Geminis announce special award winners

A record multiplatform audience for the recent 2010 Olympic Games will earn CTV digital chief Alon Marcovici the outstanding technical achievement award at the upcoming Geminis Awards.

Jersey Shore a hit on MTV Canada

Those guidos and guidettes just keep giving at MTV Canada.

Cineflix and Slice pact on In Law Wedding Wars

Indie producer Cineflix Productions will soon start production on a new reality series for Slice, In Law Wedding Wars, that helps engaged couples too busy to tie the knot pull off their wedding day.

Lionsgate uses Facebook 3D game to promote Halloween Saw release

Canadian mini-studio Lionsgate Entertainment has unveiled a 3D Facebook game to drive box office for its latest Saw 3D release from October 29.

Editorial: Whither the CBC?

Recent comments by former CBC president Robert Rabinovitch about the tenuous nature of the Ceeb’s future certainly stirred the hornet’s nest.

The Non-Fiction Pitch Guide: Slice

Looking to get your programming on Slice? Start here first.

Ottawa Animation fest focuses on Japan, insanity and Winnipeg

There’s always been more to Japanese animation than simply anime. That’s one of the messages of the Ottawa International Animation Festival that artistic director Chris Robinson is hoping will come across.

BiteTV rebrands with comedy focus

The Glassbox Television channel switches up its edgy, male-focused content for a new comedy-filled fall lineup.

Barker, Chaykin honored at Canadian Comedy Awards

While laughter was naturally part of the the 11th annual Canadian Comedy Awards, the evening’s festivities were marked by a number of serious moments as the comedy community paid tribute to the late Irwin Barker and Maury Chaykin.

Live from the North Atlantic… The Polar Explorer

Production has started in the Canadian arctic on the HD climate change documentary The Polar Explorer from Polar Cap Productions for the iChannel specialty channel.

ACTRA calls for Ottawa to hike content funding

The Canadian actors union appeared before the Parliamentary standing committee on finance and called for more public investment in content creation, and incentives to leverage public support with private content investment.

CRTC approves Canwest Global cat 2 channel

Canwest Global Communications Corp. on Monday secured approval for a category 2 specialty channel license from the CRTC to launch an as-yet untitled action/adventure TV service.

AMC launches four Imax screens in Ontario

Now at an AMC multiplex near you: a super-sized Imax screen.

Incendies sells in Taiwan

A few high profile festival award wins will get your Canadian film selling on the other side of the world, Denis Villeneuve has discovered.

Walter Levitt to resign from Canwest Global

Walter Levitt, the long-time marketing chief at Canwest Global Communications, is resigning.