Distribution360 acquires Skatoony rights

The company co-founded by marblemedia and Seven24 Films now has the rights to distribute both versions of the kids series to French and German-speaking Europe along with Spain.

Canada has box office pull with Bieber biopic and Gnomeo and Juliet

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never grossed $29.5 million at the North American multiplex over the weekend, just behind the Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston comedy with $30.5 million in ticket receipts.

Mike Clattenburg to direct The Guys Who Move Furniture

The dramedy portrays four men working for a moving company who share damaged pasts and find out who can really face their future when the company and their working relationships start to fall apart.

CKLN-FM gets stay of execution

Ontario court justice Carolyn Layden-Stevenson on Friday offered CKLN-FM a temporary stay of the CRTC decision, at least until the Federal Court of Appeal considers the regulatory ruling, likely in April.

OMNI Television to air Indian Oscars in Toronto

OMNI, as official Canadian broadcast partner for the International Indian Film Academy, is to cover the glitzy three-day awards celebration from June 23 to 25, culminating with a Bollywood awards show from Rogers Centre.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (January 31 – February 6, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (February 4 – February 10, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (February 4 – February 10, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (January 24 – January 30, 2011)

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Morot’s Oscar nom all about the subtlety

For Oscar nominee Adrien Morot, Barney’s Version was all about not getting noticed.

Discovery Channel co-production looks at the big picture

Earth: The Making of a Planet explores the third rock from the sun with a CGI extravaganza.

Ratings: Super Bowl gets super ratings

The NFL Final wins the week, with the Super Bowl Pre-Game Show and The Big Bang Theory rounding out the top three.

Claude Galipeau leaves Rogers Media

Digital media general manager and senior vice president Claude Galipeau has left Rogers Media.

Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children gets more international sales

Deepa Mehta’s film adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children continues to rack up international sales.

Telus posts record TV subscriber growth

The company, which posted overall fourth quarter revenue up 4% to $2.55 billion, now has a TV subscriber base of 314,000 customers, up 85% from year-earlier levels.