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Halifax Film leaving Electropolis
Rumors swirl that studio will be turned back into a power station, but Nova Scotia Power says it may remain open to other film and TV makers
Distributors made gains, says StatsCan
Report on film and video handlers shows impressive profits despite slumping revenues and foreign sales
Fromer arrives on Slice
Tuesday night’s The List puts participants on stage with rock stars and in bathtubs filled with bubbly, fronted by ex-host of BreakfastTelevision
Talks break down, WGA strike still looms
Writers and producers hit impasse over DVDs — setting the stage for a WGA strike that could begin on Friday
CRTC to rethink Internet
Broadcasting VP fires back at critics in Quebec, but says hearings will be held in late 2008 on whether the watchdog should get involved with the Net
Global game shows making the Grade
First Deal or No Deal Canada, now Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader? The network and its advertisers have a good thing going with domesticated game shows
TMN prepares for rival Super Channel
Massive three-province ad campaign is, officially, meant to hype TMN’s free preview weekend — which just happens to coincide with the still-uncertain arrival of its new competitor
Richards joins Nightingale
Four new hires at Toronto production house, including associate producer of its 8 x 60 drama The Weight
Unions to Verner: rein in the CRTC
Eighteen-member coalition wants new Heritage minister to flex her muscle on the federal watchdog, keeping its upcoming decisions in line with the Broadcasting Act
Sci-fi classic settles in B.C.
20th Century Fox’s remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still has finally settled in B.C., with Keanu Reeves in the lead, though it has yet to settle on a soundstage
Haasz joins Bardel
Former Corus exec bounces back at new Toronto extension of the busy Vancouver toon shop
Honeydripper highlights Seville acquisitions
Six-title package of Sayles’ latest and five French films follows talks at Toronto and Rome festivals
Coltrane voices Gooby
Veteran Scottish actor lends his pipes to the sci-fi kiddie film in the works under Monster Warriors creator Wilson Coneybeare
Seymour says promotion, scheduling killed Jeff Ltd.
The topic of how much broadcasters promote Canadian shows is a delicate one, but Jeff Seymour makes no bones about it – he believes that his comedy Jeff Ltd. died after two seasons due to insufficient support from broadcaster CTV.
The Small Screen: Super Channel enters the ring
As Playback goes to press, there are some things we know about Super Channel, the new pay service set to launch Nov. 2, and there are things we don’t.
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