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Fragments put up for re-edit
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Strike hits CTV, Global schedules
Late-night talk goes dark in wake of walkout. Stockpiled series expected to last until end of year, after which reality and game shows are on the menu. CBC schedule unscathed
Montreal lawyer crowned at CBC
Barrister and occasional sportscaster Hubért Lacroix takes top job at CBC and SRC, ending controversial search process. Political record appears ‘clean,’ says watchdog
CRTC boss, ACTRA take aim at CAB
Von Finckenstein wags finger at private broadcasters for failing to put more cash into the commission, shuffles schedule of upcoming hearings
Shake Hands passes $1 million
Ambitious Roméo Dallaire project overcomes early competition from Oscar contenders and a lackluster season thick with war stories
Milliere upped at TSN
Former VP of news and NHL replaces Rick Chisholm on the production side, readies for first-ever Grey Cup
CanWest closing in on CTV, says Asper
Global and E! in ‘dead heat’ with rival network, says CEO in year-end talk with analysts, citing gains in Vancouver and Toronto markets. Dore foresees no major problems from WGA strike
Writers walk out
Last-minute talks with AMPTP break down on Sunday night, sending east and west-coast writers to the picket lines for the first time in 20 years
Tanner to lead CanWest new media
New team fronted by former AA exec will put cable, E! and Global content online, including news and entertainment
TMN/MC put on Weight
Based on what they saw in the season one dailies, both pay channels have ordered another eight hours of the Nightingale cop series
Scot hooks up with Seville
Comedy from director Laurie Lynd goes on the block at AFM. Story of gay pro hockey couple a definite ‘crowd pleaser,’ says distributor
Maple teams up with Gold Circle
Multi-year output deal starts with the romantic comedy Chilled in Miami and thriller The New Daughter
Box office dips despite smash hit
Canadian-made movies held a 4.1% share of the market last year, dropping below the Telefilm benchmark of 5% because of a weak year for the French, says report
WGA calls for strike
Walkout could begin on Monday, following unanimous vote in L.A. that threatens to darken late-night and this season’s struggling crop of rookie shows
Tracey gets the Royal treatment
Bruce McDonald screens his latest in the same place he mixed it — the overhauled Royal in Toronto, which, thanks to Theatre D Digital, is no longer a screen of last resort
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