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Major release for How She Move
Mongrel Media and its partners at Paramount Vantage hope the young audience and high energy of How She Move will pay off at the box office, despite the January doldrums
Witten steps in at NFB
History Television exec jumps ship to head the board’s English Program, edging out candidates said to include insiders Silva Basmajian and Gerry Flahive
CBC deal a gift from taxpayers, says Emerson
Head of Oasis International again takes aim at pubcaster’s deal with Fireworks, following its approval on Wednesday by the board of directors
The upside of the WGA walkout
If the strike puts a chill on this year’s upfronts, it could be good news for advertisers, says one Toronto exec, if the lack of hype leads to better deals with nervous networks
Ledger’s death delays Infinity feature
Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is on hold at Infinity Features in Vancouver following the death of star Heath Ledger on Tuesday
Fireworks deal okayed at CBC
Controversial handover of international distribution rights is a ‘significant win’ for Ceeb, taxpayers and creators, says new president and CEO
Fulford out of Showcase
Original programming boss behind Trailer Park Boys, Paradise Falls and others follows John Gill out the door. Tara Ellis still at Canwest
Guard jumps over The Border
The battle of domestic action dramas has, so far, gone to Global and its new series The Guard, which debuted ahead of CBC’s The Border
Lost returns, Eli Stone arrives on CTV
Next Thursday promises to be a blockbuster night for the network, with an hour-long Lost recap, the first episode of season four, and the debut of a high-priced, hallucinating lawyer
Citytv sets date for Model
The tenth cycle of America’s Next Top Model is set to premiere next month
Canwest shuffles AA executives with its own
Nine-member team put in place under Kathy Dore, including former Alliance Atlantis VP of sales Errol Da-Ré, while Canwest execs get new roles
Christie, Mortensen, Page to vie for acting Oscars
The Academy Award nominations give the nod to the stars of Away from Her, Eastern Promises and Juno. Polley ‘over the moon’ following nod for her script, says producer
Crime fighters win again at CRTC
Despite complaints from Quebecor and a ‘think again’ order from cabinet, the Commission has again ruled that Avis de Recherche must be carried on digital cable — at six cents per head, please and thank you
Too many Quebecors?
Troubled printer Quebecor World has been asked by its parent to drop the ‘Quebecor’ name, following its move into protection from its creditors
Austin joins Equinoxe
Former TVA Films exec to handle releases in English Canada for Montreal distributor
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