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CTV orders up more of The Listener, Saving Hope
The network ordered 13 episodes each of the original homegrown dramas (The Listener pictured here), both shot in Toronto.
Katie Ford: “It’s a special time” for Canuck scribes in Tinseltown
The veteran TV writer wants to create a boot camp setting in Canada for local screenwriters to get invaluable experience before heading down to Los Angeles to master their craft.
Jennifer Holgate to join Rogers Digital Media
The Starcom MediaVest Group senior VP is joining Rogers starting in September.
Japan’s games maker Gree staffing up new Vancouver studio
The newest Canadian studio plans to release its first game in six to eight months, and is now looking for an executive producer and artists.
Rogers posts lower Q2 earnings on stiff competition
The media giant is facing increasing headwinds, including lower smartphone bills and a soft radio and TV ad market.
Rian Johnson’s Looper to open TIFF
The time travel thriller, starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, gets the red carpet treatment at Roy Thomson Hall, while Ruba Nadda’s Inescapable and Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children will screen as official gala selections.
HGTV unveils new website and fall slate
The lifestyle specialty channel has overhauled its website, and introduced its new fall shows, including a new offering from Mike Holmes.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 13 to July 19, 2012
Omerta tops the box office for the week of July 13 to July 19, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 13 to July 19, 2012
The Amazing Spider-man hangs in the top spot for another week, while the Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight rises to a top 10 spot after its opening screening.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 9 to July 15, 2012
The Big Bang Theory sets an ‘ion’ the top TV spot for the week of July 9 to July 15, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 2 to July 8, 2012
21 Jump Street is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 2 to July 8, 2012.
Relic Entertainment co-founder Ron Moravek takes top THQ post
Moravek becomes executive vice president of production as the U.S. games maker continues a management revamp.
TIFF to host Polley’s Stories, Kastner’s Disco
(UPDATED) Sources say the 2012 festival will host the premieres of feature docs The Stories We Tell and The Secret Disco Revolution, from Canadian directors Sarah Polley (pictured) and Jamie Kastner respectively.
Megan Martin: It’s Canadian screenwriters’ time to shine
“It’s very good, if you’re serious about writing, to put yourself in that (L.A.) market and see how you do,” the Canadian scribe told Playback.
Shaw Media’s 24/7 news channel for B.C. gets greenlight
The Global News channel will give the province local, national and international news around the clock from a studio in Burnaby.
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