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Hell on Hooves picked up by MAV TV in the U.S.
The Juxtapose Productions factual series about Canadian rodeo riders was sold to the U.S. net by Amsterdam’s Off the Fence.
Corus posts higher Q1 earnings on TV revenue hike
Strong ad sales at its women’s specialty channels like W Network helped the broadcaster record a rise in revenue and overall profit.
How Alliance Films gave Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob an entry-level job
Series exec producer Thomas Howe tells Playback Daily about the latest addition to the Canadian business reality TV genre: W Network’s Undercover Boss Canada.
Nikitopoulos moves to Rogers Media
Former Shaw Media VP of sports Christos Nikitopoulos joins the company in revenue planning and strategy, effective immediately.
CCI names VP of distribution
Rekha Shah joins the Toronto-based prodco as VP, distribution and co-production, after three years as director of sales with CCI.
Why APTN’s Blackstone is connecting with Canadians
Having spotlighted problems on First Nation reserves, the Eric Schweig and Michelle Thrush-starring drama is finding traction with a wider audience that sees the series’ themes mirrored in international headlines.
Charity hockey tourney raises record amount for Actor’s Fund
Hitting the ice to help out those in need, Republic of Doyle cast and crew helped raise $12,000 for the Actor’s Fund of Canada.
NSI announces 2012 Features First teams
The selected teams, including the Yukon-based team of Michael Vernon, David Hamelin and Neil Macdonald behind Fragments, receive $17,000 towards a feature film development budget and training.
CRTC approves Hindi Children Channel and Masala TV
The additional channels approved for FDR Media Group will feature South Asian entertainment programming for children, and South Asian cooking, respectively.
The Firm tops a million
The premiere of the eOne series on Global earns 1.1 million viewers 2+ for its two-hour premiere, not quite reaching the ratings achieved by Global’s Bomb Girls premiere last week.
Alliance, Corus send big bosses undercover
Popular format Undercover Boss is coming to Canada, with execs from Canadian corporations like Cineplex Entertainment and the TTC going undercover as employees in their own companies.
Smokebomb’s Totally Amp’d targets tweens on the go
A new 10-“appisode” series for kids and tweens features unlockable interactive content that lets iOS devices act as music, movie and design studios.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Dec. 30, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012
Maintaining a remarkable lead, Monsieur Lazhar retains its #1 ranking for the first week of 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Dec. 30, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol tops the Canadian box office for the second week in a row.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs – Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, 2011
The X-Factor results and performances shows took the top two TV spots in the week of Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, 2011.
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