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Peace Point Rights announces distrib deal for Latin America
PE Media services will distribute the Toronto-based company’s catalogue to the Latin American market.
Phil King on raising CTV’s 2013 game
The CTV programming boss on the network’s strategy, looking for homegrown hits, and competition from “the fire” rival Keith Pelley has lit under City and Rogers Media.
Santa Barbara adds ten Canadian films to its competition slate
Sean Garrity’s My Awkward Sexual Adventure, James Genn’s Old Stock and Jeremy LaLonde’s Sex After Kids (pictured) have been booked into competition at the festival.
Blog: Four key takeaways of CES
From updates to the connected home to natural user interfaces, UM’s VP of digital Rebecca Shropshire shares her thoughts on the marketer trends at this year’s show.
Nominees for 11th annual ACTRA awards unveiled
Flashpoint (Enrico Colantoni pictured), Bomb Girls and Copper are among the series that had actors nominated in the upcoming awards.
Nigel Mikoski, Ben C. Silverman launch Integral Artists Inc.
The new venture, headquartered in Vancouver, represents Canadian literary and on-camera talent including Evan Goldberg, Alan Thicke (pictured), Jeff Renfroe and Louis Ferreira.
Cineplex launches UltraViolet in Canada
Cineplex Store customers will be able to store digital home video entertainment titles in a cloud-based account, to be accessed via at-home or on-the-go devices.
CTV Montreal reporter Camille Ross moves to Global Montreal
Toronto-born Ross (pictured) will join Global Montreal’s new morning show, set to launch in spring 2013.
CRTC OKs new channels, Vancouver VOD service
The new channels consist of HGTV Canada spin-off Quest and Fight Media’s The League, an offering that targets die-hard fantasy sports league players.
Cameras roll on Muse’s ABC Family TV movie
The Christmas-spirited Home Again (working title) is to be completed in time for broadcast during the U.S. network’s annual countdown to Christmas campaign that starts in November.
Astral, Shaw report Q1 results with TV ad revenue stability
Both media groups reported higher TV ad sales, despite an uncertain economic climate.
First look at the new CES gadgets with AOL’s Vivian Ip
The company’s head of agency development and sales operations uncovers some of the major trends at the show, including launches in digital fitness, in-car apps and paper thin tablets.
War Witch team reacts to Oscar news
Director Kim Nguyen said in a conference call following the announcement that trusting his instincts helped the film achieve international recognition.
How Jeremy LaLonde got Gordon Pinsent to be his sex therapist
Director LaLonde discusses the making of his sophomore feature, Sex After Kids, which will have its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival later this month (Pinsent pictured).
Working group will promote Canadian film, TV and digital media
Co-chaired by Shaw Media’s SVP of content Barb Williams and CMPA head Michael Hennessy, the group will focus on developing a strategy to boost Canadian audiences.
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