sports channel, Rogers says it will develop new, independently-produced amateur sports broadcast properties.
Cirque du Soleil to cut 400 jobs worldwide
The job losses follow the Quebec-based entertainment giant cutting five live shows in the last year and launching a content production arm with Bell Media.
Deloitte rolls out media and tech predictions for 2013
From the rebranding of mobile advertising to dual screen viewing, the company predicts the media trends that will make a splash this year.
Hot Docs to honour Debra Zimmerman
The Canadian international doc festival will present the Women Make Movies executive director (pictured) with the 2013 Doc Mogul Award, recognizing her contribution to the documentary industry.
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