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ABC2 acquires Pure Pwnage
ABC2 in Australia has acquired the Showcase mockumentary Pure Pwnage from Ron Mann’s Sphinx Productions.
Shatner docs shopped at MIPCOM
The latest in a slew of Canadian TV shows bound for MIPCOM: two feature length documentaries by and about William Shatner.
CTV appoints Webb
Joanna Webb has landed at CTV as senior vp of programming a week after resigning from rival Corus Entertainment.
Canadian comedy auditions waiters …and actors online
Get ready for poor service at your local eatery or pub.
Life with Boys lands on Nick
Classic Media has secured a multi-territory broadcast deal with Nickelodeon for new Nelvana/YTV tween series Life with Boys.
Hiccups into second season shoot
Production has started in Vancouver on another 13 more episodes of the Brent Butt comedy from indie producer Sparrow Media Company, and is set to run through December.
Festival du nouveau cinema announces strong line-up
The 39th edition of the the Festival du nouveau cinema will open Oct. 13 with Quebec director Podz’s new flick 10 1/2 and close with another local film – Denis Cote’s Curling.
Global loses Lonestar
Global Television has sustained the first casualty of the fall TV season: Fox has canceled the critically-applauded Lonestar on Monday nights at 9 p.m. after two poorly-watched episodes stateside.
Corus to launch Winfrey’s OWN in Canada
A bullish Corus Entertainment is to tell analysts Wednesday to expect improving margins and increased programming, including launching OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada early next year.
From ‘Marble North’ comes… Splatalot
If viewers can watch upcoming obstacle course series Splatalot and feel like they can put themselves in the shoes of the contestants, Mark Bishop will be a happy man.
Corus opens new HQ
To get a sense of Corus Entertainment HQ new storage capabilities, it can hold about two petabytes – that’s 2,000 terabytes or two million megabytes, which is more than the Library of Congress.
U.S. Network buys Canadian travel series
In another sign of pre-MIPCOM market activity, U.S. broadcaster Halogen TV has picked up the Canadian travel/adventure series Departures from indie distributor Kelen Content.
FarMore Distribution in Gummy Bear series
Montreal-based FarMore Distribution is partnering with GummyBear International to turn the online video character Gummybear into a Gummy Bear kids TV cartoon.
Roller Town movie goes online for donations
Halifax comedy troupe Picnicface has financing from the Harold Greenberg Fund for their upcoming movie comedy Roller Town, and D Films on board as a theatrical distributor.
CCI heads to Oz to Get Ace
Toronto’s CCI Entertainment is teaming with Australian prodco Galaxy Pop for the animated series Get Ace.
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