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U.S. distributor buys Alliance library
Echo Bridge Entertainment picks up some 7,500 titles, including the rights to Due South, Da Vinci’s Inquest and Degrassi: TNG. ACTRA warns of cultural sell-off
Canucks push children’s fare in Cannes
Perhaps not surprisingly, the makers of kids and tween shows anticipate healthy demand for their genres at MIPTV
CBC beefs up in Alberta
Network plans to ‘dramatically increase’ local and national news coverage from the province, putting ‘more feet on the street,’ says Cruickshank
S-VOX takes two stations
The CRTC has greenlit the sale of local television stations CHNU in Vancouver and CIIT in Winnipeg to Christian Channel, a division of Toronto-based S-VOX
CRTC brings down HDTV bid
John Bitove’s plans to launch a U.S-style HD superstation are sunk by Gatineau for lack of local programming and digital commitments
Junos saddle up for Calgary
Awards gala will have a ‘fossils meet fossil fuels’ look, says 14-time producer John Brunton, looking to regain some numbers
Sharkwater bites into Europe
What started out as a ‘pretty underwater movie’ moves on to France, Germany and Spain as Warner and Alliance prep DVD release
ShineReveille to handle Listener
Shaftesbury series about mind-reading paramedic to be shared by Shine and Fox International
Family pushes Wii games
Astral channel looks to boost its website with a month-long competition and a line of games made for the Nintendo console
Senate committee questions Bill C-10
Department of Finance defends plan for vague guidelines, while courts will be more lenient, says official
MVP goes into O.T.
The hockey-and-wife drama has been picked up by Disney’s SOAPnet, and could make a second season if CBC plays along
One-two punch for Fight Net
Scrappy channel moves to take over wrestling channel in the U.K., bolstered by new investors led by former Standard Radio boss
E1 jumps on Eddie the Eagle
Story of no-hope ski jumper set at the Calgary Winter Olympics to be handled by Seville and Contender
Derek gets game
Line of electronic and tabletop games based on Shaftesbury series Life with Derek due on shelves by next year, following deal with IToys
Decode on the Go
Two seasons of preschooler Bo on the GO! picked up in series of deals spanning Finland, India and the Philippines
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