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So long for now, says Sackman
Former ThinkFilm topper takes his bows in letter to colleagues, though he expects to return to the industry
New look for History
The past has never looked so…modern. Canadian-made Final 24 and U.S. crime series NCIS added to schedule
TIFF hires Reel Asian vet
Raymond Phathanavirangoon joins programming team for fest’s Southeast Asian showcase
C-10 ‘the will of the people,’ says Flaherty
Average Canadians support censor bill, says finance minister during sparring match with senators. Talks up sanctity of tax dollars and ‘divided industry’
Peace Arch seeks new CEO
Live in Toronto? Seen The Tudors? Peace Arch Entertainment is looking to put a new chief exec in place this summer, as it looks to expand its lifestyle and scripted TV shows
Whistler ends its run
CTV pulls the plug on soapy ski drama after weak second season.’It’s disappointing,’ says exec producer Noreen Halpern
Derek wins Shaw prize
Shaftesbury’s Life with Derek comes out on top with $50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize
Blindness to open Cannes
Prestige project from Niv Fichman and Don McKellar to be first Canadian film to open the festival in nearly 30 years. ‘Worth the wait,’ says distributor
Gunnarsson faces ‘turbulent times’
DGC should provide leadership amid changes to film and TV business, says new president
New fest debuts in Stratford
Ontario town better known for stage performances hosts festival about docs and digital media. Organizer looks to bridge culture and technology
Sex, food, bodybuilding
Canoe.tv is launching a new web series in a bid to draw viewers with underground talent, sports, sex investigations, bodybuilding and food dilemmas
The next step in audience measurement
The nation-wide arrival of Portable People Meters through BBM Canada will change the way eyeballs are counted in this country, explains media buyer and insider Rob Young
The Small Screen: The smoke screen of ‘what the consumer wants’
Going into the recently completed hearings in Ottawa, the CRTC and the cable and satellite companies seemed to have a nudge-nudge wink-wink agreement that the raison d’etre behind all this BDU business is the consumer.
Boom in B.C. offset by slim service shoots
Foreign location shooting in B.C. may have taken a major hit last year, but that was partially offset by skyrocketing domestic production.
Filmport enters global studio war
Marsha Ann Tate is a freelance researcher and writer focusing on Canada’s film and television industries. She is the author of several books, including Canadian Television Programming Made for the United States Market: A History with Production and Broadcast Data and Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web, to be published in fall 2008.
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