Google and Arcade Fire come to you

Backed by Google’s latest Big Brother technology, Canadian rock band Arcade Fire is performing in your childhood neighbourhood – literally.

More Treasures for Cineflix

After the blockbuster success stateside of the junkyard scavenger series American Pickers on History, indie producer Cineflix Productions is making American Treasures for HGTV.

Telefilm and CFC offer Servitude

Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Film Centre have seen a feature from their recent comedy lab greenlit: the workplace laugher Servitude from Buck Productions and Victory Man Productions.

RTR Media goes for Summer Home

Indie producer RTR Media has started production on the cottage makeover series Summer Home for HGTV Canada.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (Aug. 16-22, 2010)

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Aug. 9-15, 2010)

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Aug. 20-26, 2010)

The 2009 Indie List

Canadian companies’ production the indie list and development spending in 2009

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Aug. 20-26, 2010)

FashionTelevision celebrates 25 years

The country’s most stylish show caps a quarter century with a retrospective publication and a red carpet party.

Industry loses McDougall

Canadian production giant Ian McDougall died last week as a result of an unexpected heart failure, aged 65 years.

Nelvana moves Beyblade VOD to Vivendi

Nelvana Enterprises has licensed the North American home entertainment and VOD rights for Beyblade: Metal Fusion to Vivendi Entertainment.

Maple up for Phillip Morris?

Maple Pictures is in discussions to acquire the Jim Carrey-starrer I Love You Phillip Morris for domestic release after partner Roadside Attractions picked up the North American rights.

Prodigy lands Townsend for XIII

Jay Firestone’s Prodigy Pictures has signed up Hollywood stalwart Stuart Townsend to star in its thriller series XIII, set to shoot in Toronto from this fall for Showcase.

CRTC pushes public access

The CRTC wants more ordinary Canadians to follow homegrown stars like Mike Myers, Dan Aykroyd and Tom Green and get their start in entertainment on homegrown public access TV channels tied to local cable networks.