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Testees set for Showcase

Lab rat comedy from Blueprint and Kenny Hotz on slate for Tuesdays, following premiere on FX

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CTV to see more Butt

Pilot for new comedy set for Vancouver, just as dust settles on Corner Gas. Nancy Robertson to play children’s author with emotional issues

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Blindness faces uphill battle

The controversial picture, in a version re-cut since Cannes, arrives amid wide releases from Disney, Sony, MGM and Universal

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Canuck group joins Blindness protest

Canadian Federation of the Blind to picket screening in Victoria, calling McKellar’s latest ‘outrageous and offensive.’ U.S. group targets 80 cities

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Jays audiences up on TSN, CBC

Team played well with audiences, if not on the field. Numbers down slightly on Sportsnet

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VIFF cheers Perfect Life

Dragons & Tigers prize goes to Emily Tang’s tale of two women in a Chinese boomtown. Festival troubled by construction noise

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Empire takes two in Manitoba

Exhibitor buys multiplexes from Landmark

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Score launches new mobile feature

Application by MyThum calls on fans to predict game scores

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New money for new media

CTF puts up $2 million through pilot program — while questions linger about future of Telefilm’s Canada New Media Fund

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Kines exits Much/MTV

CHUM veteran started as an editor on The New Music

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9 Story nabs Zoë Lama series

Toronto shop looks to turn books by Canuck author into tween series. Deal follows separate plans at Fox Studios for a feature

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Stratus show upped to CTV

Former wrestler’s adventures get brief run on main network

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Stanford joins Imax in Europe

Video game vet charged with boosting theater growth in Europe, Mideast and Africa

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Dancing tops Yahoo list

CTV competition shows place high on Internet searches, followed by Global remakes 90210 and Knight Rider

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Lewis to do double duty

GM of CTV Edmonton handed keys for Access