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Kelley to host news talker
Mark Kelley will host his own show this fall on Newsworld, according to the CBC. Kelley, currently a co-host on The National, is moving to the 7 p.m. slot on its 24-hour news channel, where he will host a two-hour talk show.
Temple signs with CAA
Temple Street Productions has signed with Creative Artists Agency for representation in the U.S. The company has a number of shows on air in the U.S. and in international markets. Its drama Being Erica, currently shooting its second season for CBC, also runs on ABC-owned Soapnet as well as on Channel 4 in the U.K. and Australia’s ABC2. It has also seen its Queer as Folk and the kid-aimed Darcy’s Wild Life air on Showtime and Discovery Kids, respectively.
TSN brings CFL to iTunes
Canuck fans have more access to CFL games now that TSN offers regular-season games for download via iTunes. Individual games are available for purchase at $2.49 per game following their live broadcast on TSN. But for those who plan to capture all the action online, a ‘Follow Your Team’ package is also offered for $29.99, featuring all 18 regular-season games. The games download automatically as they become available.
Two killed in CTV copter crash
Coverage of a disaster turned to disaster when CTV cameraman Hugh Haugland and his pilot were killed in a helicopter crash in rural Quebec. The pair were covering the aftermath of a tornado that went through the region. The chopper went down about 240 kilometers northwest of Montreal, killing both men.
Ten industry icons enter Hall of Fame
Ten industry icons including Oscar winner Denys Arcand, thrill master David Cronenberg and legendary thespian Christopher Plummer are to be inducted into Playback‘s third annual Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame.
Denys Arcand: Where history meets cinema
Denys Arcand says it was ‘sheer serendipity’ that brought him to filmmaking.
David Cronenberg: Edgy auteur keeps eyeing new challenges
Lifetime achievement awards and hall of fame inductions often go to individuals who are slowing down and can sit back and reflect on their illustrious careers.
Controversial topics the core of Watson’s career
Patrick Watson is always looking for new experiences. The renowned broadcaster, journalist, filmmaker, actor and author – who becomes an octogenarian this year – has been working on poetry.
Maria Topalovich: Passion for arts propelled Academy veteran
It is no easy feat to sum up Maria Topalovich, but her friend, colleague and Hall of Fame alum, Trina McQueen, does it best.
Victor Loewy: Box-office bloodhound member of elite club
It’s May 2005, and a who’s who of foreign distributors and financiers party at Cannes on Martinez Beach – French producer Philippe Bober and Venice festival artistic director Marco Mueller sip champagne, while Irish Film Board chief Mark Woods and Independent Film and Television Alliance head Jean Prewitt pick from a sumptuous buffet as a Brazilian band plays against a setting sun.
Christopher Plummer: Legendary thespian a master of stage and screen
Christopher Plummer’s acting career flourished on foreign soil as, like Charlie Chaplin, he initially went to America to make his name. But his native Canada permeates Plummer’s life story.
Ted Rogers: Consummate tactician built a media empire
Vision, hard work and attention to The Deal sums up the late Ted Rogers and his life-long quest to build a Canadian media empire.
Norman McLaren: Animation genius created poetry
Few meetings in Canadian film history have been as momentous as the one that took place in Manhattan between the National Film Board’s pioneering commissioner John Grierson and the mild-mannered, immensely talented Glaswegian animator Norman McLaren in mid-1941.
Ernie Coombs pioneered Canadian kids TV
It’s March 6, 1994 and the Gemini Awards are in full swing in Toronto when backstage heads suddenly turn to a quiet man with horn-rimmed glasses entering the media room. Whispers become a murmur.
Chief Dan George: Changed Hollywood image of Native Peoples
Chief Dan George was a logger, a dockworker, a musician, a poet, and, at nearly 60 years of age, he became a movie star.
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