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Cookie hires Clinton alum
The Montreal toon house has brought in Brook Hefner, formerly of Fox Sports Net and Bill Clinton’s media team, as its public relations manager
Fight Network takes it outside
The digichannel has signed with the startup movy.tv to air its live and archived programming on cell phones and PDAs
Women shut out of business, say Quebec filmmakers
In an open letter to the industry and its public funders, a coalition of mostly female filmmakers say that they’re not getting their fair share of cash
CHUM joins Joost
MuchMusic, Space, and FashionTelevision are on board for the launch of Joost.com, which is racking up deals with content owners around the globe in a bid to rule Internet television space
Eight docs from Global
The return of the newsmagazine Global Currents is putting eight docs by indie filmmakers on the Saturday night schedule, starting with a look at the hard lives of military families
Kalangis opens filmmakers fest
The Canadian Filmmakers Festival returns with 11 homemade features — including a new entry in the growing subgenre of zombie comedies
Robertson, Pinsent added to Walk
Toronto’s star-studded sidewalk welcomes its first newsman and seven other Canuck celebs
Pyman fondly remembered
Producer Rick Pyman, who was set to launch a new game show on Global, was killed in a freak roadside accident on Monday
A lot for On the Lot
The casting call for On the Lot — the filmmaker reality set for this summer on CTV and Fox — has drawn a strong response from Canadians
Profits dip at AAC
Yaffe blames slip on high tax bill, looks ahead to ”stronger’ future with CanWest
No sign of tougher Copyright Act
Despite stern words from U.S. studio heads and politicians, the future of copyright reform remains foggy
Mars lands on Discovery
Discovery Channel prepares the multimillion-dollar Mars programs for its fall schedule
CanWest preps podcasts
Following the successful debut of daily podcasts from the Financial Post, the media giant readies celebrity and entertainment reports from its dose.ca
Labor peace breaks out across Canada
Feel free to unbuckle your seatbelts.
The roller-coaster ride that was the ACTRA strike has seemingly ended, and jobs are now sliding into Toronto from upcoming guest shoots The Incredible Hulk, Saw 4 and American Pie 6.
Is Canada ready for the HD switchover?
The projected number of HDTVs in the Canadian marketplace by 2010 – a year after the analog shutoff date in the U.S. – is 11 million.
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