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Breakthrough Entertainment to produce CBC preschool series
The indie producer is co-producing with Little Airplane Productions The Adventures of Napkin Man as a hybrid animation and live action series.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, 2012
Survivor: Philippines carries the torch to the top TV spot for the week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 10 to Sept. 16, 2012
Snow White and the Huntsman finds the #1 DVD spot for the week of Sept. 10 to Sept. 16, 2012.
Anna Gecan launches Global Spark Media agency
The former HGTV Canada and HGTV U.S. exec is looking to develop and produce cross-border factual programming involving Canadian, U.S. and U.K. partners.
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema plans Up series marathon
Toronto’s Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (pictured) will next month premiere a newly restored version of the iconic Up documentary series, playing six installments in a two-day marathon.
Bill Roberts exiting ZoomerMedia TV
The president and CEO, a 12-year veteran at ZoomerMedia, turned VisionTV into a specialty channel reaching into 10 million Canadian homes.
Netflix inks deal to expand French-language offerings
The VOD provider has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Radio-Canada to make a variety of French Canadian series, including season one of Les Parent (pictured), available to its customers.
Advertisers plead for online video metrics: report
A report from IAB and BrightRoll shows video’s rapid trajectory and how marketers believe it to be more effective than TV, online display and social advertising.
Peace Point Rights adds to catalogue
The distribution arm of Toronto-based Peace Point Entertainment has added series and feature titles including Stew and Dead Long Enough (pictured) from Ireland’s Grand Pictures to its slate.
Factual spotlight: Shaw Media, original content
VP original content Christine Shipton says Shaw nets are looking for shows that are backed by strong story-telling and are broad enough for co-viewing.
Minds Eye to bring Avalon to big screen
The Saskatchewan-based prodco has partnered with Red Sky Entertainment and Moving Pictures Media to adapt the book series by Robert Mandell and Rachel Roberts.
Citytv reveals ensemble cast for Seed comedy
2 Broke Girls‘ Adam Korson (pictured) and Carrie-Lynn Neales are leads in the 13-part sitcom from Force Four Entertainment that is to shoot in Halifax from Oct. 1.
eOne takes Brian De Palma’s Passion for North America
The Canadian distributor plans an early 2013 release for the thriller that bowed in Venice and was close to a deal with IFC Films in Toronto.
Anne Le Bouyonnec appointed VP production at Modus FX
She will liaise between executive management and the production team, oversee resources and budgets, and ensure that on-floor production requirements are met.
Ferne Downey elected president of global actors group
The ACTRA national president (pictured) on Sunday was named president of the International Federation of Actors, replacing Agnete Haaland of Norway.
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