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McGuinley takes lead in Doyle
Irish actor to play senior gumshoe in reworked comic drama for CBC. McGrath showrunning shoot in St. John’s
CTV still mum on Flashpoint
Scheduling change in U.S. buys time for post-production — ‘a bit of a relief,’ says Mustos
Reprieve for Windsor station
Lights will stay on at CHWI, a ‘direct result’ of CRTC’s boost to local programming fund, says network. Brandon station still in doubt
Six named to trainee program
CFTPA pairs emerging producers at Minds Eye, Conquering Lion
Movies must stay on Citytv
Rogers loses bid to get out of Cancon requirement, is cleared of alleged licence violations
Cable and satellite still talking tough
Sabres continue to rattle and prices set to climb at Rogers, Bell and Cogeco following CRTC ruling
Stars speak up for Livent duo
Gordon Pinsent, Christopher Plummer and others ask for clemency as judge prepares to sentence Drabinsky and Gottlieb
Lucky 13 for Fantasia
Montreal’s storied genre festival readies latest edition with $35,000 from Telefilm. Edison and Leo, The Ante to screen
Red carpet to roll out further
Press, public to get a better look at stars as Toronto festival redraws map of its opening night arrivals
Corus okays Jewison redo
New film inspired by 1966’s The Russians Are Coming among movies to land Made With Pay funding
Mann hands out Mushrooms
Doc to be distributed on USB drive. ‘Give the media pirates exactly what they want,’ says filmmaker
3 things you may not know about… Don Carmody
Don Carmody is a Toronto-based producer whose long list of credits includes the Oscar-winning Chicago, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Boondock Saints 1 & 2, and Amelia.
Feedback
In the Playback article ‘Who’s Minding the Store?’ (June 22) – after noting that The Listener’s initial ratings were a little soft – Christina Jennings is cited lamenting that Canada has ‘too few showrunners to fuel its drama-making machine.’ So if the ‘winning streak’ of Canadian shows airing in U.S. primetime stalls with The Listener, it seems we’re to understand that a lack of Canadian showrunning talent is to blame. I completely disagree with this conclusion – so let’s talk facts before pointing fingers.
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+ The CRTC has granted Category 2 licences for 10 new digital channels to Asian Television Network, covering movies, sports and music. The Toronto-based broadcaster currently runs 14 channels aimed at the South Asian community. The new licences include the Hindi Movie Channel, South Asian News, in both Hindi and English, and two music channels.
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