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The buzz word remains Red
Ask top-ranking Canadian directors of photography what’s new, and they’ll talk about the Red One.
Illuminating balloons
Large inflatable lights hovering over film shoots are gaining in popularity, according to Michael St. Eve, president of Toronto manufacturer Airstar Canada.
Avid will be in Las Vegas on foot
‘We will be in Las Vegas,’ insists Greg Estes, Avid’s chief marketing officer, just not as an exhibitor.
BDUs, casters gear up for CRTC hearings
Starting next week in Gatineau, the cable and satellite companies will ask for more flexibility to import foreign services, while conventional broadcasters will renew their push for fee-for-carriage
More money for interactive media
CRTC earmarks $10.5 million of the BCE benefits package to the digital media sector, with eyes on an eventual Canadian Television Fund new media stream. Good, but industry remains under-supported, say critics
Curling scores on TSN, CBC
Sweep! Sportscasters break records with championship matches, Ceeb ends CCA contract on 10-year high
Ellin, Poyres headline Banff master classes
Creator of HBO’s Entourage and exec producer of Hannah Montana will impart their knowledge in sessions at the annual TV fest
ACTRA recognizes Spry
ACTRA Montreal to bestow community builder prize on the late filmmaker at its annual May awards
Gloomy projection for ad growth
Ad agency ZenithOptimedia downgrades earlier estimate for advertising year in North America and in western Europe. Prospects rosier for online properties
Interactives take dim view of Cancon
Homegrown content is not ‘sustainable’ in interactive world, and producers should focus instead on creators and the industry itself, attendees told at Toronto conference
Quebec producers cut out red tape
More producers are bringing projects to life without help from Telefilm Canada or SODEC, by cutting costs and courting other investors in order to keep their projects fresh
Tudors, Motor City nab CSCs
CBC’s sexy Henry VIII drama and the Citys’ mystery series pick up awards for DOPs Ousama Rawi and David Greene
CBC adds Sundance brand
Newly revamped Documentary digichannel to air content from the U.S. cable station in primetime block
Betting on a Trojan Horse
Runup to the U.S. election sets stage for Whizbang’s sequel to its 2004 political thriller H2O
CBC digi aimed at arts, drama
…and some comedy, and some niche sports, following its rebirth as Bold. Meanwhile, relaunched doc channel to focus on features and series
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