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Viner exits CanWest
The longtime executive has retired from his post atop the Winnipeg giant’s print and TV operations after 33 years
Canadian Idol spawns All Access
CTV is launching a third night of Canadian Idol programming — online only
WIFT salutes Schoonmaker
International meeting of female film and TV makers lauds the work of the Oscar-winning editor of Raging Bull, The Aviator and The Departed
Maher doc goes to TVA
Untitled teamup between the former host of Politically Incorrect and Borat director Larry Charles will take on religion in the Middle East. What could go wrong?
TIFF adds Arithmetic
Adaptation starring Susan Sarandon, Christopher Plummer and Roy Dupuis will close the festival
Cronenberg, Arcand tapped for TIFF
The spotlight will be on familiar faces this September, as organizers add L’Âge des ténèbres, Eastern Promises and other high-profile Canadian titles to the Toronto festival
NBC shuffle hits Global and Citytv
New series Chuck moves to Mondays, pushing aside City’s homemade Blood Ties, while Global’s Deal or No Deal jumps to Fridays
TMN feels the Love
Now sans Sopranos, the fall lineup for the Astral movie channel includes the Duchovny-starrer Californication and the reportedly racy Tell Me You Love Me from HBO
Centennial takes over Wallace
With founder Lillyann Goldstein leaving for politics, management of the Toronto studio has been passed to a local college known for its media programs
Corus unveils shows for moms and kids
Fall plans for W Network include one new series, In Dreams, while a host of new titles have been tapped for the kid-friendly trio of YTV, Treehouse and Discovery Kids
Sutherland, Holness playing with Guns
Two-part mini for CBC will look behind the headlines at the bigger issue of gun violence, according to the husband-and-wife team behind Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Nitro still top of box
The fast-paced French action pic placed number six at the box office last week, outperforming still-fresh U.S. titles such as 1408 and Evan Almighty
Mann teams with Traffic
Ron Mann liked the indie band Two Hours Traffic so much, he offered to direct a video for them. Six months later, they called him back and got to work on Jezebel
Two Coreys coming to TVtropolis
Faded heartthrobs Corey Haim and Corey Feldman front the new A&E reality series, set to start next month on the CanWest cable channel
CTV gets a Life
Jimmy Kimmel’s missing-in-action game show Set for Life joins the summer-replacement set, in simulcast with ABC
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