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Regis Philbin’s goodbye sets CTV benchmark
The Live! With Regis and Kelly special episode marks the channel’s most-watched morning show ever.
Endemol picks up global format rights for Canada Sings
As part of the deal, the international producer/distributor will aim to produce local versions of the Shaw Media series in different territories worldwide.
Fall TV: ABC releases its mid-season sked
Simulcast alert: ABC posts its changes, dropping Man Up and handing out full season orders to shows including Once Upon a Time.
Avi Federgreen launches indie film distribution company
Indiecan Entertainment aims to release low-budget films by emerging filmmakers that otherwise get little commercial play after a festival circuit run.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 2011
Cars 2 is the top-selling DVD for the week.
John Kastner’s Life With Murder wins International Emmy
The lone Canadian entry in the International Emmy competition came away with the best documentary trophy.
Discovery Canada greenlights season two of Nerve Center
EPI’s Tony Leadman talks to Playback about the show’s second season and its international sales success.
Chaos and KarmaFilm shooting Ferocious in Saskatoon
The indie thriller stars Amanda Crew, Kim Coates and Michael Eklund, and will be in production through Dec. 14.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Nov. 11 to Nov. 17, 2011
Montreal-shot sci-fi fantasy flick Immortals is tops at the Canadian box office.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV shows – Nov. 7 to Nov. 13, 2011
The Big Bang Theory is once again Canada’s highest-rated show, according to BBM Canada.
Breaking Dawn – Part 1 impresses at Canadian box office, but no record
Distributor Entertainment One did better in Britain, where the latest Twilight film broke opening weekend records for a U.S. film in that market.
Canadian stage and screen star John Neville passes at age 86
The veteran Canadian actor’s screen credits included The X-Files, Amazon and Emily of New Moon.
CRTC revokes licence for CKXT-TV Toronto, a.k.a Toronto One and Sun TV
The regulator’s move follows a request from TVA Group to rescind the broadcast licence for the Toronto conventional TV station.
Germany’s RTL2 acquires The Walking Dead from eOne
The German deal for the zombie drama is the latest from the Canadian distributor as it shops North American series’ internationally.
RIDM award winners announced
Directors Catherine Hebert, Yanick Letourneau and Xun Yu among Canadian winners at Montreal’s annual doc fest.
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