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Original programming takes risks
Securing a financial copro partner for a comedy series is no joke, but The Comedy Network has given a leg up to many developing programs looking for big laughs from audiences.
Comedy Network in sync with online interests
It may be the Wild West out there in digital media land, but when it comes to online, The Comedy Network VP Brent Haynes believes his employer has an ace in reserve.
Industry riding roller coaster of change
Canadian entertainment unions and guilds are banding together to face bitter challenges, with a lucrative industry on the line.
Friction between IATSE and B.C. producers
B.C. unions are getting aggressive, so local producers are sending up flares.
Newsroom cuts to facilitate foreign ownership?
Industry unions and guilds are gathering force to avert the perfect storm.
Quebec’s AQTIS, IATSE ready to sign deal
A written agreement should be in place between Quebec’s AQTIS and IATSE by Christmas, according to Quebec film commissioner Hans Fraikin, who says the former rivals are now getting along ‘famously.’
No Mambo magic for Mother
Gaudreault’s latest premieres atop the domestic chart — but can’t live up to the stellar receipts of his 2003 hit Mambo Italiano. Eastern Promises closing in on $3 million
CEP cries foul on CanWest
Union says plan to centralize news operations goes against the Broadcasting Act and its license, calls for inquiry
Whistler welcomes Chinese studio
Highlights of the festival’s seventh run include a delegation from overseas giant Hengdian and an appearance by Atom Egoyan
Bravo! unveils holiday lineup
Live musical performances, plus a swing version of The Nutcracker, will dominate the channel’s December programming, with Gordon Pinsent putting in a brief appearance
B.C. considers peg on U.S. dollar
Service suppliers are being asked by the MPPIA to consider accepting the greenback at par in order to offset the effects of the soaring loonie
Larouche is Playback’s Producer of the Year
Christal Films president had a big 2007, having a hand in upcoming features Cadavres, Mr. Nobody and Afterwards, and scoring theatrical hits with A vos marques… Party! and domestic box-office topper Les 3 p’tits cochons
Will Mosque’s message click in Quebec?
Radio-Canada will air the hit sitcom next spring, hoping its bighearted take on religious tolerance will find a place in a province beset with culture clash
Giller delivers for CTV
Overall ratings were up for the bookish bash, thanks to a big push from CTV and some well-placed repeats. ‘Canadians are huge readers,’ notes Boyce
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