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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Oct. 8-14, 2010)

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (Oct. 4-10, 2010)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (Oct. 4-10, 2010)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Oct. 8-14 2010)

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Oct. 8-14 2010)

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Sept. 27 – October 3, 2010)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Sept. 27 – October 3, 2010)

The Non-Fiction Pitch Guide: MTV Canada and MuchMusic

Looking to pitch MTV Canada or MuchMusic? Start your research here.

11th annual Canadian Comedy Awards 2010

Fremantle buys majority stake in Montreal gameco

FremantleMedia (The Price is Right, Family Feud, American Idol) is expanding its entertainment footprint by upping its existing stake in Montreal-based game company Ludia, which will see the IP owner’s stake raised to 80% by the end of the year.

VIFF hands out the hardware

The 29th annual Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped its two-week run with both a screening of the French film The Illusionist and a host of hardware hand-outs, as seven awards were announced Friday night.

Scaredy Squirrel braves social media

He’s scared of beaches, germs and killer bees, but apparently, social media is A-OK for Canada-based Corus Entertainment’s Scaredy Squirrel.

Keeper kicks off Kistikan Pictures with Buffalo Gal

Tina Keeper has gone from actor and politician to indie producer.

Incendies cleans up in Vancouver and Warsaw

Denis Villeneuve continues to pile up trophies from the international festival circuit for Incendies.

Imax’s Aftershock to screen in Toronto and Ottawa

Aftershock, the Chinese-language film co-produced by Imax Corp. and the Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers Media, will open simultaneously on U.S. and Canadian screens on October 29.

News

Lionsgate clears hurdle to merger with MGM

Lionsgate Entertainment is a long way from merging with debt-laden MGM, but it cleared another hurdle Friday with news major MGM creditor Franklin Templeton Investments has asked the Hollywood studio to delay a scheduled October 22 vote on a rival bid from Spyglass Entertainment.

The Non-Fiction Pitch Guide: Knowledge

Thinking about making a pitch to Knowledge? Find out how they prefer to hear from you.

Questions raised over CBC’s future post-BCE/CTV combo

Former CBC president Robert Rabinovitch on Thursday raised a question over the future of the public broadcaster that the current CBC leadership agrees requires immediate attention.