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Seville sets date for Shake
The Montreal distributor has scheduled Shake Hands with the Devil for Sept. 28, two weeks after the Toronto International Film Festival at which it is expected to debut
CBC takes Documentary Channel
CRTC accepts assurances that digichannel will remain independent from the Ceeb, putting down fears of a docu-monopoly
Media markets to hit $47 billion by 2011
Gains predicted in online movie rentals and advertising on specialties in latest look ahead from Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Study cites innovation of screening hockey games and opera in theaters
Thorne-Stone new boss of OMDC
Toronto’s film commissioner is stepping down after 15 months to head the provincial agency, says production in the city is recovering
Comics pitch at Just for Laughs
Deadline extended on pitch competition at annual comedy fest that, this year, comes with a development deal at CBC
1408 faces Carell, Jolie
Thriller from Dimension Films arrives on some 140 screens via Alliance Atlantis, opposite Evan Almighty and A Mighty Heart
Peter Liba 1940-2007
Longtime executive was ‘a pillar on which CanWest Global was founded,’ says Asper
Canadian gamers going pro
Insight Sports bringing videogame league north, with multiplatform deal for The Score
Le négociateur leads race for Gémeaux
Crime drama leads with 12 nominations including best drama and writing, though its network TVA and TQS are again boycotting the French-language TV honors. Minuit, le soir is up for 11 along with Sophie Paquin
East Coast struggles with slump
The high dollar and fallout from the ACTRA strike have kept a chill on production in the Maritimes, though there are signs that a turnaround is underway
Insight servicing National Lampoon
The Vancouver shop has scooped the campus comedy Ratko: The Dictator’s Son away from Tennessee, taking on its first service-only job for the U.S. producers
CBC launches aboriginal website
It’s National Aboriginal Day in Canada, and the Ceeb is marking the occasion with a new online content collection
Burman exits CBC
The network’s top newsman is stepping down after almost 35 years, following Bernstein, Lee and Klymkiw through the ‘out’ door, just as his department makes the jump into digital
Goldman tables offer for MDIF
Income fund says suitor Goldman Sachs has made an offer for its minority stake of the Alliance Atlantis distribution wing
CanWest staying in Australia
The Winnipeg giant has closed the books on nine-month search for a buyer, and will instead up its stake in its Aussie network
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