Zune brings video purchase and rental to Canada

On the heels of Netflix readying its launch into the Canuck market, Microsoft’s own digital entertainment service is expanding its offering in Canada this fall.

In Production: Ontario (Sept. 10, 2010)

In Production: Ontario (Sept. 10, 2010)

In Production: Alberta (Sept. 21, 2010)

In Production: Alberta (Sept. 21, 2010)

In Production: BC (Sept. 14, 2010)

In Production: BC (Sept. 14, 2010)

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Sept. 10-16, 2010)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Sept. 10-16 2010)

Indie Game: The Movie strikes new financing path

When Winnipeg’s James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot took home the top pitch prize at last week’s Westdoc Conference in Santa Monica, they realized that their pet project Indie Game: The Movie could speak to all audiences – not just gamers.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (Sept. 6-12, 2010)

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Aug 30-Sept 5, 2010)

Green Heroes go to MIP

Joan Prowse sees green in webisodes. Lots of it.

CBC first to Canuck 3D with Queen

CBC made Canadian TV history with the premiere of the first Canadian-made 3D TV broadcast, the documentary Queen Elizabeth in 3D.

All-star producers line up for Breakaway

Move over Score: A Hockey Musical. Canadian film has another hockey drama in the works with Rob Lowe, Akshay Kumar, Russell Peters, Camilla Belle and Vinay Virmani top-lining Breakaway, from indie producers Don Carmody Productions, Hari Om Entertainment, First Take Entertainment, Productions Polytechnique RP and Whizbang Films.

BuzzTaxi sells Food Jammers to Scripps

Peace Point Entertainment’s quirky series Food Jammers has been picked up by Scripp’s The Cooking Channel stateside.

Netflix to unveil Canadian services

Canadian broadcasters and other content carriers take note: around 37% of American Netflix subscribers between 25 and 34 years-old substitute the video streaming and DVD rental service for a cable or satellite TV package, according to a new Credit Suisse poll and industry study.

Duo replaces Diana Swain at CBC News Toronto

The anchor shuffle at the CBC’s news division continued Monday with Anne-Marie Mediwake and former CityTV journalist Dwight Drummond coming forward to anchor the Toronto supper-hour TV newscast, starting October 12.