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Levine hired at Brightlight
No Equal and jPod vet to head development
New division at DHX
Licensing efforts to be led by Beth Stevenson
D Films nabs Creation
Boutique distributor, recently launched by Jim Sherry and Tony Cianciotta, acquires rights to TIFF opener
Shaftesbury readies Sea Witches
Toronto producer signs 24’s Jon Cassar to helm adventure feature
Top honors for Korkoro, Weaving Girl at WFF
Montreal festival also fetes Quebec filmmaker Roger Cantin and thesp Pierre Lebeau at closing ceremony
Canucks want TV everywhere, says study
No surprise here. Most Canadians want to be able view their favorite cable programs on the web or mobile devices
VisionTV goes Unscripted
New fall talk show offers a glimpse into the personal and spiritual lives of familiar TV faces
Ontario pumps $10 million into TIFF
Province’s deputy premier praises festival’s ‘economic stimulus’ with grant towards Bell Lightbox
Global goes big for fall
Extensive marketing campaign kicks off next week as broadcaster readies new U.S. pick ups including Glee and Melrose Place
Artists slam TIFF Tel Aviv spotlight
Open letter signed by actors such as Jane Fonda and award-winning author Alice Walker says festival has become ‘complicit in the Israeli propaganda machine’
Portfolio casts Spellz over Asia
Kids magic series headed to countries including Pakistan and Nepal
No added commercials, say networks
CRTC deregulation paves the way for more commercials on conventional television, but networks say they won’t change ad inventory in primetime
Equinoxe bows out of distribution
Loss of capital from France Film leaves production side in question after distribution business shuts down
CTV strikes VOD deal with Rogers
Agreement sends 17 shows, including primetime series Grey’s Anatomy, Flashpoint and newbie The Vampire Diaries, to new channel on Rogers On Demand
Moose TV joins APTN fall sked
Native-produced sitcom headlines fall TV lineup, while channel also beefs up on current affairs programs
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