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Picture Box gets sales rights to Go Figure
Canada-based Picture Box Distribution has snapped up the sales rights to Go Figure, a new preschool series in development based on popular preschool board books from Latin America.
CCI’s Artzooka! lands in Israel
Toronto-based CCI Entertainment is adding Israel’s Noga Communications to its list of broadcasters airing the CGI-animated art-based series Artzooka!.
Genius snags IDA nomination
Peter Raymont and Michele Hozer’s Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould is the only Canadian film nominated for the International Documentary Association Awards, to be handed out on December 3.
Canadian-financed pic launches Halle Berry Oscar campaign
Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies isn’t the only Canadian film to vie for Oscar bling this awards season.
Canwest Global to become Shaw Media, execs named
Barb Williams will oversee TV series production and acquisitions at the newly-rebranded Shaw Media, parent Shaw Communications, the new owner of Canwest Global’s TV assets, said Wednesday.
CCI and Teletoon partner with Groundspeak for GeoFreakZ
CCI Entertainment and Teletoon are tapping into the five million active members on geocaching.com for its latest game and TV series GeoFreaZ.
Viewers vote for CP24
Toronto news station CP24 is reporting strong BBM numbers for its Monday night election coverage.
CTV eight-for-eight with rookie U.S. series
CTV has seen its entire fall TV season rookie slate picked up for the full season.
Levy a new Goon
Eugene Levy is reportedly joining the cast of Michael Dowse’s hockey comedy Goon, currently shooting in Winnipeg.
Revenue up, earnings down at Corus in Q4
Despite higher revenue from an improved ad climate, Corus Entertainment on Wednesday posted lower fourth quarter earnings on restructuring charges.
Mikoski joins Trisko, seeks new talent
Nigel Mikoski, formerly of Toronto agency Oscars Abrams Zimel and Associates, has packed his bags and moved out west where he’s seeking new clients as a talent agent at Vancouver’s Trisko Talent Management.
Stars go skating on CTV
Having done big numbers with ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, CTV has acquired the alphabet channel’s upcoming Skating With the Stars competition series.
CRTC to hold non-appearance hearings on Sun TV News application
Quebecor Media can look forward to clearer sailing for its proposed Sun TV News channel after the CRTC on Tuesday said it will hold a ‘non-appearance’ hearing on November 19 to consider the broadcast license application for the conservative all-news channel.
GlassBOX gets okay to acquire travel + escape for $10 million
GlassBOX Television has received CRTC approval to acquire the digital specialty channel travel + escape from CTV for $10 million.
Rogers’ Q3 profit falls 24%, revenue up 3%
New mobile competition is cutting into Rogers Communications’ bottom line.
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