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Switzer pushes action, romance channels

Former CHUM boss teams with Catherine Tait and ThinkFilm’s Jeff Sackman

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Look to former TV execs for funding

Znaimer, Slaight, Levy and others make up for lack of venture capital, panel told

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Doyle renewed, Border cancelled

End of White Pine’s action drama frees up Grace Park for CBS’ redo of Hawaii Five-O

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Corus puts forth news channel

Would-be cable service aims to cover 64 communities across the West. Letter-writing campaign aimed at CRTC

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‘Remarkable’ growth in Quebec audiences

Report shows half the province turning out for homemade titles. De père en flic single-handedly out-performs Harry Potter and Twilight

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Bitchin’ set for April

Food Network settles on early spring date for new cooking series

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Polley directs two-minute short

Becel spot to air during Academy Awards, tied to larger heart campaign

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Heartland making TV movie

Christmas special in the works in Calgary. Nicholas Campbell and Hélène Joy join regular cast

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Cineplex to screen Oscar-nominated shorts

U.K. distributor brings popular program to theater chain, just in time for Oscar night

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New kids channel from TVA

Yooba to target preschoolers and parents, flanked by magazine and website

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Releases roundup: Alliance’s Crazies takes on Shutter

Horror remake to battle Scorsese holdover and Bruce Willis comedy Cop Out, while Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home rolls into Toronto

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In other news…

Harvard says you paid too much for this article, and got it too slowly

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CRTC ready to rule on fees

Strike three? Or third time’s the charm? Latest and presumably final ruling on thorny issue on its way from Gatineau

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DOP Vanlint dead at 77

Canuck best known for Ridley Scott’s Alien also headed Toronto commercial shop

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Oddball journos join Aux

MuchMusic’s Nardwuar and web caster ‘Superfan’ Zahedi added to winter lineup