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Charest courts culture vote

Quebec Liberal leader Jean Charest promised to boost funding to the film and television industry while on the campaign trail on Monday…

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Five more Flashpoints

CTV and CBS have upped their latest orders of Flashpoint to 18 episodes after they picked up an additional…

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Mimicking TV is a reliable way to fail

Emerging digital media is not about throwing video or advertising online and expecting consumers to hand back cash, but is instead about converting attention into…

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Game makers gather in Montreal

Canada is a growing ‘games superpower’ and now one of the top video game developers in the world, according to a study released Tuesday at…

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Toronto student wins Storyteller prize

Corus Entertainment and marblemedia have handed $20,000 and the first Innovative Storytellers Award to…

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Change of plans at Barna, iThentic

The indie producer and webcaster have restructured their mobile and video joint venture, which will now be managed by Toronto-based producer…

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Buffalo Gal wraps casino series

Cashing In — a soapy dramatic comedy set to air in the new year on APTN and Global — might be a North American first…

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Numbers up for The Office

An outing to Winnipeg worked out well for The Office and Global last week, when an episode set in the Manitoba capital scored 21% more…

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Baine joins Descriptive Video

The Vancouver shop has tapped the former CHUM executive to manage its new Toronto office, as part of an expansion that coincides with…

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GlassBOX strikes again

Omnicom Media Group has entered an agreement with up-and-coming GlassBOX Television to co-develop ad-supported content for the latter’s Bite TV and…

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Canwest down $1 billion

Asper stresses strength of cable channels, keeps pressure on CRTC following massive write-down

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Ottawa fest fears for funding

Organizers at OIAF sound alarm as city looks to cut millions from arts and culture budget

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Sanctuary renewed on Sci-Fi

Second season to shoot next year, following rosy debut on U.S. channel

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Global loses Slater’s Enemy

Schizophrenic spy drama eliminated by NBC, along with Lipstick Jungle, after four episodes and a ratings loss to CSI: Miami

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Abraham upped at Breakthrough

Former head of Canadian sales and acquisitions will now oversee worldwide sales and coproduction undertakings