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Foreign ownership liberalization becomes election issue
Prime Minister Stephen Harper told reporters during a campaign stop in Sault St. Marie that his government had made no final decision on how to relax foreign ownership limits on domestic telecom companies.
Netflix Canada subscriber base tops 800,000
Netflix Canada is looking to get to one million subscribers by this summer, which would allow the over-the-top digital platform to break even, according to the Netflix parent.
USA Networks’ Suits shoots at Downsview
The rookie drama, formerly known as A Legal Mind, will shoot through August 12 in the north Toronto complex, and bow on June 23 at 10 pm on the US cable channel.
Canuck scribe joins eOne’s Haven
Annemarie Morais joins the creative team as a staff writer and comes to the room with such credits as the ABC/Shaw Media series The Hot Zone and Global series Da Kink In My Hair.
CBC commissions new drama from Omni
Artic Air, a new dramatic series, has been commissioned by CBC Television from Vancouver-based prodco Omni Film.
Shaw family builds up Corus Entertainment stake
The broadcaster on Monday said the Shaw family last week bought an additional 250,000 class B non-voting shares in Corus Entertainment.
ZoomerMedia buys 250 hours of shows for One
ONE picks up a slew of content from its US counterpart, the lifestyle and wellness channel Veria TV.
Industry loses Ken Kostick, aged 57 years
What’s For Dinner co-host Ken Kostick has died from complications due to acute pancreatitis, age 57 years.
Denis Villeneuve to direct Hollywood vigilante thriller for Warner Bros.
The Los Angeles Times reports the Quebec director, still basking in Oscar glow from directing Incendies, is now set to helm the English language vigilante thriller Prisoners, to be produced by Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment.
Harold Greenberg backs 26 projects in latest round
Among the headline projects earning funding is the second draft of the Canadian-British co-production The Outlander by Esta Spalding, and Miriam Toews’ novel The Flying Troutmans.
INplay announces headline speakers
Sifteo topper David Merrill, Brightworks co-founder Gever Tulley and BBC Children’s Series producer Rupert Harris will headline Interactive Ontario’s upcoming INplay 2011 conference, organizers said Thursday.
Restrepo director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington, the Oscar-nominated co-director of acclaimed war documentary Restrepo, has been killed while on an assignment covering the ongoing conflict in Libya.
Sprockets gives top audience award to A Cat in Paris
The film, which features Paris as a playground for Dino, a cat, has been a strong performer on the festival circuit after bowing at the New York International Film Festival.
Dawson Fest set to screen over 100 films
What began as a project of the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) in 2000 has evolved into a vibrant fest that averages 1,600-plus attendees.
Nerdscreen: Sworcery speaks cinematic language
Creator Craig D. Adams cites fellow Canucks Clive Holden (filmmaker, Trains of Winnipeg) and Quebec animator Frederic Back (Tout rien, Crac) as influences, along with Hayao Miyazaki, David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick.
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