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WGC announces screenwriting award noms
Less Than Kind dominates the TV comedy category for this year’s WGC Screenwriting Awards, nabbing three of the four nominations in the category.
Amazing Race gets HD boost
The we-can’t-believe-it-wasn’t-in-HD-before reality show debuts with higher-than-average viewership over last season.
CTV and CBC offer new mobile news services
CTV BC has kicked off a three-minute digital version of its local noon newscast designed specifically for smartphones; while the CBC intros a new site and mobile offering.
Starz picks up Connor Undercover
The U.S. cable channel snapped up both seasons of the live action adventure series for the Starz Kids & Family channel.
Derek Luis leaves NSI
Only eight months into his stint as CEO of the National Screen Institute, Derek Luis has left the Winnipeg-based org.
Rogers to launch iVillage.ca site
The Rogers Communications division will launch the content-led online community for women as iVillage Canada this spring, with local writers and editors driving its women-centric focus.
Mighty Ships voyages into fourth season
Toronto-based EPI is currently filming another six one-hour eps for season five, and have their fingers crossed for a sixth season.
Ratings: And the trophy goes to…the Grammys
The award show takes the week’s top spot, with The Big Bang Theory and American Idol rounding out the top three.
Walter Levitt to New York City for next job
Levitt, former chief marketing officer at Canwest Broadcasting, has revealed he is headed to New York to work for a U.S. media company, “leading the marketing of one of their biggest global brands.”
Fox picks up Howie Mandel’s Mobbed reality series
After Howie Do It for NBC and Global Television, Mandel’s production shingle, Alevy Productions, is making Mobbed, a flash mob reality show for Fox, to air on March 31.
Don Cherry renews with CBC for another year
The signing will give the CBC a chance to bid on renewing its NHL broadcast contract in the fall of 2013 with the popular hockey pundit on board.
Veteran actor Cayle Chernin passes
Veteran Canadian actor Cayle Chernin, 63, died Friday in Toronto after a short battle with cancer.
Stephane Lafleur comedy wins Berlin prize
Stephane Lafleur’s droll comedy about suburban dysfunction, En Terrains Connus (Familiar Grounds), has grabbed the Ecumenical Prize at the just-concluded Berlin Film Festival.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (February 7 – February 13, 2011)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (February 7 – February 13, 2011)
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (February 11 – February 17, 2011)
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (February 11 – February 17, 2011)
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