Makers of Strawberry Shortcake win temporary order blocking US$87.6 million buyout of DIC Entertainment, with talk of ‘irreparable damage’ to brand
Rights of shareholders written into law with landmark ruling on $52 billion buyout
New bursary in honor of Jim Murphy to help students push film projects
Ask a Ninja creators on roster with Shaun of the Dead director and Fremantle exec Rob Clark
Timeline gives Canadians until end of August to submit hockey tunes to CBC, leading to a network special in October
Educational documentaries from TVO are the latest Canadian offerings to join Joost
French-language coverage for Vancouver and London to be led by RDS execs
Festival boss leaving for U.S. after three years
Sturla Gunnarsson’s take on the terrorist bombing plays commercial free on Sunday on CBC, but has already made its mark in Vancouver’s Indian community
Traveling light helped the Global Metal gang shoot their sequel doc in Israel, Dubai and Tiananmen Square, though they were turned away from Iran
Newsman takes over for retiring Steve Wyatt as SVP
Pubcaster hopes more content will get shared through social networking and Facebook tool
Opposition party asks that Heritage minister be stripped of powers to deny tax credits to films and TV shows and government not issue content guidelines
CRTC figures show further increases in revenue for broadcast distribution companies
The Toronto animation shop is underway on scripts and backdrops for its new CGI series about an army robot on the Moon, which it expects to have ready next year