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Edison lights up Canada First
Big-budget stop-motion to open TIFF program, along with latest from Kari Skogland and Michael McGowan. Blindness and Mehta’s Heaven on Earth get special presentations
China surprisingly co-operative, says CBC
Government officials now going so far as to allow satellite trucks into Tiananmen Square, says sports boss, as net unveils more Olympic coverage
TVO launches video player
Edu-programming available through tvokids.com
TMN shows plans for fall
Lineup includes HBO vampire series True Blood and Little Britain spin-off
Teletoon goes with Go-Girl
Blueprint Entertainment to make live-action/animation hybrid
Crosby lands at Temple
Former CTV exec to head drama for Toronto shop
Thompson joins E1
Growing conglom puts former Sony and Momentum exec atop worldwide acquisitions
Flashpoint delivers for CTV
Mega promotional campaign for the Toronto-set cop drama pays off with 1.1 million viewers in Friday timeslot. ‘Extraordinary,’ say producers
Hot deal for Thornton
Comedy Network okays sketch series from man behind Owl and the Man shorts
HDTV aims for Europe
Distribution deal signed with Cameron Thomson Group
Flashpoint wins U.S. Friday primetime
Canadian-made cop series nabs more than eight million U.S. viewers in its debut, emerging as the highest-rated show in America for the night
CBC to CRTC: rethink new media
The pubcaster argues that the Internet is not bringing broadcasters much ad revenue, and that the business model for conventional TV must be reconsidered
Quebec court shuts down peer-to-peer site
The APFTQ applauds as popular music, film and TV show downloading site Québectorrent.com, which trafficked in copyrighted works, goes dark
Prodco Hops online
Toronto’s Hop To It Productions, with help from the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, looks to get kids off the couch with its Pop It! series and website
TVO, W pick up U.K. series
Lifestyle shows including Mummy Diaries, Child Genius and Open House set for the Canuck channels
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