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Astral and Corus toppers bullish on Canadian ad market
Astral’s Ian Greenberg (pictured) and Corus’ John Cassaday told analysts Thursday to look beyond specialty TV declines in the third quarter to recovering sales in the fourth quarter.
Supreme Court: No royalties for music downloads online
The high court in a landmark decision said internet downloads of music should not mean extra compensation for copyright holders, as happens with radio play.
CMF invests $8M in aboriginal and English POV programs
The fund disbursed $4.7 million in its aboriginal stream and $3.5 million in its English Point of View stream.
Production underway on Temple Street’s The Next Step
The single cam tween series for Family Channel, created by Frank van Keeken (pictured) will feature extra content, including an after-show web series, on Family.ca.
Weekly Roundup – awards, sales, premieres
Highlights include wins for SongbirdSOS (pictured), Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos, and Stargate Universe, a Locarno world premiere for Tower and sales for Cineflix.
Multiscreen devices to overtake set-top boxes by 2016: study
Research firm IHS says that Bell Media is leading the charge in providing pay-tv services on PCs, smart phones and tablets.
Murdoch Mysteries shooting in Queen’s Park with David Onley
The one-hour mystery series is the first to film at Ontario legislature in a decade.
Cameras roll on Odyssey Media’s Deception
Cuba Gooding Jr. (pictured) stars as an FBI agent helping a widow, played by Emmanuelle Vaugier, with Alliance Atlantis releasing in Canada.
CBC’s Mark Kelley joins the fifth estate after Connect cancellation
The CBC TV personality got the go-ahead from CBC News chief Jennifer McGuire to join the pubcaster’s long-running investigative series.
CCI and Magellan get on the GeoFreakZ GeoTrails
The Toronto-based entertainment co has partnered with the GPS consumer electronics company to use its transmedia kids IP for a geocaching program with Parks Canada.
Nominees revealed for 2012 DGC awards
On the list is past winner David Cronenberg (pictured), who picked up nominations for best direction and best feature film for A Dangerous Method.
75% of screen professionals to sell homes, exit Sask: survey
As well, 85% of respondents said they planned significant changes to their careers or businesses, according to the Saskatchewan Media Industry survey.
Shaw Media promotes Nick Crowe to factual content director
The new role follows Crowe working as a factual production executive, with credits like D-Day to Victory, Manson, Storming Juno and William Shatner’s Weird or What.
Cineplex completes acquisition of four AMC theatres
Three Ontario cinemas and a lone Quebec outlet will officially join the Cineplex brand Friday.
Astral and Corus raise Q3 earnings, despite revenue falls
Both pay, specialty TV and radio broadcasters faced a soft advertising market as the companies managed to squeeze out higher profit lines during the quarter to May 31.
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