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OLN slates U.K., domestic series
The outdoorsy cable channel is debuting its new acquisition Excellent Adventures next month, and has the Vancouver-made Word Travels set for January
Verner takes over at Heritage
Junior minister from Quebec moves up to cabinet following Tuesday shuffle, though industry watchers wonder if she’ll have any more pull with the PM than Bev Oda
CBC bets on Horseman
Kirstine Layfield hopes a bookish, back-to-school mood in September will help the adaptation of St. Urbain’s Horseman stand up to Survivor and the debut of Back to You
Animania lands Adrenalini
The 2D toon by Studio B has gone to the Voom HD channel, though distributor Bejuba! is eyeing other sales to the U.S.
Franny rides the Rocket
The Decode cartoon continues its merchandising march with the signing of a U.K. firm to act as its licensing agent in Europe
APTN unveils fall sked
The aboriginal-aimed channel has added the Canadian-mades Mixed Blessings and Rabbit Fall to its fall schedule, next to reruns of Northern Exposure and the Aussie import Remote Area Nurse
Shaftesbury scores with Directors Guild
Nearly every show made last year by the Toronto prodco is up for at least one DGC award, led by ReGenesis with five.
Unions come out against AAC deal
Filing to CRTC by ACTRA and others warns Canadian airwaves are approaching ‘total domination’ by foreign owners because of $2.3-billion deal
Soccer plays well for Ceeb
The first game between the Toronto FC and the L.A. Galaxy drew a crowd for CBC — despite the absence of David Beckham
Skinwalkers stumbles
The werewolf horror struggled to find an audience over its opening weekend, ringing up weak receipts on both sides of the border
CBC readies next Test the Nation
The quiz show sequel has cancelled plans for a text messaging component because of technical problems, and will try again in 2008
CBC to pump Heartland
Producers of the CBC series expect the network to put a big push behind the family-aimed horse opera when it goes to air in October
Podeswa goes to war
Steven Spielberg has tapped the director of Fugitive Pieces to work on The Pacific, the HBO miniseries about the Second World War he is co-producing with Tom Hanks
Morin in at CRTC
Radio-Canada and RDI veteran starts a five-year term as a commissioner at the federal watchdog on Monday
JumpTV buys Cycling.tv
Latest deal at the Toronto-based Internet caster scoops the U.K.-based bicycling outlet for just under US$5 million
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