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Addicted to the Life is first factual series from Story House Canada
Besides the true crime doc series, principals Robyn Hutt (left) and Rachel Low are producing the one hour doc special The Gay Revolution: From Pride to Power for the CBC.
GameTV relaunches, adds to top brass
As well as adding more U.S. game shows such as Family Feud (pictured), GameTV is in the market for new Canadian programming.
VIFF losing key Granville 7 cinema venue
The festival’s director, Alan Franey (pictured), says VIFF will need to reinvent itself in wake of news the festival’s central hub will close Nov. 4.
Canada AM marks 40 years on the air
The week-long special programming is set to include musical performances by the likes of Glass Tiger and Blue Rodeo and appearances by former hosts and anchors, including Sandie Rinaldo (pictured).
Doc makers explore multi-screen tie-ins
The creatives behind Lost Rivers (app pictured) and Northwords, which screened at Toronto’s Planet in Focus festival this week, talk to Playback about the process of making value-adding experiences.
Shaw kicks off mobile NFL app
The broadcaster’s iPad-friendly app lets NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers view 14 games, and includes player stats, instant replay, and play-by-play features.
The Score to broadcast NCAA hockey
The 11-game run is set to begin Saturday and extends into December, when additional games may be announced.
MIPCOM12: The world according to YouTube
YouTube global head of content Robert Kyncl’s standing room only keynote presentation here highlighted the video portal’s ambitions in the original content arena, as well as its ads-are-optional strategy.
MIPCOM12: How Canuck prodcos are now world-contending players
However Quebecor president Pierre Karl Peladeau emphasized in a keynote the domestic funding system needs updating to make Canadian TV prodcos more export-driven.
CRTC denies Citytv simultaneous broadcast request
The regulator rejected Rogers’ bid to replace U.S. stations in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador with Citytv Toronto.
Seevibes launches social media geo-targeting tool
The Montreal-based metrics firm says the feature of its new TV Dashboard precisely pinpoints social media location clusters of program audiences.
MIPCOM12: Attendance up this year but still below 2008 peak
According to the market’s organizers, some 12,900 delegates made their way to the market this year, a slight increase versus 2011 but still below the 2008 record of approximately 14,000.
Jack Tomik leaves the CBC’s Revenue Group for Rogers Media
The change sees Tomik (pictured) become Rogers’ chief sales officer as Alan Dark takes over his position at the pubcaster.
Nelvana sews up content deal in China
The Corus-owned company’s content acquisition and merchandising rep deal for China with the country’s Ciwen Media Group includes animated series such as Babar.
Minds Eye Entertainment pacts on NBC, ABC series
Kevin Dewalt’s production shingle will work with Georgeville Television on Crossbones, a period pirate drama for NBC, and an untitled pandemic thriller for ABC.
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