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Natalie Brown: Nominee for Best Actress, Comedy Program Or Series
Natalie Brown is nominated for a best actress Gemini for her role as Sophie Parker in the first season of CBC’s successful comedy Sophie, produced by Jocelyn Deschênes, president of Montreal-based Sphère Média Plus.
Cock’d Gunns shoots for comedy prize
The Showcase rock mockumentary Cock’d Gunns has two elements uniquely suited to specialty TV: a shoestring budget and sure losers as characters.
Who’s next? E1 eyes unsteady market
Fresh from deal for DHX, CEO Darren Throop sees silver lining amid market turmoil as Canuck media companies become ripe for buyouts
Online coverage is key, but not tops
Campaigns and networks may make use of Facebook, blogs and widgets, but at CTV the coverage always circles back to old media, says news boss Robert Hurst
CTV scores, but House spoils the party
CSI: Miami comes back strong but takes a backseat to the Global drama, still the top-rated premiere of the season
E! loses Do Not Disturb
First casualty of fall season leaves a gap in Monday night
Henson series comes north
Sid the Science Kid picked up by TVO, SCN and Knowledge
E1 swallows DHX
Spending spree continues at Toronto upstart with $68-million reverse takeover. Deal prompted by woes in credit market, says outgoing DHX boss Michael Donovan
Financiers gloomy on film biz
Panelists at the Vancouver Film and Television Forum paint a bleak picture of the state of the indie film business. Still a solid TV market for docs, however
ACTRA strike over commercials looms
Talks break down between the union and advertising agencies over job categories and new media provisions
Sudden Storm juggling Romero, Chicks
Producer partners Jesse Ikeman and Jeff Glickman go to camera at Filmport on latest from the cult director, with two other feature comedies on the go
CMT announces fall sked
Lineup includes reality competitions for cheerleaders and stars going country, plus an original drama about a country music network
CBC touts returning successes
While the private nets are busy pushing new series, the pubcaster is back this fall talking up new eps of scripted hits such as Little Mosque on the Prairie and Sophie
Blindness gets cold reaction at VIFF
No audience applause heard as the Canada/Brazil/Japan copro opens the Vancouver fest. More kudos go to the festival itself
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