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Jersey Shore manages to outdo even itself
The reality show’s second episode increases its audience by over 50%.
Giamatti golden for Barney
Paul Giamatti took the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor (Comedy or Musical) for Barney’s Version last night at the 68th annual fete in Beverley Hills.
CTV and The Bridge creator and star move on new projects
While the partners have agreed that there will not be a season two of The Bridge, CTV president, creative content and channels Susanne Boyce wants to build on its relationship with producer Craig Bromell, actor Aaron Douglas and eOne.
Ratings: TSN takes gold and silver, Big Bang bronze
The hockey tournament was #1 twice, followed by The Big Bang Theory – BBM Canada, Jan. 3 to Jan 9, 2011.
Tom Berenger to guest star on XIII
Veteran actor Tom Berenger is to guest star in the thriller series XIII from Prodigy Pictures and French partner Europacorp Television.
Two Lionsgate releases go before the camera in Vancouver
Vancouver has landed two major indie movie shoots for Lionsgate-distributed pictures, including the Sam Raimi-produced Dibbuk Box and the Eva Mendes-starrer Anxiety for Pantelion Films.
Profile report pegs film and TV production at $4.9 billion
David is losing to Goliath: Canadian production volume rose 1% last year to $2.29 billion, but Canadian television production fell by 3.3% in 2010, dipping below $2 billion for the first time in four years.
CRTC approves three new specialty channels
The CRTC approved three television stations last week, awarding Category 2 licenses for channels devoted to golf, Mandarin-language programming and Christian entertainment.
ToonBox hires Disney scribe for new feature
Toronto’s ToonBox Entertainment has brought veteran animation screenwriter Lorne Cameron on board to pen its upcoming S3D feature film The Nut Job.
History ices the competition with Truckers spin-off
IRT: Deadliest Roads wins almost one million viewers for its premiere episode.
Seville optimistic about Barney’s Version as release opens up
Seville Pictures is justifiably optimistic as it widens the Canadian release of Barney’s Version, the film based on Montreal writer Mordecai Richler’s book of the same name.
Does Montreal need more studio space?
The co-owner of Montreal’s largest full-service shooting stage, Mel’s Cite du Cinema, says he’ll consider expanding his facilities to accommodate more Hollywood blockbusters if the Quebec government raises the all spend tax credit to 35%.
Rogers offers conditional support for BCE/CTV takeover
In its brief to the CRTC regarding the takeover, Rogers’ exec Phil Lind says it’s all good – as long as fee-for-carriage is not brought up again.
Maple snags Canuck rights to upcoming Pitt film
Maple Pictures has taken the media rights in Canada to Brad Pitt’s forthcoming big screen adaptation of Cogan’s Trade.
Shaw Q1 earnings down as result of Canwest takeover
Acquiring the former Canwest Global Communications Corp.’s TV assets has put a big dent in Shaw Communications’ bottom line.
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