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Christensen named to NFB
Director of Six Figures takes over as exec producer of North West Centre
Insight rebrands Casino channel
Newly overhauled GameTV arrives Friday with renewed focus on game shows, reality and ‘non-sports gaming.’ Good news for poker faces and die-hard fans of The Mad Dash
Daisies bloom on ABC
U.S. network orders full season of critical darling, extending the life of the back-from-the-dead series to 22 episodes
Strike threat by U.S. writers puts cloud over Canada
Service work and the U.S. programming on CTV and Global could dry up faster than expected following the sudden strike vote by the WGA
Rogers moving Citytv and OMNI
New owner will pull the former CHUM flagship out of its famous digs and move it into a new complex in downtown Toronto
NFB reaches out to Acadia
New e-cinema effort to provide French-speaking communities in New Brunswick with shorts, features and docs
B.C. in spotlight at enviro-festival
Chef Michael Statlander stepped behind the camera for The Islands Project, a doc about his loves of organic cooking and the B.C. coast, which plays this week in Toronto at Planet in Focus
Doc investigates deadly trip
Korbett Matthews wants to know what happened to Frank Cole in Mali, and in The Man Who Crossed the Sahara investigates the fellow docmaker’s death in 2000
Cablers, broadcasters square off over U.S. channels
Rogers is pushing the CRTC to let more U.S. channels into the country, following the unsuccessful bid by Shaw to bring in USA Network. CAB and others are pushing back
Hit and miss for CBC
Dragon’s Den and Little Mosque still making strong gains, while Intelligence and No Opportunity Wasted struggle in the 300s
Promises powerful, Weirdsville soft
Cronenberg thriller continues to draw crowds, crossing US$21 million mark worldwide, while Allan Moyle stoner comedy opens quietly
Good year for Festival du nouveau cinéma
The Band’s Visit and Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame take top prizes at close of successful Montreal fest. Sales and buzz up over last year, says organizer
Viva Laughlin cancelled
CBS makes first cancellation of the season, leaving an hour-long gap in E!’s Sunday night schedule
B.C. extends tax break
Thirty percent credit will run for another five years, says premier, looking to offset chill effect of high loonie on the West Coast’s service industry
Animation award commemorates Hill
New prize is named in honor of Halifax artist to provide funding, services and equipment. Murder of noted filmmaker still unsolved
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