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Flashpoint targets press and the Internet
It’s always a challenge to attract viewers in the summertime, but CTV is hoping its new cop drama will get on the radar through media write-ups and online advertising
Rogers cancels Reel to Real
The venerable Toronto-based movie review show will go dark Aug. 29, coming a year after the show received more limited access to TIFF press conferences
Stone Angel lands in U.S.
Vivendi bows Kari Skogland’s adaptation of Margaret Laurence novel on six U.S. screens. Hellboy sequel and 3D Journey to duke it out for top spot at weekend box office
TIFF adds Duchess, Religulous
Festival books historical drama starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes, along with satirical doc from Larry Charles
Quebec groups slam Industry Canada report
Industry organizations including the APFTQ and AQTIS ask the federal government to dismiss the suggestion of easing foreign investment in the broadcast sector
Tricon inks deals for factual slate
Lifestyle series including Restaurant Makeover, Marriage Under Construction and Fresh with Anna Olson headed to Europe and Africa
Cookie Jar goes Wild
Toronto animation house inks online distribution agreement for adventure game Magi-Nation with U.S. game company WildTangent
Banff sending producers to NYC
Banff World Television Festival teams with New York TV fest for artist exchange program aimed at up-and-coming producers
Gaming giant buys Hybride
Paris-based Ubisoft eyes silver screen with purchase of Montreal FX company
Conventional TV revenue dips
StatsCan says the decline was the first in a decade, while revenues for specialty and pay-TV continued to rise last year
Second season for CBC’s Women greenlit
And this time the departure point for The Week the Women Went will be Tatamagouche, NS
Open Door to Ruins
Toronto prodco re-teams with former NBC correspondent Hanson Hosein for a sequel to 2006 Mom & Pop doc, examining the recovery of post-Katrina New Orleans
Groundbreaking interactive film on DVD
NFB/CFC interactive copro Late Fragment hits DVD stores, giving home viewers a unique chance to map out the course of plot
ACCT names apprenticeship winners
Five rookie filmmakers looking for opportunities in Canadian entertainment industry
CBC faces unique challenges with Beijing Games coverage
An Olympics broadcast is comparable in size and scope to a military mission, says Scott Moore, executive director of CBC English Television Sports.
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