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CMF changes French-language envelope factor weights
The CMF is eliminating the 5% Above-Threshold licences factor and shifting that factor to the Audience Success – Total Hours Tuned factor for 2013-2014.
Blue Ant acquires Cottage Life Media
The company has purchased the lifestyle hub’s four consumer magazines, as well as its custom publications, books, social media apps and consumer shows.
eOne inks first-look deal with Hartbreak Films
Paula Hart (pictured) will work with eOne to develop and produce TV projects for family and animation programming as the Canadian indie studio expands its U.S. family and animation division.
NSI announces Features First teams
The four teams will be paired with executive producer mentors and story editors over 10 months to help with final development and packaging of their projects.
Bell Fund expands low-budget funding with TV licence fee top-up
TV programs associated with low budget digital media productions will be eligible for a top-up of up to 75% of the broadcaster licence fee, to a maximum of $75,000.
My Awkward Sexual Adventure wins Whistler audience award
Sean Garrity’s latest film, which bowed in Toronto, also screened as part of the Borsos competition in Whistler.
Integration inspiration: Putting a Canuck face on formats
Independent ad industry execs weigh in with how sponsorships and product integrations could work for the upcoming Canadian editions of Big Brother and The Amazing Race.
ABC orders Weird Desk from Shaftesbury
The straight-to-series 13-episode order is slated for summer 2013.
Remstar acquires Canadian rights to jOBS
The Montreal distributor plans a 2013 release for the Steve Jobs biopic, which stars Ashton Kutcher and is set to close the Sundance Film Festival.
Omnifilm and Quadrant combine for new film production shingle
Omnifilm Quadrant will make theatrical films exclusively out of Vancouver, whether Canadian content titles or U.S.-originating service work.
Secret Location, NFB take two wins each at Digi Awards
Also taking top honours during the ceremony Tuesday night were Smokebomb Entertainment, Blue Ant Media, ZED.TO, CBC and iThentic/3 o’clock.tv and others.
Radio-Canada VOD app available for Samsung Smart TVs
The French-language app was first developed by TV App Agency, a U.K.-based company, in 2010.
nextMEDIA: Mobile success means creating mobile-first strategies
Panelists agreed that publishers and advertisers need to move away from just adapting online experiences to mobile devices, and focus on activation elements.
Quebecor Fund backs Quebec versions of The Voice, Dragon’s Den
Non-fiction projects, including adaptations of these successful English-language programs, dominate the latest batch of Quebecor Fund’s main television production assistance program.
Robert Hardy boards Force Four Entertainment
UPDATED: The former CTV exec becomes head of development as the Vancouver producer completes The Bachelor Canada and the Seed sitcom for Citytv.
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