BCE isn’t making many friends as it looks to get its takeover of CTVglobemedia approved by the CRTC at upcoming hearings.
Vancouver’s FanTrust, Omni Film Productions and History Television are trying a new approach to draw in viewers and fans for Wednesday’s season two launch of docu-series Ice Pilots NWT.
The talk show diva’s debut attracts almost 400,000 viewers.
Veteran actor and former Senator Jean Lapointe is set to receive a lifetime achievement award, the Prix Jutra-Hommage, at this year’s Quebec film awards, the Jutras, on March 13.
World Juniors hockey tournament games took the top two spots while Hockey Night in Canada was third most-watched on the week.
Canadian producer and distributor Amberwood Entertainment has sold the broadcast rights for its newest preschool series Rob the Robot to SVT in Sweden.
The U.S. online video service Hulu has acquired the Canadian TV animated series Odd Job Jack from indie distributor Duopoly.
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Another raft of prodcos have been accepted in the latest round of the script development program from the Harold Greenberg Fund’s English-Language Program.
CTV is building on the success of legal/cop drama Criminal Minds with a new spinoff series, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, starring Forest Whitaker.
Ad sales momentum at Corus Entertainment has gathered pace, as the radio and TV broadcaster posted first quarter revenues up 8% to $240.7 million on Tuesday.