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Correction
The broadcasters for the animated program Magi-Nation are CBC and SRC. Incorrect information appeared in the April 14 issue.
The nation’s future hanging on C-10?
What’s this – a federal election over the funding of domestic film and television shows? As unlikely as that may sound, the possibility is looming.
Role of true-crime docs emerges
Among the highlights at this year’s Hot Docs, which wrapped April 27, were true-life crime documentaries that reeked with the smell of death as they probed murder most foul and engaging.
Hold out for more, and stay off YouTube
Balancing exposure with revenue is key when selling documentary shorts to new media platforms, said distributors at a closing session of the Hot Docs festival in Toronto.
Lost, Grey’s, ‘wives go online at CTV
CTV has closed a deal to run three more U.S. series on its site, adding Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives.
Strange bedfellows oppose C-10
NDP leader Jack Layton finds ally in porn star and former funding lightning rod Nina Hartley, amid renewed calls to rewrite censor bill
Livent witness felt ‘completely beholden’
Key player in Livent fraud trial testifies about dealings with Drabinsky and Gottlieb, describes pressure to go along with alleged kickbacks
Grammer sitcom won’t be Back
Fox ends Back to You, Canterbury’s Law and New Amsterdam, orders Fringe
Pieces pays off for Maximum
Holocaust drama holds its own in the shadow of mega May releases including Iron Man and Made of Honor
Upfronts open with non-upfront
The point of NBC’s pared-down event on Monday was murky, says media buyer Helena Shelton, given that the peacock network released its 52-week schedule weeks ago, has already cut a deal with Canwest, and is already well into client negotiations
End of line for Trailer Park Boys
HALIFAX: The Trailer Park Boys’ reign as the kings of Canadian TV comedy seems to have come to an end, with no eighth season of the successful Showcase cable TV series planned.
Canada can do more on piracy, says U.S.
Report on anti-piracy measures nods to progress north of the border, but puts Canada on watch list with China and Russia
Sci Fi shooting 13
Sci Fi Channel is sending another project north, and will shoot the backdoor pilot for its Warehouse 13 next month at Toronto Film Studios. The two-hour mini, to be directed by journeyman Jace Alexander, is about a pair of U.S. government agents, an as-yet uncast man and woman, who are put in charge of a top-secret storehouse of supernatural artifacts – something like that place at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Museum returns to B.C.
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian starts work in Vancouver next month, with Ben Stiller reprising his 2006 role as a put-upon night watchman for Twentieth Century Fox and director/producer Shawn Levy. Earlier this year, the project was thought to be in danger of folding because of the Writers Guild of America strike. Now, it is among the many U.S. titles that have reportedly been rushed into production in case of a summertime walkout by the Screen Actors Guild. Shooting will also take place at the actual Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
Blueprint gets a little blue
Blueprint Entertainment has two new series – an edgy comedy and a sci-fi drama – in development with American cable outlets.
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