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Astral Media on Canadian film acquisition: ‘Our business model has not changed’
The broadcaster responds to CAFDE’s assertion that its pay TV licence fees have declined in recent years, and refutes Alliance’s claim that it was not interested in carrying Breakaway.
Bell Media targets Beliebers
CTV and MuchMusic will air Justin Bieber: Home for the Holidays later this month.
Scaredy Squirrel starts a digital adventure
The first two books in the best-selling kids series will be available as audio and interactive e-books, as well as a mobile game extension.
TVO, APTN order half-hour drama Hard Rock Medical
The 13-parter will portray young medical students in northern Ontario as they learn to become doctors.
Best of the Year: marblemedia
The Toronto-based prodco is Playback‘s Transmedia producer of the year. Read on to find out how they are innovating in media’s newest storytelling space.
Lost Girl gets third season greenlight
Shaw’s Christine Shipton tells Playback that renewing the top-performing Showcase series is a “no brainer.”
Social gaming with TIFF Nexus keynote Leigh Alexander
VIDEO: Playback catches up with gaming journalist and personality Leigh Alexander, keynote speaker at TIFF Nexus Women in Film, Games and New Media day on Dec. 9.
Astral licence changes could ‘profoundly’ affect Canadian film: CAFDE
A charged atmosphere surrounds the CRTC’s hearings into a group-based approach to French television licencing.
Barbara Haynes named 2011 Sondra Kelly award winner
Haynes will use the $6,000 towards the development of her series Secretary Day.
Marisa Tomei and Joshua Jackson star in Ruba Nadda’s Inescapable
The project is Nadda’s follow-up to Cairo Time, which won the best Canadian feature prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Distribution360 sells Olive to Australia and N.Z.
Nick Jr. down under is to air the CGI animated pre-school series Olive the Ostrich after a successful launch on Nick Jr. in the UK.
Keri Levinsky joins MGM
Effective Monday, Levinsky is director, Canada television distribution at MGM.
Rogers and BCE unwrap $1.32 billion deal for MLSE
The blockbuster deal is expected to add Canada’s top pro TV sport properties to the schedules of The Sports Network and Sportsnet, Canada’s biggest cable sports channels.
First Weekend Club moves closer to Canadian Virtual Cinema
The non-profit organization’s president, Anita Adams, talks to Playback about securing the first round of funding for the beta launch of its VOD Canadian film project.
RedLab takes on Evil, new workflows
REDLABdigital president, Johnny Megalos, talks to Playback Daily about designing new workflows for the Toronto-shot 3D franchise flick, Resident Evil: Retribution.
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